Microsoft KB Archive/116066

= ACC: "Invalid String or Buffer Length" Using Raima ODBC Driver =

Article ID: 116066

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 1.1 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 2.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q116066



SYMPTOMS
Advanced: Requires expert coding, interoperability, and multiuser skills.

When you try to import from, export to, or link (attach) a Raima Data Server table using version 1.x of Raima Corporation's ODBC driver, you may receive the following error message :

ODBC call failed

After clicking OK, you receive the following message:

[Raima ODBC RDS SQL Driver] Invalid string or buffer length [#15016]



CAUSE
Raima Corporation's ODBC driver does not allow spaces in the data source name.



RESOLUTION
Modify the data source name by double-clicking the ODBC icon in Windows Control Panel. In the Data Source box, select the Raima data source, and then click Setup. In the Data Source Name box, modify the data source name so that it contains no spaces and is 32 characters or fewer in length.



MORE INFORMATION
The ODBC driver mentioned in this article is manufactured by Raima Corporation, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

