Microsoft KB Archive/838405

= FIX: &quot;Argument passed to data shaping service was invalid&quot; error after you apply MDAC 2.8 =

Article ID: 838405

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to open a hierarchical Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) Recordset with the Microsoft Data Shaping Service for OLE DB service provider, you receive the following error message:

Run-time error '-2147024809 (80070057)':

Argument passed to the Data Shaping Service was invalid.



CAUSE
This is caused by a new restriction that is imposed on the length of the Shape query string in Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8. This restriction does not exist in earlier versions of MDAC.



RESOLUTION
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

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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.   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name --  16-Mar-2004  19:19  2.80.1037.0       147,456  Msadds.dll 16-Mar-2004 19:20  2000.85.1037.0     24,576  Odbcbcp.dll 16-Mar-2004 19:19  2000.85.1037.0    401,408  Sqlsrv32.dll Note For a list of all the hotfixes available for MDAC 2.8, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

839801 FIX: Hotfixes are available for MDAC 2.8



WORKAROUND
Without this fix, the Shape provider permits up to 32 KB in a single query string. To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:
 * Rewrite the queries to fit this limitation.
 * Use the reshaping feature to break the recordset up into smaller queries.

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

This hotfix removes all restrictions on the length of the query string and removes the restrictions on the number of levels that are permitted in the query.

