Microsoft KB Archive/172615

= BUG: Sp_cursor: The Parameter 'Table' Is Invalid with Long Database Names =

Article ID: 172615

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 Q172615



BUG #: 17157 (NT)



SYMPTOMS
If a client application references a table using the database..tablename syntax and requests server side cursors, (not a Transact-SQL ANSI cursor) the following error will occur when performing an insert into the database..tablename, if the combination of database plus tablename is greater than 28 characters:

Msg 16902, Level 16, State 1

sp_cursor: The parameter 'table' is invalid



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do any one of the following:


 * Limit the length of your database plus tablename to less than or equal to 28 characters.
 * If your application only references one database, reference the table by the tablename, and do not use the database..tablename syntax.
 * Have your application use ODBC cursors instead of server side cursors.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: table name

Keywords: kbbug kbprogramming kbusage kbsqlserv650bug KB172615

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