ASP / mssql db - web page displays field as empty

Hi, I hired someone to convert a MS Access DB to MSSql. I cannot reach him and have a problem I need fixed immediately. He took our existing (MSAccess) web page and just changed the connection string and the query for use with the mssql db -- everything else stayed the same, but now the "descr" field will not display, for every product it displays it as if it were empty. I have no idea why.

I know very little about mssql, but in quickly viewing the tables, I noticed the "nulls" box is checked. Unchecking it doesnt seem to effect it.

The file is below. Thanks for any help!!!

Thanks a lot!

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<%@LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT"%>
<!--#include virtual="/Connections/ss.asp" -->
<%
Dim Recordset1__MMColParam
Recordset1__MMColParam = "1"
if (Request.QueryString("catID") <> "") then Recordset1__MMColParam = Request.QueryString("catID")
%>
<%
set Recordset1 = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
Recordset1.ActiveConnection = MM_ss_STRING
Recordset1.Source = "SELECT itemid,catid,itemname,descr,amount,convert(varchar(8000),photo) photo,sold,featured  FROM items  WHERE sold = 0 AND catID = '" + Replace(Recordset1__MMColParam, "'", "''") + "'  and catID is not null  ORDER BY itemname ASC"
Recordset1.CursorType = 0
Recordset1.CursorLocation = 2
Recordset1.LockType = 3
Recordset1.Open()
Recordset1_numRows = 0
%>
<%
Dim Recordset3__MMColParam
Recordset3__MMColParam = "1"
if (Request.QueryString("catID") <> "") then Recordset3__MMColParam = Request.QueryString("catID")
%>
<%
set Recordset3 = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
Recordset3.ActiveConnection = MM_ss_STRING
Recordset3.Source = "SELECT *  FROM categories  WHERE catID = " + Replace(Recordset3__MMColParam, "'", "''") + ""
Recordset3.CursorType = 0
Recordset3.CursorLocation = 2
Recordset3.LockType = 3
Recordset3.Open()
Recordset3_numRows = 0
%>
<%
set Recordset5 = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
Recordset5.ActiveConnection = MM_ss_STRING
Recordset5.Source = "SELECT itemid,catid,itemname,descr,amount,convert(varchar(8000),photo) photo,sold,featured  FROM items  WHERE sold = 0 and Featured = 1"
Recordset5.CursorType = 0
Recordset5.CursorLocation = 2
Recordset5.LockType = 3
Recordset5.Open()
Recordset5_numRows = 0
%>
<%
Dim Repeat1__numRows
Repeat1__numRows = 10
Dim Repeat1__index
Repeat1__index = 0
Recordset1_numRows = Recordset1_numRows + Repeat1__numRows
%>
<%
'  *** Recordset Stats, Move To Record, and Go To Record: declare stats variables

' set the record count
Recordset1_total = Recordset1.RecordCount

' set the number of rows displayed on this page
If (Recordset1_numRows < 0) Then
  Recordset1_numRows = Recordset1_total
Elseif (Recordset1_numRows = 0) Then
  Recordset1_numRows = 1
End If

' set the first and last displayed record
Recordset1_first = 1
Recordset1_last  = Recordset1_first + Recordset1_numRows - 1

' if we have the correct record count, check the other stats
If (Recordset1_total <> -1) Then
  If (Recordset1_first > Recordset1_total) Then Recordset1_first = Recordset1_total
  If (Recordset1_last > Recordset1_total) Then Recordset1_last = Recordset1_total
  If (Recordset1_numRows > Recordset1_total) Then Recordset1_numRows = Recordset1_total
End If
%>
<%
' *** Recordset Stats: if we don't know the record count, manually count them

If (Recordset1_total = -1) Then

  ' count the total records by iterating through the recordset
  Recordset1_total=0
  While (Not Recordset1.EOF)
    Recordset1_total = Recordset1_total + 1
    Recordset1.MoveNext
  Wend

  ' reset the cursor to the beginning
  If (Recordset1.CursorType > 0) Then
    Recordset1.MoveFirst
  Else
    Recordset1.Requery
  End If

  ' set the number of rows displayed on this page
  If (Recordset1_numRows < 0 Or Recordset1_numRows > Recordset1_total) Then
    Recordset1_numRows = Recordset1_total
  End If

  ' set the first and last displayed record
  Recordset1_first = 1
  Recordset1_last = Recordset1_first + Recordset1_numRows - 1
  If (Recordset1_first > Recordset1_total) Then Recordset1_first = Recordset1_total
  If (Recordset1_last > Recordset1_total) Then Recordset1_last = Recordset1_total

End If
%>
<%
' *** Move To Record and Go To Record: declare variables

Set MM_rs    = Recordset1
MM_rsCount   = Recordset1_total
MM_size      = Recordset1_numRows
MM_uniqueCol = ""
MM_paramName = ""
MM_offset = 0
MM_atTotal = false
MM_paramIsDefined = false
If (MM_paramName <> "") Then
  MM_paramIsDefined = (Request.QueryString(MM_paramName) <> "")
End If
%>
<%
' *** Move To Record: handle 'index' or 'offset' parameter

if (Not MM_paramIsDefined And MM_rsCount <> 0) then

  ' use index parameter if defined, otherwise use offset parameter
  r = Request.QueryString("index")
  If r = "" Then r = Request.QueryString("offset")
  If r <> "" Then MM_offset = Int(r)

  ' if we have a record count, check if we are past the end of the recordset
  If (MM_rsCount <> -1) Then
    If (MM_offset >= MM_rsCount Or MM_offset = -1) Then  ' past end or move last
      If ((MM_rsCount Mod MM_size) > 0) Then         ' last page not a full repeat region
        MM_offset = MM_rsCount - (MM_rsCount Mod MM_size)
      Else
        MM_offset = MM_rsCount - MM_size
      End If
    End If
  End If

  ' move the cursor to the selected record
  i = 0
  While ((Not MM_rs.EOF) And (i < MM_offset Or MM_offset = -1))
    MM_rs.MoveNext
    i = i + 1
  Wend
  If (MM_rs.EOF) Then MM_offset = i  ' set MM_offset to the last possible record

End If
%>
<%
' *** Move To Record: if we dont know the record count, check the display range

If (MM_rsCount = -1) Then

  ' walk to the end of the display range for this page
  i = MM_offset
  While (Not MM_rs.EOF And (MM_size < 0 Or i < MM_offset + MM_size))
    MM_rs.MoveNext
    i = i + 1
  Wend

  ' if we walked off the end of the recordset, set MM_rsCount and MM_size
  If (MM_rs.EOF) Then
    MM_rsCount = i
    If (MM_size < 0 Or MM_size > MM_rsCount) Then MM_size = MM_rsCount
  End If

  ' if we walked off the end, set the offset based on page size
  If (MM_rs.EOF And Not MM_paramIsDefined) Then
    If (MM_offset > MM_rsCount - MM_size Or MM_offset = -1) Then
      If ((MM_rsCount Mod MM_size) > 0) Then
        MM_offset = MM_rsCount - (MM_rsCount Mod MM_size)
      Else
        MM_offset = MM_rsCount - MM_size
      End If
    End If
  End If

  ' reset the cursor to the beginning
  If (MM_rs.CursorType > 0) Then
    MM_rs.MoveFirst
  Else
    MM_rs.Requery
  End If

  ' move the cursor to the selected record
  i = 0
  While (Not MM_rs.EOF And i < MM_offset)
    MM_rs.MoveNext
    i = i + 1
  Wend
End If
%>
<%
' *** Move To Record: update recordset stats

' set the first and last displayed record
Recordset1_first = MM_offset + 1
Recordset1_last  = MM_offset + MM_size
If (MM_rsCount <> -1) Then
  If (Recordset1_first > MM_rsCount) Then Recordset1_first = MM_rsCount
  If (Recordset1_last > MM_rsCount) Then Recordset1_last = MM_rsCount
End If

' set the boolean used by hide region to check if we are on the last record
MM_atTotal = (MM_rsCount <> -1 And MM_offset + MM_size >= MM_rsCount)
%>
<%
' *** Go To Record and Move To Record: create strings for maintaining URL and Form parameters

' create the list of parameters which should not be maintained
MM_removeList = "&index="
If (MM_paramName <> "") Then MM_removeList = MM_removeList & "&" & MM_paramName & "="
MM_keepURL="":MM_keepForm="":MM_keepBoth="":MM_keepNone=""

' add the URL parameters to the MM_keepURL string
For Each Item In Request.QueryString
  NextItem = "&" & Item & "="
  If (InStr(1,MM_removeList,NextItem,1) = 0) Then
    MM_keepURL = MM_keepURL & NextItem & Server.URLencode(Request.QueryString(Item))
  End If
Next

' add the Form variables to the MM_keepForm string
For Each Item In Request.Form
  NextItem = "&" & Item & "="
  If (InStr(1,MM_removeList,NextItem,1) = 0) Then
    MM_keepForm = MM_keepForm & NextItem & Server.URLencode(Request.Form(Item))
  End If
Next

' create the Form + URL string and remove the intial '&' from each of the strings
MM_keepBoth = MM_keepURL & MM_keepForm
if (MM_keepBoth <> "") Then MM_keepBoth = Right(MM_keepBoth, Len(MM_keepBoth) - 1)
if (MM_keepURL <> "")  Then MM_keepURL  = Right(MM_keepURL, Len(MM_keepURL) - 1)
if (MM_keepForm <> "") Then MM_keepForm = Right(MM_keepForm, Len(MM_keepForm) - 1)

' a utility function used for adding additional parameters to these strings
Function MM_joinChar(firstItem)
  If (firstItem <> "") Then
    MM_joinChar = "&"
  Else
    MM_joinChar = ""
  End If
End Function
%>
<%
' *** Move To Record: set the strings for the first, last, next, and previous links

MM_keepMove = MM_keepBoth
MM_moveParam = "index"

' if the page has a repeated region, remove 'offset' from the maintained parameters
If (MM_size > 0) Then
  MM_moveParam = "offset"
  If (MM_keepMove <> "") Then
    params = Split(MM_keepMove, "&")
    MM_keepMove = ""
    For i = 0 To UBound(params)
      nextItem = Left(params(i), InStr(params(i),"=") - 1)
      If (StrComp(nextItem,MM_moveParam,1) <> 0) Then
        MM_keepMove = MM_keepMove & "&" & params(i)
      End If
    Next
    If (MM_keepMove <> "") Then
      MM_keepMove = Right(MM_keepMove, Len(MM_keepMove) - 1)
    End If
  End If
End If

' set the strings for the move to links
If (MM_keepMove <> "") Then MM_keepMove = MM_keepMove & "&"
urlStr = Request.ServerVariables("URL") & "?" & MM_keepMove & MM_moveParam & "="
MM_moveFirst = urlStr & "0"
MM_moveLast  = urlStr & "-1"
MM_moveNext  = urlStr & Cstr(MM_offset + MM_size)
prev = MM_offset - MM_size
If (prev < 0) Then prev = 0
MM_movePrev  = urlStr & Cstr(prev)
%>
<html>
<head>
<title>mystore.com - used Samurai parts & vehicles</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<meta name = "Description" content = "suzuki:salvage yards,samurai:salvage,used parts:junk yard,used Samurai,Samurai parts,Suzuki Samurai parts">
<meta name = "Keywords" content = "used Samurai parts,used Suzuki Samurai parts,Samurais for sale,used Samurais,Samurai salvage,Suzuki Samurai salvage,Iowa Samurais,Marshalltown salvage,Samurai auto salvage,used Samurai parts,used Suzuki parts,auto salvage,wrecked Samurais,used parts,car parts,salvage yards,Samurai salvage,salvage yard,Suzuki,suzuki,suzuki samurai,samurai suzuki,Suzuki,Suzuki Samurai,Samurai Suzuki,four wheel drive,four wheel,Samurai,ASA,asa,American Suzuki Association,american suzuki association">
<meta name = "rating" content="General">
<meta name = "robots" content = "follow">
<meta name = "REVISIT-AFTER" content = "5 days">
<meta name = "ABSTRACT" content = "auto salvage;buy,sell:used,damaged,wrecked,accident">
<meta name = "CLASS" content = "automotive">
<script src="/vwd_justsopw.js" language = "JavaScript"></script>
<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function PayPal_AddToCart(ppatc_email,ppatc_itemname,ppatc_itemnumber,ppatc_amount,ppatc_shipping,ppatc_shipping2,ppatc_handling,ppatc_imageurl,ppatc_returnurl,ppatc_cancelurl) {
    var ppatc_string = "https://www.paypal.com/cart/add=1&business=" + ppatc_email + "&item_name=" + ppatc_itemname + "&item_number=" + ppatc_itemnumber + "&amount=" + ppatc_amount + "&shipping=" + ppatc_shipping + "&shipping2=" + ppatc_shipping2 + "&handling=" + ppatc_handling + "&image_url=" + ppatc_imageurl + "&return=" + ppatc_returnurl + "&cancel_return=" + ppatc_cancelurl;
    window.open(ppatc_string,'ppcart_win','width=600,height=400,scrollbars,location,resizable,status');
}
//-->
</script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/style.css" type="text/css">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" background="/images/background.jpg">
<table width="625" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">
  <tr>
    <td>
      <!--#include virtual="/top2.asp" -->
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>
<table width="625" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" height="100%">
  <tr>
    <td valign="top" bgcolor="#b0c4de">
     
      <!--#include virtual="/left.asp" -->
    </td>
    <td width="1" bgcolor="#333333"><img src="/images/clearpixel.gif" border="0" width="1" height="1"></td>
    <td width="100%" valign="top" bgcolor="#b0c4de">
      <div align="center">
        <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="shade">
          <tr bgcolor=
      <%
      RecordCounter = RecordCounter + 1
      If RecordCounter Mod 2 = 1 Then
            Response.Write "#FFFFCC"
      Else
            Response.Write "#FFFFB0"
      End If
      %>> </tr>
        </table>
        <table width="470" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
          <% if Request.QueryString("catID") = "" then %>
          <tr>
            <td>
              <table width="96%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" align="center">
                <tr>
                  <td>
                    <div align="center">
                      <!--#include file="homepage.txt" -->
                      <script language="JavaScript">
<!-- This script and many more are available free online at -->
<!-- The JavaScript Source!! http://javascript.internet.com -->

<!-- Begin
var day="";
var month="";
var myweekday="";
var year="";
newdate = new Date();
mydate = new Date();
dston =  new Date('April 1, 2007 2:59:59');
dstoff = new Date('october 28, 2007 2:59:59');
var myzone = newdate.getTimezoneOffset();
newtime=newdate.getTime();

var zone = 6;  // references your time zone

if (newdate > dston && newdate < dstoff ) {
zonea = zone - 1 ;
dst = "  CDT";
}
else {
zonea = zone ; dst = "  CST";
}
var newzone = (zonea*60*60*1000);
newtimea = newtime+(myzone*60*1000)-newzone;
mydate.setTime(newtimea);
myday = mydate.getDay();
mymonth = mydate.getMonth();
myweekday= mydate.getDate();
myyear= mydate.getYear();
year = myyear;

if (year < 2000)    // Y2K Fix, Isaac Powell
year = year + 1900; // http://onyx.idbsu.edu/~ipowell
myhours = mydate.getHours();
if (myhours >= 12) {
myhours = (myhours == 12) ? 12 : myhours - 12; mm = " PM";
}
else {
myhours = (myhours == 0) ? 12 : myhours; mm = " AM";
}
myminutes = mydate.getMinutes();
if (myminutes < 10){
mytime = ":0" + myminutes;
}
else {
mytime = ":" + myminutes;
};
arday = new Array("Sun","Mon","Tues","Wed","Thurs","Fri","Sat")
armonth = new Array("Jan ","Feb ","March ","April ","May ","June ","July ","Aug ","Sept ", "Oct ","Nov ","Dec ")
ardate = new Array("0th","1st","2nd","3rd","4th","5th","6th","7th","8th","9th","10th","11th","12th","13th","14th","15th","16th","17th","18th","19th","20th","21st","22nd","23rd","24th","25th","26th","27th","28th","29th","30th","31st");
// rename locale as needed.

var time = ("In Marshalltown, Iowa it's   " + myhours + mytime+ mm + "" +" - " + arday[myday] +", " + armonth[mymonth] +" "+ardate[myweekday] + ", " + year + ". " );
document.write('<font size="1" face="Verdana,Arial">' + time);
//-->
</script>
                    </div>
                  </td>
                </tr>
              </table>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td>
              <div align="center"><br>
                <img src="/images/didyouknow_decal.gif" width="460" height="172" border="0" usemap="#Map"></div>
            </td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td height="10" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
          </tr>
          <tr>
            <td height="11" valign="top" background="/images/specialbuy.gif">
              <table width="477" height="150" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">
                <tr>
                  <td valign="top">
                    <table width="470" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center">
                      <tr>
                        <td colspan="4" class="featurehead"><%=(Recordset5.Fields.Item("itemname").Value)%></td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td valign="top" rowspan="2">
                          <div align="left" class="bodytext"><%=(Recordset5.Fields.Item("photo").Value)%></div>
                        </td>
                        <td class="bodytext" valign="top" colspan="3"><%=(Recordset5.Fields.Item("descr").Value)%><br>
                          <span class="smallboldred">
                          <% if NOT Request.QueryString("catID") = "1" and NOT Request.QueryString("catID") = "" then %>
                          PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING IN THE LOWER 48
                          <% End If ' end Recordset1.EOF And Recordset1.BOF %>
                          </span></td>
                      </tr>
                      <tr>
                        <td class="bodytext" valign="middle">
                          <div align="right"><span class="small">ID#:<%=(Recordset5.Fields.Item("itemID").Value)%><br>
                            </span><%= FormatCurrency((Recordset5.Fields.Item("amount").Value), 0, -2, -2, -2) %></div>
                        </td>
                        <td class="bodytext" valign="middle" width="18%">
                          <div align="right"><a href="/moreinfo.asp?itemID=<%=(Recordset5.Fields.Item("itemID").Value)%>"><img src="/images/info_request.gif" width="83" height="32" border="0"></a></div>
                        </td>
                        <td class="bodytext" valign="middle" width="15%">
                          <div align="right"><a href="javascript:;" onClick="PayPal_AddToCart('info@mystore.com','<%=Recordset5.Fields.Item("itemname").Value%>','<%=Recordset5.Fields.Item("itemID").Value%>','<%=Recordset5.Fields.Item("amount").Value%>','<%=""%>','<%=""%>','<%=""%>','https://samuraisalvage.secureserverdot.com/logo_paypal.GIF','http://www.mystore.com/thanks.htm','http://www.mystore.com./')"><img src="/images/paypal.gif" width="62" height="31" border="0" vspace="0" hspace="5"></a></div>
                        </td>
                      </tr>
                    </table>
                    <b></b> </td>
                </tr>
              </table>
            </td>
          </tr>
         
          <% End If %>
        </table>
        <div>
          <div align="left">
            <p><span class="category">&nbsp;<%=(Recordset3.Fields.Item("catName").Value)%></span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="small">Click any thumbnail
              to view a larger version</span></p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <table width="470" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" align="center">
        <%
While ((Repeat1__numRows <> 0) AND (NOT Recordset1.EOF))
%>
        <tr>
          <td colspan="4" class="featurehead"><%=(Recordset1.Fields.Item("itemname").Value)%></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td valign="top" rowspan="2">
            <div align="left" class="bodytext"><%=(Recordset1.Fields.Item("photo").Value)%></div>
          </td>
          <td class="bodytext" valign="top" colspan="3"><%=(Recordset1.Fields.Item("descr").Value)%><br>
            <span class="smallboldred">
            <% if NOT Request.QueryString("catID") = "1" and NOT Request.QueryString("catID") = "" then %>
            PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING IN THE LOWER 48
            <% End If ' end Recordset1.EOF And Recordset1.BOF %>
            </span></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td class="bodytext" valign="middle">
            <div align="right"><span class="small">ID#:<%=(Recordset1.Fields.Item("itemID").Value)%><br>
              </span><%= FormatCurrency((Recordset1.Fields.Item("amount").Value), 0, -2, -2, -2) %></div>
          </td>
          <td class="bodytext" valign="middle" width="18%">
            <div align="right"><a href="/moreinfo.asp?itemID=<%=(Recordset1.Fields.Item("itemID").Value)%>"><img src="/images/info_request.gif" width="83" height="32" border="0"></a></div>
          </td>
          <td class="bodytext" valign="middle" width="15%">
            <div align="right"><a href="javascript:;" onClick="PayPal_AddToCart('info@mystore.com','<%=Recordset1.Fields.Item("itemname").Value%>','<%=Recordset1.Fields.Item("itemID").Value%>','<%=Recordset1.Fields.Item("amount").Value%>','<%=""%>','<%=""%>','<%=""%>','https://www.mystore.com/logo_paypal.gif','http://www.mystore.com/thanks.htm','http://www.mystore.com./')"><img src="/images/paypal.gif" width="62" height="31" border="0"></a></div>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <%
  Repeat1__index=Repeat1__index+1
  Repeat1__numRows=Repeat1__numRows-1
  Recordset1.MoveNext()
Wend
%>
      </table>
      <div align="center" class="small">
        <hr width="85%">
        <p><span class="smallyellow"> Inventory <%=(Recordset1_first)%> to <%=(Recordset1_last)%> of <%=(Recordset1_total)%></span></p>
        <table border="0" width="50%" align="center">
          <tr>
            <td width="23%" align="center">
              <% If MM_offset <> 0 Then %>
              <a href="<%=MM_moveFirst%>" class="smallnext">First</a>
              <% End If ' end MM_offset <> 0 %>
            </td>
            <td width="31%" align="center">
              <% If MM_offset <> 0 Then %>
              <a href="<%=MM_movePrev%>" class="smallnext">Previous</a>
              <% End If ' end MM_offset <> 0 %>
            </td>
            <td width="23%" align="center">
              <% If Not MM_atTotal Then %>
              <a href="<%=MM_moveNext%>" class="smallnext">Next</a>
              <% End If ' end Not MM_atTotal %>
            </td>
            <td width="23%" align="center" class="smallnext">
              <% If Not MM_atTotal Then %>
              <a href="<%=MM_moveLast%>">Last</a>
              <% End If ' end Not MM_atTotal %>
            </td>
          </tr>
        </table>
        <span class="visitorsonline">There are currently <%=Application("visitors_online")%> visitor(s) online </span></div>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>
<map name="Map">
  <area shape="rect" coords="317,64,372,78" href="mailto:info@mystore.com" alt="send email!">
  <area shape="rect" coords="4,87,460,168" href="http://www.mystore.com/itemdetail.asp?txtitemname=decal&catid=&itemID=576" alt="decal info">
</map>
%>
<script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript">
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
_uacct = "UA-2251798-1";
urchinTracker();
</script>
</body>
</html>
<%
Recordset1.Close()
%>
<%
Recordset3.Close()
%>
<%
Recordset5.Close()
%>