>>Hi,
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>>Does the error [ODBC SQL Server Driver] Communication Link Failure produced in VFP application mean that the SQL Server connection handle was timed out? Or there is another reason for it?
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>>TIA
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>It means that you lost connection to the server. From a problem in the NIC to a overloaded server, there is a wide spectrum of reasons that may trigger it.
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>After the error, are you able to reuse the handle, or do you have to SQLCONNECT() again?
Yes, I tracked a case yesterday where, after the Communication Link Failure, the application reconnected to the server. But then, just a few seconds (or maybe even milliseconds) later that error happens again. But this time in Tableupdate() of Cursor Adapter cursor.
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