ODBC connection to Progress db

[#1]

Hi,

We are attempting to read data from a Progress database using 'DataDirect 4.30 32-BIT OpenEdge SQL v10.0B' driver.

Initially we got some rows to load (8k from a possible 32+K, Excel loads 32k fine), we limited this to a single column and still only 8k from a possible 32k loaded.

Now we have another error "Error: QVX_UNEXPECTED_END_OF_DATA: SQL##f - SqlState: S1000, ErrorCode: 4294757280, ErrorMsg: [DataDirect][ODBC OPENEDGE driver][OPENEDGE]Lock table is full. (7870)"

Can anyone provide any information on connecting and retrieving data from a progress database?

Thanks

[#2]

after further testing we have found that some tables will read and others will not..

[erichshiino]

Hi, richardconey

I'm not sure if this is your problem but many people have problems with field lenghts in progress.

There are some details here http://community.qlik.com/message/205020#205020

Basically, in the table definition there is a lenght of your fields but this lenghts don't need to be respected by the database, i.e. if your field is 30 characters long, it is possible to write a 50-char string.

The drivers cannot work properly under these conditions and you receive erros or only part of the tables.

There is a progress tool ( dbtools) to fix this problem.

Again, you might find more info in the link

Hope this helps,

Erich

[#4]

thanks but I do not believe this is a field length issue as I get limited results returned when I select 1 field from the table. Excel loads the records fine

[Anonymous]

It is most likely your ODBC connection. If you google on the last part of your error "Lock table is full 7870" you will come across this article:

ODBC error - "LOCK TABLE IS FULL 7870"???! | ProgressTalk.com

...which educates on ODBC Default Isolation Levels. Your's is probably set to READ COMMITTED and you need it to be READ  UNCOMMITTED.

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