Resource Leak in StarSQL 32-Bit ODBC Driver
Article ID: 161230
Article Last Modified on 11/26/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.0
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.1
- Microsoft SNA Server 3.0
- Microsoft SNA Server 2.11 Service Pack 1
This article was previously published under Q161230
SYMPTOMS
Monitoring an application issuing function calls from the StarSQL ODBC
Driver included with SNA Server 2.11 and 2.11 Service Pack 1 shows
progressive increases in Heap usage. The increase disappears as soon as the
ODBC Driver is unloaded. This increase is noted every time a SQLFreeEnv and
a SQLAllocEnv are issued for the driver.
CAUSE
The StarSQL ODBC driver v1.05 has a resource leak.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the hotfix mentioned below.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SNA Server versions 2.0,
2.1, 2.11, and 2.11 Service Pack 1.
This problem was corrected in the latest Microsoft SNA Server 2.11 U.S.
Service Pack. For information on obtaining the service pack, query on the
following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):
Additional query words: memory SP1 allocation
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