diff --git a/test/functional/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_569_query_varcharmax.phpt b/test/functional/pdo_sqlsrv/pdo_569_query_varcharmax.phpt
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+--TEST--
+GitHub issue #569 - direct query on varchar max fields results in function sequence error
+--DESCRIPTION--
+Verifies that the problem is no longer reproducible.
+--ENV--
+PHPT_EXEC=true
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php require('skipif_mid-refactor.inc'); ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+require_once("MsSetup.inc");
+require_once("MsCommon_mid-refactor.inc");
+
+try {
+    $connectionInfo = "ColumnEncryption = Enabled;";
+    $conn = new PDO("sqlsrv:server = $server; database=$databaseName; $connectionInfo", $uid, $pwd);
+    $conn->setAttribute(PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION);
+
+    $tableName = 'pdoTestTable_569';
+    dropTable($conn, $tableName);
+
+    if (strtoupper(substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3)) === 'WIN') {
+        $tsql = "CREATE TABLE $tableName ([c1] varchar(max) COLLATE Latin1_General_BIN2 ENCRYPTED WITH (ENCRYPTION_TYPE = deterministic, ALGORITHM = 'AEAD_AES_256_CBC_HMAC_SHA_256', COLUMN_ENCRYPTION_KEY = AEColumnKey))";
+    } else {
+        $tsql = "CREATE TABLE $tableName ([c1] varchar(max))";
+    }
+    $conn->exec($tsql);
+
+    $input = 'some very large string';
+    $tsql = "INSERT INTO $tableName (c1) VALUES (?)";
+    $stmt = $conn->prepare($tsql);
+    $param = array($input);
+    $stmt->execute($param);
+    
+    $tsql = "SELECT * FROM $tableName";
+    try {
+        $stmt = $conn->prepare($tsql);
+        $stmt->execute();
+    } catch (PDOException $e) {
+        echo ("Failed to read from $tableName\n");
+        echo $e->getMessage();
+    }
+
+    $row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_NUM);
+    if ($row[0] !== $input) {
+        echo "Expected $input but got: ";
+        var_dump($row[0]);
+    }
+
+    $tsql2 = "DELETE FROM $tableName";
+    $rows = $conn->exec($tsql2);
+    if ($rows !== 1) {
+        echo 'Expected 1 row affected but got: ';
+        var_dump($rows);
+    }
+    
+    // Fetch from the empty table
+    try {
+        $stmt = $conn->prepare($tsql);
+        $stmt->execute();
+    } catch (PDOException $e) {
+        echo ("Failed to read $tableName, now empty\n");
+        echo $e->getMessage();
+    }
+
+    $result = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_NUM);
+    if ($result !== false) {
+        echo 'Expected bool(false) when fetching an empty table but got: ';
+        var_dump($result);
+    }
+
+    // Fetch the same table but using client cursor
+    $stmt = $conn->prepare($tsql, array(PDO::ATTR_CURSOR => PDO::CURSOR_SCROLL));
+    $stmt->execute();
+
+    $result = $stmt->fetch();
+    if ($result !== false) {
+        echo 'Expected bool(false) when fetching an empty table but got: ';
+        var_dump($result);
+    }
+    
+    dropTable($conn, $tableName);
+
+    unset($stmt);
+    unset($conn);
+} catch (PDOException $e) {
+    echo $e->getMessage();
+}
+
+echo "Done\n";
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+Done
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diff --git a/test/functional/sqlsrv/srv_569_query_varcharmax.phpt b/test/functional/sqlsrv/srv_569_query_varcharmax.phpt
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+--TEST--
+GitHub issue #569 - sqlsrv_query on varchar max fields results in function sequence error
+--DESCRIPTION--
+Verifies that the problem is no longer reproducible.
+--ENV--
+PHPT_EXEC=true
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php require('skipif_versions_old.inc'); ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+function verifyFetchError()
+{
+    $expected = 'A row must be retrieved with sqlsrv_fetch before retrieving data with sqlsrv_get_field.';
+    if (strpos(sqlsrv_errors()[0]['message'], $expected) === false) {
+        print_r(sqlsrv_errors());
+    }
+}
+
+require_once('MsCommon.inc');
+
+$connectionOptions = array("Database" => $database, "UID" => $userName, "PWD" => $userPassword, "ColumnEncryption" => "Enabled");
+$conn = sqlsrv_connect($server, $connectionOptions);
+if ($conn === false) {
+    fatalError("Failed to connect to $server.");
+}
+
+$tableName = 'srvTestTable_569';
+
+dropTable($conn, $tableName);
+
+if (strtoupper(substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3)) === 'WIN') {
+    $tsql = "CREATE TABLE $tableName ([c1] varchar(max) COLLATE Latin1_General_BIN2 ENCRYPTED WITH (ENCRYPTION_TYPE = deterministic, ALGORITHM = 'AEAD_AES_256_CBC_HMAC_SHA_256', COLUMN_ENCRYPTION_KEY = AEColumnKey))";
+} else {
+    $tsql = "CREATE TABLE $tableName ([c1] varchar(max))";
+}
+
+$stmt = sqlsrv_query($conn, $tsql);
+if (!$stmt) {
+    fatalError("Failed to create $tableName");
+}
+
+$input = 'some very large string';
+$stmt = sqlsrv_prepare($conn, "INSERT INTO $tableName (c1) VALUES (?)", array($input));
+sqlsrv_execute($stmt);
+
+$tsql = "SELECT * FROM $tableName";
+$stmt = sqlsrv_query($conn, $tsql);
+if (!$stmt) {
+    fatalError("Failed to read from $tableName");
+}
+
+sqlsrv_fetch($stmt);
+$fieldVal = sqlsrv_get_field($stmt, 0, SQLSRV_PHPTYPE_STRING(SQLSRV_ENC_CHAR));
+
+if ($fieldVal !== $input) {
+    echo "Expected $input but got: ";
+    var_dump($fieldVal);
+}
+
+$tsql2 = "DELETE FROM $tableName";
+$stmt = sqlsrv_query($conn, $tsql2);
+if (!$stmt) {
+    fatalError("Failed to delete rows from $tableName");
+}
+
+$stmt = sqlsrv_query($conn, $tsql);
+if (!$stmt) {
+    fatalError("Failed to read $tableName, now empty");
+}
+
+$result = sqlsrv_fetch($stmt);
+if (!is_null($result)) {
+    echo 'Expected null when fetching an empty table but got: ';
+    var_dump($result);
+}
+
+$fieldVal = sqlsrv_get_field($stmt, 0, SQLSRV_PHPTYPE_STRING(SQLSRV_ENC_CHAR));
+verifyFetchError();
+if ($fieldVal !== false) {
+    echo 'Expected bool(false) but got: ';
+    var_dump($fieldVal);
+}
+
+$stmt = sqlsrv_query($conn, $tsql, array(), array("Scrollable"=>"buffered"));
+$result = sqlsrv_fetch($stmt);
+if (!is_null($result)) {
+    echo 'Expected null when fetching an empty table but got: ';
+    var_dump($result);
+}
+
+$fieldVal = sqlsrv_get_field($stmt, 0, SQLSRV_PHPTYPE_STRING(SQLSRV_ENC_CHAR));
+verifyFetchError();
+if ($fieldVal !== false) {
+    echo 'Expected bool(false) but got: ';
+    var_dump($fieldVal);
+}
+
+
+dropTable($conn, $tableName);
+
+echo "Done\n";
+
+sqlsrv_free_stmt($stmt);
+sqlsrv_close($conn);
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+Done
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