Microsoft KB Archive/825025

= FIX: You Cannot Synchronize Between a Replication Publisher and a Replication Republisher =

Article ID: 825025

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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BUG #: 356627 (SQL Server 8.0)



SYMPTOMS
If you have a republisher (also known as a publishing subscriber) that has the same name as the original publisher, and you make schema changes to an article on the original publisher, the subscriber may not synchronize with the republisher. You may receive an error message that is similar to one of the following in the agent history of the republisher:  

The row was inserted at < > but could not be inserted at < >. Procedure or function sp_ins_< > has too many arguments specified.

 

The row was updated at < > but could not be updated at < >. Procedure or function sp_upd_< > has too many arguments specified.



Additionally, if you run a trace session by using SQL Profiler on the computer where the republisher is running, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following in the trace window:

Error: 8144, Severity: 16, State: 2 ( Procedure or function %.*ls has too many arguments specified.)



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 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 ---  31-May-2003  06:15  2000.80.818.0      78,400  Console.exe 24-Jun-2003 12:31  2000.80.818.0      33,340  Dbmslpcn.dll 24-Apr-2003 13:42                    786,432  Distmdl.ldf 24-Apr-2003 13:42                  2,359,296  Distmdl.mdf 29-Jan-2003 13:25                        180  Drop_repl_hotfix.sql 23-Jun-2003 10:10  2000.80.837.0   1,557,052  Dtsui.dll 23-Jun-2003 10:10  2000.80.837.0     639,552  Dtswiz.dll 23-Apr-2003 14:21                    747,927  Instdist.sql 02-May-2003 13:26                      1,581  Inst_repl_hotfix.sql 07-Feb-2003 18:10  2000.80.765.0      90,692  Msgprox.dll 31-Mar-2003 13:37                      1,873  Odsole.sql 04-Apr-2003 13:16  2000.80.800.0      62,024  Odsole70.dll 07-May-2003 08:11  2000.80.819.0      25,144  Opends60.dll 02-Apr-2003 09:18  2000.80.796.0      57,904  Osql.exe 02-Apr-2003 10:45  2000.80.797.0     279,104  Pfutil80.dll 22-May-2003 10:27                     19,195  Qfe469571.sql 11-Jul-2003 04:34                  1,084,147  Replmerg.sql 04-Apr-2003 09:23  2000.80.798.0     221,768  Replprov.dll 07-Feb-2003 18:10  2000.80.765.0     307,784  Replrec.dll 11-Jul-2003 04:26                  1,085,925  Replsys.sql 31-May-2003 12:31  2000.80.818.0     492,096  Semobj.dll 31-May-2003 05:57  2000.80.818.0     172,032  Semobj.rll 28-May-2003 11:59                    115,944  Sp3_serv_uni.sql 31-May-2003 12:31  2000.80.818.0   4,215,360  Sqldmo.dll 07-Apr-2003 05:14                     25,172  Sqldumper.exe 19-Mar-2003 05:50  2000.80.789.0      28,672  Sqlevn70.rll 01-Jul-2003 11:48  2000.80.834.0     180,736  Sqlmap70.dll 07-Feb-2003 18:10  2000.80.765.0      57,920  Sqlrepss.dll 10-Jul-2003 09:30  2000.80.840.0   7,553,105  Sqlservr.exe 07-Feb-2003 18:10  2000.80.765.0      45,644  Sqlvdi.dll 24-Jun-2003 12:31  2000.80.818.0      33,340  Ssmslpcn.dll 31-May-2003 12:31  2000.80.818.0      82,492  Ssnetlib.dll 31-May-2003 12:31  2000.80.818.0      25,148  Ssnmpn70.dll 31-May-2003 12:31  2000.80.818.0     158,240  Svrnetcn.dll 31-May-2003 06:29  2000.80.818.0      76,416  Svrnetcn.exe 30-Apr-2003 11:22  2000.80.816.0      45,132  Ums.dll 01-Jul-2003 11:49  2000.80.834.0      98,816  Xpweb70.dll 23-Jun-2003 10:10  2000.80.837.0   1,557,052  Dtsui.dll 23-Jun-2003 10:10  2000.80.837.0     639,552  Dtswiz.dll 02-Apr-2003 09:18  2000.80.796.0      57,904  Osql.exe 02-Apr-2003 10:45  2000.80.797.0     279,104  Pfutil80.dll 31-May-2003 12:31  2000.80.818.0     492,096  Semobj.dll 31-May-2003 05:57  2000.80.818.0     172,032  Semobj.rll 31-May-2003 12:31  2000.80.818.0   4,215,360  Sqldmo.dll 07-Apr-2003 05:14                     25,172  Sqldumper.exe 31-May-2003 12:31  2000.80.818.0     158,240  Svrnetcn.dll 31-May-2003 06:29  2000.80.818.0      76,416  Svrnetcn.exe

Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains these files may also contain additional files.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use a different name for the republisher and the original publisher.



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.This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4.



Steps to Reproduce the Problem
To reproduce this problem, follow these steps.

Note To reproduce the problem, you must have a central publisher, a republisher, and a subscriber.  Set up a publication named &quot;A&quot; to act as a central publisher. Set up a push subscription from the central publisher.</li> On the subscriber that you set up in step 2, set up a publication that has the same name as the central publisher (&quot;A&quot;) to act as a republisher.</li> Set up a push subscription from the republisher to a subscriber.</li> Make sure that the initial snapshots are applied on each subscriber.</li> On the central publisher, add a column to the published table. For more information about how to add a column, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa237127(SQL.80).aspx

</li> Insert a row in the published table on the central publisher.</li> Run the Merge Agent on the central publisher to synchronize the data with the republisher.</li> Click the publisher, and then view the conflicts.

You may receive one of the error messages that are mentioned in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section of this article.</li></ol>

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbsqlserv2000presp4fix kbreplication kbhotfixserver KB825025

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