>>Did you try to run SQL Profiler and check, what exactly is being sent to SQL Server? Perhaps there is some length mismatch or something along the lines?
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>Alas and alack (sp)........
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>Two problems.
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>1. This is MySql and not SQL Server. I don't think there's a Profiler
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>2, If it's there, I don't know how to invoke it (not even the SQL Server version).
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>I appreciate all this effort.

Rich,

Take a look here How to get printed SQL command that was passed Thread #1370295 Message #1370295 (to the reference in that message) for a way to print the command sent to MySQL.