Index: driver/error.c
===================================================================
--- driver/error.c	(revision 1088)
+++ driver/error.c	(working copy)
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
   else
     return SQL_INVALID_HANDLE;
 
-  if (!error->message)
+  if (!error->message || !error->message[0])
   {
     *message= (SQLCHAR *)"";
     *sqlstate= (SQLCHAR *)"00000";