FP97: SQL Query Missing, Deleted When Running IDC Wizard

When you open an existing Internet Database Connector (IDC) file, the Structured Query Language (SQL) query may not appear in the SQL Query box. If you click Finish in the Internet Database Connector Wizard the existing query is erased.

The IDC looks for a carriage return when it parses the SQL statement. If it finds the end of the file before it finds a carriage return, the IDC omits the SQL statement when it writes the file.

Do not click Finish in the Internet Database Connector Wizard when the SQL Query box is empty. Instead, click Cancel, open the IDC file in a text editor, and insert a carriage return after the SQL statement.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem occurs only with IDC files that contain a single-line SQL query, which is not terminated by a carriage return. A multi-line query is not affected even when the SQL statement is not terminated with a carriage return. For example, the following statement will be deleted if there is no carriage return after the word, "Employees": The following statement will not be deleted: For more information about Internet Database Connector technology, go to the following Microsoft World Wide Web site: and click the "Publishing Information and Applications" link.

For more information about Internet Database Connector files, go to the following Microsoft World Wide Web site: click the "Detailed Contents" link to go to the "Installation and Planning Guide Table of Contents."