InstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comSat, 25 May 2013 00:55:50 GMT20http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic8046-9-1.aspxI believe it is an sql server internal extended procedure used by ODBC. So your client is not using it directly. It, I believe, harks back to the days when you prepare a statement before you execute it.What do you need to know for?Simon SabinCo-author of SQL Server 2000 XML Distilledhttp://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1904347088Fri, 08 Nov 2002 10:23:00 GMTSimon Sabinhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic8046-9-1.aspxCan anyone help. I have an app (3rd party) which calls sp_prepexec. I am getting the following error:Server: Msg 8179, Level 16, State 2, Procedure sp_prepexec, Line 3Could not find prepared statement with handle 1624.Can anyone shed any light on this?Please?? Fri, 08 Nov 2002 08:59:00 GMTRootman