Bug #77048 Docs for ODBC Should Reflect That SQLDescribeParam Does Not Work
Submitted: 15 May 2015 9:20 Modified: 9 Mar 2016 18:11
Reporter: Jim Parks Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:Connector / ODBC Documentation Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version: OS:Any
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[15 May 2015 9:20] Jim Parks 
Description:
Per bug 11748340 SQLDescribeParam does not work and won't be fixed in MySQL ODBC, but docs indicate that it is available:

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-odbc/en/connector-odbc-reference-api.html

How to repeat:
Refresh web browser and see that documentation still indicates SQLDescribeParam works.  

Suggested fix:
Update docs to indicate that SQLDescribeParam always returns same value and can not be used to get column type or size.
[9 Mar 2016 18:11] Daniel So 
Corrected the manual to say that the function is not supported by C/ODBC. Also indicated in ts description: "Not supported by Connector/ODBC—the returned results should not be trusted." 

Changes will be visible in the next build of the manual.
[9 Mar 2016 18:12] Daniel So 
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