diff --git a/include/wx/db.h b/include/wx/db.h
index 827e35cdbc..2b66a88b4a 100644
--- a/include/wx/db.h
+++ b/include/wx/db.h
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ public:
     wxChar errorList[DB_MAX_ERROR_HISTORY][DB_MAX_ERROR_MSG_LEN];
 #endif
     wxChar errorMsg[SQL_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH];
-    SDWORD nativeError;
+    SQLINTEGER nativeError;
     wxChar sqlState[20];
 
 #if wxODBC_BACKWARD_COMPATABILITY
diff --git a/src/common/db.cpp b/src/common/db.cpp
index 85d53a78f0..97235899a4 100644
--- a/src/common/db.cpp
+++ b/src/common/db.cpp
@@ -1790,11 +1790,7 @@ bool wxDb::DispAllErrors(HENV aHenv, HDBC aHdbc, HSTMT aHstmt)
 {
     wxString odbcErrMsg;
 
-#ifdef __VMS
-   while (SQLError(aHenv, aHdbc, aHstmt, (SQLTCHAR FAR *) sqlState, (SQLINTEGER *) &nativeError, (SQLTCHAR FAR *) errorMsg, SQL_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH - 1, &cbErrorMsg) == SQL_SUCCESS)
-#else
-   while (SQLError(aHenv, aHdbc, aHstmt, (SQLTCHAR FAR *) sqlState, (long*) &nativeError, (SQLTCHAR FAR *) errorMsg, SQL_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH - 1, &cbErrorMsg) == SQL_SUCCESS)
-#endif
+   while (SQLError(aHenv, aHdbc, aHstmt, (SQLTCHAR FAR *) sqlState, &nativeError, (SQLTCHAR FAR *) errorMsg, SQL_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH - 1, &cbErrorMsg) == SQL_SUCCESS)
      {
         odbcErrMsg.Printf(wxT("SQL State = %s\nNative Error Code = %li\nError Message = %s\n"), sqlState, nativeError, errorMsg);
         logError(odbcErrMsg, sqlState);
@@ -1821,11 +1817,7 @@ bool wxDb::DispAllErrors(HENV aHenv, HDBC aHdbc, HSTMT aHstmt)
 /********** wxDb::GetNextError() **********/
 bool wxDb::GetNextError(HENV aHenv, HDBC aHdbc, HSTMT aHstmt)
 {
-#ifdef __VMS
-   if (SQLError(aHenv, aHdbc, aHstmt, (SQLTCHAR FAR *) sqlState, (SQLINTEGER *) &nativeError, (SQLTCHAR FAR *) errorMsg, SQL_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH - 1, &cbErrorMsg) == SQL_SUCCESS)
-#else
-   if (SQLError(aHenv, aHdbc, aHstmt, (SQLTCHAR FAR *) sqlState, (long*) &nativeError, (SQLTCHAR FAR *) errorMsg, SQL_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH - 1, &cbErrorMsg) == SQL_SUCCESS)
-#endif
+   if (SQLError(aHenv, aHdbc, aHstmt, (SQLTCHAR FAR *) sqlState, &nativeError, (SQLTCHAR FAR *) errorMsg, SQL_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH - 1, &cbErrorMsg) == SQL_SUCCESS)
      return true;
     else
         return false;
diff --git a/src/iodbc/isql.h b/src/iodbc/isql.h
index 971a0dc037..e3658afd30 100644
--- a/src/iodbc/isql.h
+++ b/src/iodbc/isql.h
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
  *  iODBC defines
  *
  *  The iODBC driver manager.
- *  
- *  Copyright (C) 1995 by Ke Jin <kejin@empress.com> 
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 1995 by Ke Jin <kejin@empress.com>
  *
  *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
  *  modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ typedef long int SDWORD;
 typedef short int SWORD;
 typedef unsigned long int UDWORD;
 typedef unsigned short int UWORD;
+typedef long SQLINTEGER;
 
 typedef void FAR *PTR;
 typedef void FAR *HENV;