Microsoft KB Archive/928372

= FIX: Error message when you use a synonym for a stored procedure in SQL Server 2005: &quot;A severe error occurred on the current command&quot; =

Article ID: 928372

Article Last Modified on 11/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard X64 Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition for Itanium-based Systems
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise X64 Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems

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Bug #: 50000495 (SQL Hotfix)



Microsoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2005 fixes as one downloadable file. Because the fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2005 fix release.



SUMMARY
This article describes the following about this hotfix release:
 * The issues that are fixed by this hotfix package
 * The prerequisites for applying this hotfix package
 * Whether you must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix package
 * Whether this hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
 * Whether you must make any registry changes after you apply this hotfix package
 * The files that are contained in this hotfix package



SYMPTOMS
When you use a synonym for a stored procedure in Microsoft SQL Server 2005, you receive the following error message:

Msg 0, Level 11, State 0, Line 0

A severe error occurred on the current command. The results, if any, should be discarded.

Msg 0, Level 20, State 0, Line 0

A severe error occurred on the current command. The results, if any, should be discarded.

Additionally, an access violation is logged in the SQL Server error log file.

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
 * You create the synonym for the stored procedure in the dbo schema.
 * The synonym name has the sp_ prefix.
 * You run the stored procedure by using the synonym.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2005. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

913089 How to obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2005

Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
 SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

913089 How to obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2005



Restart information
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Registry information
You do not have to change the registry.

Hotfix file information
This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

SQL Server 2005 Itanium architecture version


WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:
 * Rename the synonym without using the sp_ prefix.
 * Create the synonym in a user schema other than the dbo schema.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2.



MORE INFORMATION
We strongly recommend that you do not use the sp_ prefix in any object name. SQL Server uses this prefix to designate system stored procedures. A user-defined stored procedure that has the same prefix as a system stored procedure is nonqualified or is never run by SQL Server.

For more information about the CREATE PROCEDURE statement, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187926.aspx

For more information about how to create stored procedures, visit the following MSDN Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190669.aspx

For more information about how to run stored procedures, visit the following MSDN Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189915.aspx

For more information about the naming schema for SQL Server updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

822499 New naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server software update packages

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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