Question

ODBC--call failed on linked table

Asked by: DanielJohnson

I am trying to run a MS Access query on a linked table. On one of the fields I need to have a "empty" criteria that the user must specify when running the query. When I link the table and run the query I get an ODBC--call failed message. If I import the table and run the same query it works fine. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Asked On: 2003-10-20 at 10:47:16ID20772248
Tags: failed
,; odbc
,; call
,; linked
,; table
,; Btrieve
Topic: 4GL Databases
Participating Experts: 1
Points: 135
Comments: 14

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by: mirtheilPosted on 2003-10-20 at 12:12:42ID: 9585526

A couple of questions:
-- What's the query you are running?
-- What version of Pervasive/Btrieve are you using?
-- Can you turn on ODBC tracing and find out exactly what error is being returned to Access (because Access isn't telling you the real error).
-- Does the query run through the Pervasive Control Center or SQLScope or some other ODBC tool when accessing the Pervasive data?

by: DanielJohnsonPosted on 2003-10-21 at 03:51:22ID: 9589656

-- What's the query you are running?
Just a query to create a box label by pulling data from a .btr file.

-- What version of Pervasive/Btrieve are you using?
Pervasive SQL7 ODBC driver v2.54.04.00

-- Can you turn on ODBC tracing and find out exactly what error is being returned to Access (because Access isn't telling you the real error).
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            HDBC 089E15E8
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            HDBC 089E15E8
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            HDBC 089E15E8
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            HDBC 089E15E8
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            HDBC 089E15E8
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            SWORD * 0x0012D44C (2)

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            HDBC 089E15E8
            UWORD 1 <SQL_ACTIVE_STATEMENTS>
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            SWORD 2
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            HDBC 089E15E8
            UWORD 1 <SQL_ACTIVE_STATEMENTS>
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            SWORD 2
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            UWORD 0
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            HSTMT 089E1BD8
            UWORD 0
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            SQLPOINTER 0x0000003C

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            HSTMT 089E1BD8
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            DIAG [S1C00] [Pervasive Software][ODBC Interface]Driver not capable. (0)

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            HDBC 089E15E8
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            SWORD 4095
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            HENV 089E1540
            HDBC 089E15E8
            HSTMT 089E1BD8
            WCHAR * 0x0012D374 (NYI)
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            SWORD 4095
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            HDBC 089E15E8
            HSTMT 089E1BD8
            WCHAR * 0x0012D374 (NYI)
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            DIAG [S0002] [Pervasive Software][ODBC Interface][Pervasive Software SQL Engine]The table is not defined in the dictionary. (204)

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            HDBC 089E15E8
            UWORD 17 <SQL_DBMS_NAME>
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            UWORD 0
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            SWORD 0
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            DIAG [S1104] [Pervasive Software][ODBC Interface]Invalid precision value. (0)

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            HDBC 089E15E8
            HSTMT 089E1BD8
            WCHAR * 0x0012E0B0 (NYI)
           SDWORD * 0x0012E0FC
            WCHAR * 0x027EBEB0
            SWORD 4095
            SWORD * 0x0012E0E8

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            HENV 089E1540
            HDBC 089E15E8
            HSTMT 089E1BD8
            WCHAR * 0x0012E0B0 (NYI)
           SDWORD * 0x0012E0FC (0)
            WCHAR * 0x027EBEB0 [ 60] "[Pervasive Software][ODBC Inte"
            SWORD 4095
            SWORD * 0x0012E0E8 (60)

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            HENV 089E1540
            HDBC 089E15E8
            HSTMT 089E1BD8
            WCHAR * 0x0012E0B0 (NYI)
           SDWORD * 0x0012E0FC
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            HENV 089E1540
            HDBC 089E15E8
            HSTMT 089E1BD8
            WCHAR * 0x0012E0B0 (NYI)
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            HSTMT 089E1BD8
            UWORD 1 <SQL_DROP>

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            HDBC 089E15E8

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            HDBC 089E15E8

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            HENV 089E1540

-- Does the query run through the Pervasive Control Center or SQLScope or some other ODBC tool when accessing the Pervasive data?
Not sure what you mean on this. I believe the query runs through the 32-bit ODBC Administrator to access the Pervasive data.

by: mirtheilPosted on 2003-10-21 at 06:54:12ID: 9590745

Perhaps I wasn't clear. When I asked for the query, I actually wanted to see the sQL statement itself to see if there was something overtly wrong in the statement that could cause the error.
Pervasive SQL7 ODBC driver v2.54.04.00 is a very old version of the engine. There have been two major versions since (Pervasive.SQL 2000i and Pervasive.SQL V8). Is there a reason you're still using the old version?
I only see one error in the trace that might be causing problems. The error is "DIAG [S1104] [Pervasive Software][ODBC Interface]Invalid precision value. (0)." This error could indicate a problem with the DDFs or with the data itself. Please post the SQL statement that's being used so that we can look at it.
Also, is the Access query a SQL Pass-Through query or is it a standard Access query? If it's a standard Access query, can you try it as a Pass-Through query?
The 32-bit ODBC Administrator doesn't run any queries. It creates DataSource entries that can be used by other tools. What I want to know is if you run that query outside of Access, does it work? If it does, then the problem is in Access. Because you're using Pervasive.SQL 7.0, the tool you are going to use is SQLScope.

by: DanielJohnsonPosted on 2003-10-21 at 12:51:03ID: 9593431

Sorry about that, I'm fairly new with MS Access.

SQL Statement - SELECT INVEN1.itemno, INVEN1.descr, INVEN1.mfgr, INVEN1.skuum
FROM INVEN1
WHERE (((INVEN1.itemno)=[Item]));

The reason I am using SQL7 is because originally we were told that our distribution software was not compatible with SQL2000. Our distribution software contains the .btr files that I am pulling the data from. I am checking to see if our software is now compatible with SQL2000.

Confirmed with the software mfg that I have the latest DDF's, ran a BUTIL recover/load on the .btr table. This should have fixed any data problems that might have existed.

The Access query is a standard Access query. Tried it as a Pass-Through query and got the following error.
ODBC--Call failed, [Pervasive Software][ODBC Interface][Pervasive Software SQL Engine]The syntax for an expression or restriction clause is invalid. (#221) [Pervasive Software][ODBC Interface][Pervasive Software SQL Engione]The variable reference is invalid. (#807)

Tried running the query using SQL scope and got the same "The syntax for an expression or restriction clause is invalid. (#221)" error.

by: mirtheilPosted on 2003-10-21 at 19:04:19ID: 9595703

What happens if you change the query to:
SELECT INVEN1.itemno, INVEN1.descr, INVEN1.mfgr, INVEN1.skuum
FROM INVEN1
WHERE INVEN1.itemno=[i]itemno[/i]
This should work in Access, Pass-THrough, and SQL Scope.

by: DanielJohnsonPosted on 2003-10-22 at 04:14:40ID: 9597841

When I try that in Access, I get "Syntax error (missing operator) in query expression 'INVEN1.itemno=[i]itemno[/i]'. Access is really the one that I need this query to work with.

by: mirtheilPosted on 2003-10-22 at 06:45:22ID: 9598690

by: mirtheilPosted on 2003-10-22 at 06:46:08ID: 9598696

Sorry about that. I'm used to other boards where the [i] indicates italics. What I was suggesting was to hard code the value of the itemno field, for testing. If that works, then there's something in the way your query is written. If it also fails, then the query can be used in SQLScope to see the real error.
One other thing that I just thought of. Is the "Access/Jet Compatibility Mode" checked in the ODBC DSN? If not, check it, relink any tables and try the query again.

by: DanielJohnsonPosted on 2003-10-22 at 07:04:03ID: 9598845

Hard Coding a value works, also not using criteria works.

I checked the "Access/Jet Compatibility Mode" (it was unchecked), relinked table, but still get ODBC--call failed.

by: mirtheilPosted on 2003-10-22 at 07:52:51ID: 9599192

Where does the [Item] value come from in the original query?

by: DanielJohnsonPosted on 2003-10-22 at 07:57:25ID: 9599214

That comes in where the user must type/specify the "Item" that they would like to print a label for. Otherwise Access will print a label for every item in the database (over 15,000)

by: mirtheilPosted on 2003-10-22 at 08:04:54ID: 9599278

I tried in my test environment which includes Pervasive.SQL 2000 and Pervasive.SQL V8 and the Pervasive sample data and was not able to see any problems. I also tried some of my data. Can you try on another table and another database? Does it return the same error?

by: DanielJohnsonPosted on 2003-10-22 at 08:11:55ID: 9599336

This is a problem that I have run into numerous times when trying to specify "Criteria". It works on most of the tables that I have tried it on. Unfortunatley I just have the 1 database. I am still waiting to hear from my software mfg on upgrading to Pervasive.SQL 2000.

I just don't understand why when I import the table rather than link to it everything works fine.

by: mirtheilPosted on 2003-10-22 at 09:19:47ID: 9599872

When you import, Access may actually change the data type to something it can handle. When it's linked it's trying to convert the data type through ODBC.

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