Error Messages (E)
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Error E_UNEXPECTED (0x8000FFFF) received when filling Dataset object in .NET project
Action
Using ODBC Driver to connect to Progress database from a C# program.
Result
The following error occurs when trying to fill the
Cause
When ODBC drivers are used within a Visual Studio .NET program, Microsoft has benchmarked this only via a separately installed ODBC Managed Data provider component.
The OLE-DB Providers should be used from a Visual Studio .NET program only via OLEDB Managed Data provider.
Resolution:
Using ODBC Managed Data provider resolves the problem. You have to download this separately from Microsoft and install it as an add-on component -- ODBC .NET Data Provider -- to the .NET Frameworks. It can be downloaded here:
It installs to Start/Programs/ODBC .NET Data Provider and includes relevant documentation.
In Visual Studio, you have to manually add the new component's reference to your Project (under Project menu, "Add Reference...") as "Microsoft.Data.Odbc.dll".|
Evidence
Creating a Windows ODBC Trace
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