Microsoft KB Archive/303170

= Microsoft Jet OLE DB Provider Truncates User Names to 16 Characters =

Article ID: 303170

Article Last Modified on 10/7/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Jet 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q303170



SYMPTOMS
The Microsoft Jet Database Engine accepts user names up to 20 characters long. When you use Microsoft Jet OLE DB Provider and the UserRoster Schema to list users in the database, Jet OLE DB Provider truncates the user names to 16 characters.



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 Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 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 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.   Version            Size             File name     Platform -   4.0.5026.0    1,503,504 bytes    Msjet40.dll    x86 4.0.4910.0   422,160 bytes      Msrd2x40.dll   x86



WORKAROUND
For additional information about the latest Jet Service Pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

239114 How To: Obtain the Latest Service Pack for the Microsoft Jet 4.0 Database Engine



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Jet, version 4.0.

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