Microsoft KB Archive/912459

= FIX: Error message when you query data from a SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services database by using the HTTP protocol: &quot;Xml Parsing failed&quot; =

Article ID: 912459

Article Last Modified on 7/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services

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BUG #: 163 (SQL Hotfix), BUG #: 409031 (SQLBUDT)



''Microsoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2005 fixes as one downloadable file. Because the fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2005 fix release.''



This article describes the following about this hotfix release:
 * The issues that are fixed by this hotfix package
 * The prerequisites for applying this hotfix package
 * Whether you must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix package
 * Whether this hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
 * Whether you must make any registry changes after you apply this hotfix package
 * The files that are contained in this hotfix package



SYMPTOMS
When you query data from a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services database by using the HTTP protocol, you may receive an error message that is similar to the following:

Xml Parsing failed at line 1, column 0: A document must contain exactly one root element.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2005. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

913089 How to obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2005

Prerequisites
You must have SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart information
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix. However, this hotfix stops and then restarts the Analysis Services service. If you have configured SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services for HTTP access, you have to stop Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and then restart it after the installation is finished. If you have installed SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services as a named instance, you must stop the SQL Server Browser service because the Msmdredir.dll component of the SQL Server Browser service is updated when you apply this hotfix.

Registry information
You do not have to change the registry after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix file information
This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain of all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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.

SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services, Itanium architecture version


STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1.



MORE INFORMATION
The installer for this hotfix will replace the Msmdpump.dll file in the following folder:



If you copied the Msmdpump.dll file to another location when you configured SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services for HTTP access, you will have to manually copy the updated Mdmdpump.dll file to that location.

Note  is a placeholder for the drive where you installed SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services. is a placeholder of the corresponding instance ID for the instance of SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services that is currently running. To determine the instance ID for the SQL Server Analysis Services, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start SQL Server Configuration Manager.
 * 2) In the right pane, double-click SQL Server Analysis Services(MSSQLSERVER) or your named instance of SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services.
 * 3) Click the Advanced tab, and then note the Instance ID information.

