Microsoft KB Archive/174688

= BUG: Update to a View with a Column Name Alias Fails Using a Server Side Cursor =

Article ID: 174688

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q174688



BUG #: 17328 (sqlbug_65) BUG #: 56378 (sqlbug_70)



SYMPTOMS
When you update a table column using a view that contains an alias for that column and you are using a server side cursor, you may receive an Error 207 error message:

invalid column name



CAUSE
The error occurs because the server side cursor is called with arguments that reference the column name from the table, instead of the alias name in the view.



WORKAROUND
To avoid the problem use either or both of the following methods:

Do not use a column name alias in the view.

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Do not use a server side cursor.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: odbc unknown field

Keywords: kbbug KB174688

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