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Part 2: The 32-Bit/64-Bit Drivers : The Oracle Wire Protocol Driver : Connection Option Descriptions : Enable SQLDescribeParam
  
Enable SQLDescribeParam
Attribute
EnableDescribeParam (EDP)
Purpose
Determines whether the SQLDescribeParam function describes all parameters with a data type of SQL_VARCHAR for Select statements. For Insert/Update/Delete statements and for stored procedures, the parameters are described as the actual Oracle data types on the Oracle server. This option must be enabled to access data when using Microsoft Remote Data Objects (RDO).
Valid Values
0 | 1
Behavior
If set to 1 (Enabled), the SQLDescribeParam function describes all parameters with a data type of SQL_VARCHAR for Select statements.
If set to 0 (Disabled), the SQLDescribeParam function does not describe all parameters with a data type of SQL_VARCHAR for Select statements.
Default
0 (Disabled)
GUI Tab
Advanced tab