odbc error message

[scott_mcarthur2003@yahoo.co.uk]

I am getting the error message below in the event log for a windows
2003/sql server 2000 web and database server, any ideas? I seem to be
experiencing problems with asp pages connecting to sql server.

The data buffer created for the "ODBC" service in the
"C:\WINDOWS\system32\ODBC32.DLL" library is not aligned on an 8-byte
boundary. This may cause problems for applications that are trying to
read the performance data buffer.

[Bob Barrows]

[email]scott_mcarthur2003@yahoo.co.uk[/email] wrote:

> I am getting the error message below in the event log for a windows
> 2003/sql server 2000 web and database server, any ideas? I seem to be
> experiencing problems with asp pages connecting to sql server.
>
> The data buffer created for the "ODBC" service in the
> "C:\WINDOWS\system32\ODBC32.DLL" library is not aligned on an 8-byte
> boundary. This may cause problems for applications that are trying to
> read the performance data buffer.

Without any further investigation, I would suggest that you stop using the
obsolete ODBC, in favor of the native OLEDB provider for SQL. See
[url]www.able-consulting.com/ado_conn.htm[/url] for help in constructing connection
strings using the SQLOLEDB provider.

I've never seen this error before. A Google search reveals some posts
mentioning the error, but no resolution. A search of the KB results in no
matches. The error number/event ID may have helped.

I suggest making sure you have the current version of MDAC installed on the
machine. And stop using ODBC ... :-)

Bob Barrows

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