Microsoft KB Archive/295055

= FIX: sp_OAMethod Does Not Convert Numeric Datatype Correctly =

Article ID: 295055

Article Last Modified on 11/6/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q295055



BUG #: 352830 (SHILOH_BUGS)



SYMPTOMS
Passing a parameter of a Numeric datatype using sp_OAMethod in a stored procedure or Transact-SQL statement returns NULL as a datatype, which may cause errors during application execution.

NOTE: The expected behavior is a conversion of the Numeric datatype to String through OLE Automation.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsqlserv2000sp1fix KB295055

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