(SQL Server) ConnectFailReason

The ConnectFailReason property can be examined to determine the reason why the Connect method failed. The possible values are listed in the source code below:

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @ftp int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Ftp2" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Ftp2', @ftp OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Hostname', 'ftp.example.com'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Username', 'login'
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @ftp, 'Password', 'password'

    -- Connect and login to the FTP server.
    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ftp, 'Connect', @success OUT
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN

        -- The possible failure reasons are:
        -- 0 = success
        -- Non-SSL socket fail reasons:
        --  1 = empty hostname
        --  2 = DNS lookup failed
        --  3 = DNS timeout
        --  4 = Aborted by application.
        --  5 = Internal failure.
        --  6 = Connect Timed Out
        --  7 = Connect Rejected (or failed for some other reason)
        -- SSL failure reasons:
        --  100 = Internal schannel error
        --  101 = Failed to create credentials
        --  102 = Failed to send initial message to proxy.
        --  103 = Handshake failed.
        --  104 = Failed to obtain remote certificate.
        -- 300 = asynch op in progress
        -- 301 = login failure.
        -- 
        DECLARE @failReason int
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'ConnectFailReason', @failReason OUT


        PRINT 'connect fail reason = ' + @failReason

        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @ftp, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp
        RETURN
      END

    -- ..

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ftp


END
GO