Thanks for the reply.

Yes, I think I'm certain that the row being updated does exist- I am pretty sure that is not the problem. Also, updates on non-text fields never fail, and the users are usually able to "hit the back button and try again" I am told. (this is why I thought a retry in a loop might help)

However, you are right - I do not yet know if it is dependent on the input data which is bound to the parameters. I should include the bound parameter values in my error page. I think this will be my next step.

It is difficult because I'm forced to debug this by providing patches - I don't have access to the server that runs my application. Worse yet, the people who run the patches are in a timezone 12 hours different than mine! So it's a slow process.

Thanks-

Matt

In reply to Re^2: OT?>> DBD::ODBC::st execute failed: NULL textptr passed to UpdateText function-- why?? by JupiterCrash
in thread OT?>> DBD::ODBC::st execute failed: NULL textptr passed to UpdateText function-- why?? by JupiterCrash

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