Microsoft KB Archive/828308

= FIX: An Internet Explorer script error occurs when you access metadata information by using DTS in SQL Server Enterprise Manager =

Article ID: 828308

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
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

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Bug #: 470167 (SQL Server 8.0)



Microsoft SQL Server 2000 fixes are distributed as one downloadable file. Because the fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included in the previous SQL Server 2000 fix release.



SYMPTOMS
When you try to access the metadata information for a table or a column by using Data Transformation Services (DTS) in SQL Server Enterprise Manager, you may receive a Microsoft Internet Explorer script error message that is similar to the following:

Cannot use parentheses when calling a Sub

This problem may occur if Internet Explorer 6.0 or later is installed on your computer.



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 26-Aug-2003 07:46  2000.80.854.0     528,960  Dtspump.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 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 04-Aug-2003 05:47                    550,780  Procsyst.sql 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 13-Aug-2003 03:58                  1,086,797  Replsys.sql 13-Aug-2003 03:58                    986,603  Repltran.sql 29-Jul-2003 07:43  2000.80.819.0     492,096  Semobj.dll 31-May-2003 05:57  2000.80.818.0     172,032  Semobj.rll 05-Aug-2003 08:36                    127,884  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 02-Sep-2003 14:26  2000.80.857.0     188,992  Sqlmmc.dll 02-Sep-2003 10:33  2000.80.857.0     479,232  Sqlmmc.rll 07-Feb-2003 18:10  2000.80.765.0      57,920  Sqlrepss.dll 02-Sep-2003 14:27  2000.80.857.0   7,598,161  Sqlservr.exe 25-Jul-2003 09:14  2000.80.845.0     590,396  Sqlsort.dll 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 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 one of the following methods:  Use the sp_addextendedproperty system stored procedure to update the metadata information for the objects. For more information about the sp_addextendedproperty system stored procedure, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa259572(SQL.80).aspx

 Run Meta Data Services as a stand-alone Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in, and then use Meta Data Browser to view or to update the metadata information for the objects. To access the metadata information, you must register the SQL Server msdb system database in Meta Data Browser. The msdb system database contains the repository tables to support the management and storage of SQL Server metadata. For more information about using Meta Data Browser, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa972302(SQL.80).aspx





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 the problem, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start SQL Server Enterprise Manager.
 * 2) In the left pane, expand the node that corresponds to the instance of SQL Server, and then expand Data Transformation Services.
 * 3) Right-click Meta Data, and then click Import Metadata.
 * 4) In the Connection Properties dialog box, click an appropriate data source in the Data Source list.
 * 5) Specify the server name, the authentication method, and the database that you want to connect to the data source.
 * 6) Click OK.

Note You may notice that the metadata information is imported and displayed in the right pane.
 * 1) In the right pane, expand the database name, and then expand the database owner name.
 * 2) In the list of tables that appears under the database owner name, click a table name.

You may receive the Internet Explorer script error message.

For additional information, 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

Additional query words: IE script error repgeneral.htm

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbfix kbscript kbqfe kbdatabase kbsqlserv2000presp4fix kbsnapin kbhotfixserver KB828308

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