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title: "SQLExecDirect | Microsoft Docs"
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# SQLExecDirect
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  If the statement attribute SQL_SOPT_SS_PARAM_FOCUS is not 0, SQLExecDirect will return SQL_ERROR and generate a diagnostic record with SQLSTATE=HY024 and the message "Invalid attribute value, SQL_SOPT_SS_PARAM_FOCUS (must be zero at execution time)". For more information about SQL_SOPT_SS_PARAM_FOCUS, see [SQLSetStmtAttr](../../relational-databases/native-client-odbc-api/sqlsetstmtattr.md).  
  
 For more information about table-valued parameters, see [Table-Valued Parameters (ODBC)](../../relational-databases/native-client-odbc-table-valued-parameters/table-valued-parameters-odbc.md).  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLExecDirect](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=80709)   
 [ODBC API Implementation Details](../../relational-databases/native-client-odbc-api/odbc-api-implementation-details.md)