Microsoft KB Archive/194911

= Query97: MS Query Fails Against Oracle Names Server =

Article ID: 194911

Article Last Modified on 10/7/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Query 2000

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This article was previously published under Q194911



SYMPTOMS
When using MS Query 97 to access an Oracle server through Oracle Names Server, you get the following error:

[Microsoft][ODBC driver for Oracle][Oracle]ORA-00000: normal, successful completion

This error prevents the user from connecting to their Oracle server.



CAUSE
Oracle Names Server has a stack space requirement that is beyond what is allocated by MS Query 97.



RESOLUTION
A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next version of Office, Office 2000, which contains a fixed version of MS Query that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS

NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

  Date      Time    Version      Size    File name     Platform -

11/20/98 5:07    8.00.5515    742KB   MSQRY32.EXE   (x86)



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: ms query 97 QFE msquery

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kboracle kbqfe kbdatabase kbhotfixserver KB194911

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