sql server odbc: Hello,

We have a multithreaded service (testing under XP SP2).
One of it's threads connects to an ODBC database - currently MSDE 1.0
(SQL Server 7).

While the SQLConnect call is operating, all COM calls within the
service, or from clients to the service, seem to be blocked.
This becomes obvious when the database server is not running and we have
a 40 second timeout for the connect.

Why is this, anyone know?

I found a few clues relating to SQLConnect starting OLE threads, but
nothing definitive...

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Of course, I'm wrong. It's issues with our COM objects, not SQLConnect.