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BUG: Single-Line Comments May Give "Wrong Number of Parameters"

Article ID: 168085

Article Last Modified on 1/4/2000

APPLIES TO

This article was previously published under Q168085
BUG #: 16859 (sqlbug_65)

SYMPTOMS

When SQL statements containing single-line ("-" styled) comments embedded with question marks are passed to the Microsoft ODBC SQL Server driver, the error message
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]Wrong number of parameters
may be returned.

WORKAROUND

Use the multiple-line comment style (/* */) in place of the single-line comment style (--), or remove the question marks from the comments.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft ODBC SQL Server Driver version 2.65. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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