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# NativeError Property (ADO)
Indicates the provider-specific error code for a given [Error](../../../ado/reference/ado-api/error-object.md) object.  
  
## Return Value  
 Returns a **Long** value that indicates the error code.  
  
## Remarks  
 Use the **NativeError** property to retrieve the database-specific error information for a particular **Error** object. For example, when using the Microsoft ODBC Provider for OLE DB with a Microsoft SQL Server database, native error codes that originate from SQL Server pass through ODBC and the ODBC Provider to the ADO **NativeError** property.  
  
## Applies To  
 [Error Object](../../../ado/reference/ado-api/error-object.md)  
  
## See Also  
 [Description, HelpContext, HelpFile, NativeError, Number, Source, and SQLState Properties Example (VB)](../../../ado/reference/ado-api/description-helpcontext-helpfile-nativeerror-number-source-example-vb.md)   
 [Description, HelpContext, HelpFile, NativeError, Number, Source, and SQLState Properties Example (VC++)](../../../ado/reference/ado-api/description-helpcontext-helpfile-nativeerror-number-source-example-vc.md)