Re: BUG #2266: SQL_ATTR_CONNECTION_DEAD always returns SQL_CD_TRUE

Please post this to the psqlodbc project.  We don't do odbc support on
this list.

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Gerhard Lutz wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      2266
> Logged by:          Gerhard Lutz
> Email address:      gerhard.lutz@mbtech-group.com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.1.3
> Operating system:   Windows XP SP2
> Description:        SQL_ATTR_CONNECTION_DEAD always returns SQL_CD_TRUE
> Details:
>
> I want to upgrade my PostgreSQL server from 8.0.4 to 8.1.3.
> My C++ application connects to the database via ODBC (ODBC driver:
> PostgreSQL Unicode).
>
> In 8.0.4 I was able to check after an error if the database connection get
> lost.
>
> ::SQLGetConnectAttr(g_hDBConnection, SQL_ATTR_CONNECTION_DEAD,
> &uConnectionDead, 0, &nLen);
>
> returned SQL_CD_TRUE or SQL_CD_FALSE.
>
> In 8.1.3 this function always returns SQL_CD_TRUE, even when the database
> connection is still available. Has this to do with ODBC 3.5 or is it a bug
> in the ODBC driver?
>
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