Microsoft KB Archive/818406

= FIX: A Transact-SQL query that uses views may fail unexpectedly in SQL Server 2000 SP2 =

Article ID: 818406

Article Last Modified on 10/18/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2

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BUG #: 469518 (SQL Server 8.0)



This bug occurs in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 build 613. If you have installed a fix after you installed SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2 (SP2), you may see this bug.

For additional information about how to determine your version of SQL Server 2000, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

321185 HOW TO: Identify your SQL Server service pack version and edition



SYMPTOMS
When you run a Transact-SQL statement that references many views, the Transact-SQL statement may not be successful. You may receive the following error message:

Server: Msg 4414, Level 16, State 1, Line 1

Could not allocate ancillary table for view or function resolution. The maximum number of tables in a query (256) was exceeded.&quot;



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

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

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this hotfix 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 24-Jan-2003 06:23  2000.80.732.0      29,244  Dbmslpcn.dll 17-Jan-2003 13:53                    786,432  Distmdl.ldf 17-Jan-2003 13:53                  2,359,296  Distmdl.mdf 11-Dec-2002 05:20                        180  Drop_repl_hotfix.sql 02-Jul-2002 03:05  2000.80.650.0     107,088  Impprov.dll 17-Jan-2003 08:03                    774,409  Instdist.sql 11-Dec-2002 05:20                      1,402  Inst_repl_hotfix.sql 20-Aug-2002 03:54  2000.80.679.0     111,172  Logread.exe 15-Dec-2002 10:51  2000.80.717.0      90,692  Msgprox.dll 05-Mar-2003 05:47  2000.80.736.0      62,024  Odsole70.dll 02-Jan-2002 13:29                     18,185  Qfe356326.sql 20-Aug-2002 04:17  2000.80.679.0     135,748  Qrdrsvc.exe 26-Aug-2002 10:19  2000.80.679.0     406,088  Rdistcom.dll 03-Oct-2001 13:06                    437,302  Replcom.sql 20-Aug-2002 04:03  2000.80.679.0     152,136  Replmerg.exe 25-Nov-2002 09:13                  1,004,990  Replmerg.sql 15-Dec-2002 10:51  2000.80.717.0     221,768  Replprov.dll 15-Dec-2002 10:51  2000.80.717.0     303,688  Replrec.dll 22-Jan-2003 06:57                  1,002,101  Replsys.sql 03-Oct-2001 13:06                    881,228  Repltran.sql 26-Aug-2002 10:19  2000.80.679.0     283,208  Rinitcom.dll 16-Sep-2002 10:01                    390,045  Securityhotfix.sql 26-Aug-2002 10:19  2000.80.679.0      28,672  Sqlagent.dll 26-Aug-2002 06:09  2000.80.679.0     311,872  Sqlagent.exe 28-Aug-2002 04:02  2000.80.679.0      49,152  Sqlagent.rll 26-Aug-2002 10:19  2000.80.679.0      53,824  Sqlcmdss.dll 28-Aug-2002 04:10  2000.80.679.0      12,288  Sqlcmdss.rll 14-Jan-2003 09:09  2000.80.725.0     172,600  Sqlmap70.dll 02-May-2003 06:14  2000.80.743.0   7,483,473  Sqlservr.exe 01-Nov-2002 06:26  2000.80.698.0      45,644  Sqlvdi.dll 24-Jan-2003 06:23  2000.80.732.0      29,244  Ssmslpcn.dll 24-Jan-2003 06:23  2000.80.732.0      82,492  Ssnetlib.dll 02-Jan-2003 07:42  2000.80.722.0      25,148  Ssnmpn70.dll 02-May-2003 06:14  2000.80.743.0      49,228  Ums.dll 06-Apr-2002 13:38  2000.80.606.0      70,208  Xplog70.dll 06-Apr-2002 13:38  2000.80.606.0      53,828  Xpqueue.dll 06-Apr-2002 13:38  2000.80.606.0     156,228  Xprepl.dll 11-Jul-2002 12:30  2000.80.658.0     279,104  Xpstar.dll 16-Sep-2002 10:42  2000.80.686.0      98,872  Xpweb70.dll

Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains these 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 of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
A SELECT Transact-SQL statement can reference a maximum of 256 tables. This limit includes the table and the views that are referenced in the statement. The limit also includes the tables and the views that are referenced by a view that is included in the query. Therefore, if a table or a view is referenced more than one time in the query, each reference to the table or the view (or the tables and views that are referenced in the view) counts against this limit. For more information, see the &quot;Maximum Capacity Specifications&quot; topic in SQL Server Books Online.

After you apply this hotfix, the query can reference a maximum of 260 tables and views. Therefore, you may still receive the error message that is mentioned in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article. If you still receive the error message, you may have to break up the query so that a lower number of tables or views is referenced in the query. You can change the view definition in the query to a lower number of tables that are referenced in the view.

