Microsoft KB Archive/165559

= FIX: Error 403 on Select w/ Nested Subqueries, Sums, and Groups =

Article ID: 165559

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q165559



BUG #: 16381 (6.50)



SYMPTOMS
While you are running a complex query consisting of a select with a number of nested subqueries, aggregate functions such as sum and/or count, and a 'group by' clause, you may receive the following error message:

Msg 403, Level 16, State 1

Invalid operator for datatype op: UNKNOWN TOKEN type: decimal



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, avoid running such complex queries described above.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. For more information, contact your primary support provider.

Additional query words: transact

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