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

Article ID: 116066

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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

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.

REFERENCES

For more information about the Raima Corporation ODBC driver, check the driver documentation, or contact Raima Corporation.

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