Microsoft KB Archive/279296

= FIX: Using ALTER TABLE to Change Column Type Can Result in Unexpected NULL Values on INSERT =

Article ID: 279296

Article Last Modified on 11/6/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q279296



BUG #: 236443 (shiloh_bugs)



SYMPTOMS
If the column type of a table is changed by using an ALTER TABLE statement, a subsequent INSERT statement may incorrectly insert a NULL value instead of the value supplied in the INSERT statement.



RESOLUTION
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 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack

Hotfix
NOTE: The following hotfix was created prior to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Version       File name     Platform

8.00.217     S80217i.exe   Intel NOTE: Due to file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the above files may also contain additional files.



WORKAROUND
Create a new table with desired column types and copy the original table into the new table.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft SQL Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbsqlserv2000sp1fix KB279296

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