Microsoft KB Archive/326559

= FIX: SSCE Replication Client Agent Stops Responding with Merge of Large Text or Image =

Article ID: 326559

Article Last Modified on 2/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition

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This article was previously published under Q326559



BUG #: 4484 (SSCE)



SYMPTOMS
When you use merge replication to move a large text or image column from a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 publisher to a SQL Server 2000 Windows CE Edition (SQL Server CE) subscriber (download phase), the Windows CE application that is performing the synchronization may appear to stop responding. No error is returned, and the client application never returns from the synchronization operation.



CAUSE
The merge fails because there is not enough program memory on the Windows CE device in which to store the large text or image binary large object data. When an out of memory condition occurs during this operation, the client-side merge replication object may enter an infinite spin instead of returning an error.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The English version of this fix 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     Platform --

24-May-2002 19:10  1.1.4124.0  238,148 bytes  Ssceca10.dll  ARMSA1100 24-May-2002 18:54  1.1.4124.0  261,700 bytes  Ssceca10.dll  MIPSR4100 24-May-2002 19:03  1.1.4124.0  200,257 bytes  Ssceca10.dll  SH3 NOTE: Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the files may also contain additional files.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
This hotfix build includes two changes. The first change lets the merge process use memory more efficiently when SQL Server CE moves large text or image data. The second change prevents an infinite loop when you experience an out of memory condition.

This fix makes it possible to replicate larger text or image values than was previously possible; however, the maximum size of these objects is still constrained by the amount of memory on the device. If there is not enough free program memory on the device to synchronize a large text or image field, you receive SQL Server CE message protocol error number 29510 (SSCE_M_STREAMNOTEXHAUSTED, or &quot;Stream was not exhausted&quot;).

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