https://www.etl-tools.com/wiki/tags/sqlgetdata/Recent content in SQLGetData on ETL-WIKIHugoenCopyright © 2008-2026 ETL-tools.com. All Rights Reserved.Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.etl-tools.com/wiki/knowledgebase/issues/invalid-descriptor-index/Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.etl-tools.com/wiki/knowledgebase/issues/invalid-descriptor-index/<h2 id="problem">Problem</h2> <p>Receiving the following error:<br> <strong>&ldquo;SQLGetDataA Failed: Invalid Descriptor Index&rdquo;</strong></p> <div class=" "> <img class="img-fluid mx-auto d-block" srcset="https://www.etl-tools.com/wiki/images/knowledgebase/invalid-descriptor-index-error_hu_64c5ac3f0b3dd91a.webp 1400w, https://www.etl-tools.com/wiki/images/knowledgebase/invalid-descriptor-index-error_hu_71d2091ba9920c71.webp 1200w, https://www.etl-tools.com/wiki/images/knowledgebase/invalid-descriptor-index-error_hu_508e488851fb824d.webp 992w, https://www.etl-tools.com/wiki/images/knowledgebase/invalid-descriptor-index-error_hu_60f24221fcf0241c.webp 768w, https://www.etl-tools.com/wiki/images/knowledgebase/invalid-descriptor-index-error_hu_a570088a15e73d0d.webp 576w" sizes="100vw" src="https://www.etl-tools.com/wiki/images/knowledgebase/invalid-descriptor-index-error_hu_ea59bfc78b11b966.jpg" width="783" height="205" loading="lazy" decoding="async" alt="Invalid Descriptor Index Error"> </div> <h2 id="cause">Cause</h2> <p>This error occurs when blob fields (e.g., <code>text</code>, <code>ntext</code>, <code>varchar(max)</code>) are not placed as the last fields in the SQL query.</p>