Workbench connecting to MS SQL Server "Value cannot be null. Parameter name: input"

user10780

Hi all,

I am trying to set up a Workbench job to connect to a MS SQL Server databsae and am getting the error:

"Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: input"

 

I have tried with the AWS RDS instance I am connecting to as well as a local MSSQL DB instance on my laptop.

 

Could you please explain what is the "input" parameter which is null and what value it needs to be set to?

 

I am using

[Overview Type]

Transport Type: ODBC Connection Provider

Reader Type: Database Query

DataSet Name: JY MSSQL Test Dataset

DataSet Type: Workbench ODBC

DataSet Description: MS SQL Server Test Dataset

 

[Configuration]

Connection Builder:

Driver: SQL Server 64-bit

Server: <my servername>

Port: 1433

Database: <my db name>

Username: <my user name>

Password: <my password>

Connection Parameters: <blank>

BrendanH

 

What version of workbench are you using and is this an ODBC connection?

user10780

thanks for the reply!

Version 5.0

Yes, it is an ODBC connection as I can connect using ODBC for IBM DataStage, and I can also connect using SQL Server Management studio on my laptop

 

Aymeric

Hi,

 

I receive the same error message when using the Sharepoint ODBC Driver from CData (https://www.cdata.com/drivers/sharepoint/odbc/).

 

Any idea what is the "input" parameter?

 

Thanks 

Unknown

Hey there,

 

I get the same error when I copy and paste from SQL Server Management Studio and don't remove the carriage returns or return characters.  Try removing the return characters (use Notepad++ or similar) and the disappearing query and error in the title should go away.