Microsoft KB Archive/911855

= FIX: An access violation may occur when you declare a global type recordset variable and you try to close the recordset in Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 Service Pack 1 =

Article ID: 911855

Article Last Modified on 8/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 Service Pack 1

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SYMPTOMS
When you use a Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)-based application that uses Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 Service Pack 1 (SP1), an access violation may occur. This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:
 * You declare a global type recordset variable.
 * You try to close the recordset.
 * You use Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have MDAC 2.8 SP1 installed on the computer.

Restart requirement
You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix file information
This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

895485 FIX: You receive &quot;Method Close of object _RecordSet failed&quot; error message when you call the SQLGetInfo function with the SQL_CURSOR_COMMIT_BEHAVIOR attribute in Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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