Microsoft KB Archive/933265

= FIX: You may receive error 1203 when you run an INSERT statement against a table that has an identity column in SQL Server 2005 =

Article ID: 933265

Article Last Modified on 11/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


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

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Bug: #50000793 (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 the hotfix package
 * The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
 * Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package
 * Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
 * Whether you must make any registry changes
 * The files that are contained in the hotfix package



SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. You have a computer that has more than one microprocessor. You run an INSERT statement against a table that has an identity column. The INSERT statement is running in parallel. In this scenario, you may receive the following error message:

Error 1203

Process ID %d attempted to unlock a resource it does not own: %.*ls. Retry the transaction, because this error may be caused by a timing condition. If the problem persists, contact the database administrator.



Cumulative update information
To resolve this problem, obtain cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (build 3175). For more information about how to obtain cumulative update package 2 (build 3175), click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

936305 Cumulative update package 2 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 is available

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
To apply this hotfix, you must have SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed on the computer. For more information about how to obtain SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1, 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 of 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 versions


STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



Steps to reproduce the problem
 Start SQL Server Management Studio, and then create a new query.  Run the following statements to create the test table. CREATE TABLE dbo.User_Cost3 (   Id int NOT NULL IDENTITY (1, 1),    Cost float(53) NOT NULL,    Started_Date datetime NULL,    Ended_Date datetime NULL,    User_Id int NOT NULL    )  ON [PRIMARY] go

BEGIN TRANSACTION tran2 declare @i int; set @i = 0; while(@i < 100000) begin insert into dbo.User_Cost3 values(@i, GETDATE, GETDATE, @i) set @i = @i + 1; end COMMIT TRANSACTION go   Run the following statements. declare @i int set @i = 1 while(@i > 0) begin

BEGIN TRANSACTION tran1

CREATE TABLE dbo.#Tmp_User_Cost2 (   Id int NOT NULL IDENTITY (1, 1),    Cost float(53) NOT NULL,    Started_Date datetime NULL,    Ended_Date datetime NULL,    User_Id int NOT NULL    )  ON [PRIMARY]

ALTER TABLE [dbo].[#Tmp_User_Cost2] ADD CONSTRAINT [Tmp_IXPKCU_User_Cost2__Id] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ([Id]) ON [PRIMARY]

SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.#Tmp_User_Cost2 ON

IF EXISTS(SELECT * FROM dbo.User_Cost3) EXEC('INSERT INTO dbo.#Tmp_User_Cost2 (Id, Cost, Started_Date, Ended_Date, User_Id)       SELECT CONVERT(int, Id), Cost, Started_Date, Ended_Date, CONVERT(int, User_Id) FROM dbo.User_Cost3 WITH (HOLDLOCK TABLOCKX);')

drop table dbo.#Tmp_User_Cost2

COMMIT TRANSACTION

print 'ok' end go 

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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