Microsoft KB Archive/812798

= FIX: A UNION ALL View May Not Use Index If Partitions Are Removed at Compile Time =

Article ID: 812798

Article Last Modified on 11/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Workgroup Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (Windows)
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition 64-bit

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SYMPTOMS
A query against a UNION ALL view may not use an available index if the query specifies a literal value in the WHERE clause that allows the optimizer (based on constraint information) to remove one or more branches from the UNION view.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 How to obtain the latest SQL Server 2000 service pack

Hotfix information
The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) 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 tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version         Size             File name -  18-Jan-2002  04:45  2000.80.568.0      29,244 bytes  Dbmslpcn.dll 30-Aug-2002 21:08                    786,432 bytes  Distmdl.ldf 30-Aug-2002 21:08                  2,359,296 bytes  Distmdl.mdf 11-Dec-2002 17:50                        180 bytes  Drop_repl_hotfix.sql 02-Jul-2002 15:35  2000.80.650.0     107,088 bytes  Impprov.dll 19-Jul-2002 16:56                    774,516 bytes  Instdist.sql 11-Dec-2002 17:50                      1,402 bytes  Inst_repl_hotfix.sql 20-Aug-2002 16:24  2000.80.679.0     111,172 bytes  Logread.exe 15-Dec-2002 23:21  2000.80.717.0      90,692 bytes  Msgprox.dll 07-Apr-2002 02:08  2000.80.606.0      62,024 bytes  Odsole70.dll 03-Jan-2002 01:59                     18,185 bytes  Qfe356326.sql 20-Aug-2002 16:47  2000.80.679.0     135,748 bytes  Qrdrsvc.exe 26-Aug-2002 22:49  2000.80.679.0     406,088 bytes  Rdistcom.dll 04-Oct-2001 01:36                    437,302 bytes  Replcom.sql 20-Aug-2002 16:33  2000.80.679.0     152,136 bytes  Replmerg.exe 25-Nov-2002 21:43                  1,004,990 bytes  Replmerg.sql 15-Dec-2002 23:21  2000.80.717.0     221,768 bytes  Replprov.dll 15-Dec-2002 23:21  2000.80.717.0     303,688 bytes  Replrec.dll 04-Oct-2001 01:36                    986,906 bytes  Replsys.sql 04-Oct-2001 01:36                    881,228 bytes  Repltran.sql 26-Aug-2002 22:49  2000.80.679.0     283,208 bytes  Rinitcom.dll 16-Sep-2002 22:31                    390,045 bytes  Securityhotfix.sql 26-Aug-2002 22:49  2000.80.679.0      28,672 bytes  Sqlagent.dll 26-Aug-2002 18:39  2000.80.679.0     311,872 bytes  Sqlagent.exe 28-Aug-2002 16:32  2000.80.679.0      49,152 bytes  Sqlagent.rll 26-Aug-2002 22:49  2000.80.679.0      53,824 bytes  Sqlcmdss.dll 28-Aug-2002 16:40  2000.80.679.0      12,288 bytes  Sqlcmdss.rll 24-Oct-2002 17:37  2000.80.695.0     176,696 bytes  Sqlmap70.dll 08-Jan-2003 19:24  2000.80.723.0   7,475,281 bytes  Sqlservr.exe 01-Nov-2002 18:56  2000.80.698.0      45,644 bytes  Sqlvdi.dll 18-Jan-2002 04:45  2000.80.568.0      29,244 bytes  Ssmslpcn.dll 20-Dec-2002 00:55  2000.80.719.0      82,492 bytes  Ssnetlib.dll 02-Jan-2003 20:12  2000.80.722.0      25,148 bytes  Ssnmpn70.dll 07-Apr-2002 02:08  2000.80.606.0      70,208 bytes  Xplog70.dll 07-Apr-2002 02:08  2000.80.606.0      53,828 bytes  Xpqueue.dll 07-Apr-2002 02:08  2000.80.606.0     156,228 bytes  Xprepl.dll 12-Jul-2002 01:00  2000.80.658.0     279,104 bytes  Xpstar.dll 16-Sep-2002 23:12  2000.80.686.0      98,872 bytes  Xpweb70.dll Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the files may also contain additional files.



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 2000 Service Pack 4.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbsqlserv2000presp4fix kbhotfixserver KB812798

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