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                                         isheikh 
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                                             Posted - 2004-02-16 : 01:23:46
                                            
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                                            | hi, i was using the following select statement on access database it was working fine. Now i am using MSDE, now i am geting following errorstr= "select count(*) from messages  where sender_id='" & id & "'"Set rsEvents1 = server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")rsEvents1.Open str, ConnMicrosoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server (0x80040E14)The text, ntext, and image data types cannot be compared or sorted, except when using IS NULL or LIKE operator./ambdex/login_check.asp, line 119 | 
                                             
                                         
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                                            Posted - 2004-02-16 : 04:37:28
                                          
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                                          | Have a look at messagesWhat datatype is sender_id?it should probably be varchar(n) but it looks like it is text==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.DTS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy.  | 
                                         
                                        
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