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IBM DataStage ODBC Connector connecting to SQL Server fails with error "A null pointer was found where one shouldn't exist".

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Question

Why does IBM DataStage ODBC Connector connecting to SQL Server fails with error "A null pointer was found where one shouldn't exist"?
Error: 
Message Id: IIS-CONN-ODBC-00011
   Message: A null pointer was found where one shouldn't exist (CC_OdbcDBRecordDataSetProducer::dbsReadBindBuffers, file CC_OdbcDBRecordDataSetProducer.cpp, line 861)
 

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Modified date:
25 April 2025

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