Microsoft KB Archive/810688

= FIX: Merge Agent Can Resend Changes for Filtered Publications =

Article ID: 810688

Article Last Modified on 11/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Workgroup Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (Windows)
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition 64-bit

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BUG #: 363211 (SHILOH_BUGS)



SYMPTOMS
Changes that SQL Server downloads to a subscriber can be sent back (uploaded) to the publisher on the next subsequent synchronization, even though there were no changes made to the rows at the subscriber. This is not expected behavior. After SQL Server downloads a row from a publisher, the row must not be uploaded to the publisher on a subsequent synchronization, unless the row was modified. This problem can occur under the following circumstances:
 * A merge publication contains articles that use subset filters and join filters.
 * A new row is inserted in a table that participates in a join filter, or an existing row is updated such that the row and its related rows move to a new partition.
 * In the process of expanding the subscriber's partition to find rows related to the newly inserted or updated row through join filters, the Merge Agent finds rows that must be sent to the subscriber that do not have a corresponding entry in the msmerge_contents table.

Note that this problem does not result in any data inconsistencies at the publisher.



Service pack information
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 How to obtain the latest SQL Server 2000 service pack

Hotfix information
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.

SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2
This hotfix build is designed to be applied on a server that is running SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2:   Date         Time   Version         Size             File name -

18-Jan-2002 04:45  2000.80.568.0      29,244 bytes  Dbmslpcn.dll 30-Aug-2002 21:08                    786,432 bytes  Distmdl.ldf 30-Aug-2002 21:08                  2,359,296 bytes  Distmdl.mdf 11-Dec-2002 17:50                        180 bytes  Drop_repl_hotfix.sql 02-Jul-2002 15:35  2000.80.650.0     107,088 bytes  Impprov.dll 19-Jul-2002 16:56                    774,516 bytes  Instdist.sql 11-Dec-2002 17:50                      1,402 bytes  Inst_repl_hotfix.sql 20-Aug-2002 16:24  2000.80.679.0     111,172 bytes  Logread.exe 29-Nov-2002 20:07  2000.80.711.0      90,692 bytes  Msgprox.dll 07-Apr-2002 02:08  2000.80.606.0      62,024 bytes  Odsole70.dll 03-Jan-2002 01:59                     18,185 bytes  Qfe356326.sql 20-Aug-2002 16:47  2000.80.679.0     135,748 bytes  Qrdrsvc.exe 26-Aug-2002 22:49  2000.80.679.0     406,088 bytes  Rdistcom.dll 04-Oct-2001 01:36                    437,302 bytes  Replcom.sql 20-Aug-2002 16:33  2000.80.679.0     152,136 bytes  Replmerg.exe 25-Nov-2002 21:43                  1,004,990 bytes  Replmerg.sql 29-Nov-2002 20:07  2000.80.711.0     221,768 bytes  Replprov.dll 29-Nov-2002 20:07  2000.80.711.0     303,688 bytes  Replrec.dll 04-Oct-2001 01:36                    986,906 bytes  Replsys.sql 04-Oct-2001 01:36                    881,228 bytes  Repltran.sql 26-Aug-2002 22:49  2000.80.679.0     283,208 bytes  Rinitcom.dll 16-Sep-2002 22:31                    390,045 bytes  Securityhotfix.sql 26-Aug-2002 22:49  2000.80.679.0      28,672 bytes  Sqlagent.dll 26-Aug-2002 18:39  2000.80.679.0     311,872 bytes  Sqlagent.exe 28-Aug-2002 16:32  2000.80.679.0      49,152 bytes  Sqlagent.rll 26-Aug-2002 22:49  2000.80.679.0      53,824 bytes  Sqlcmdss.dll 28-Aug-2002 16:40  2000.80.679.0      12,288 bytes  Sqlcmdss.rll 24-Oct-2002 17:37  2000.80.695.0     176,696 bytes  Sqlmap70.dll 11-Dec-2002 19:42  2000.80.715.0   7,467,089 bytes  Sqlservr.exe 01-Nov-2002 18:56  2000.80.698.0      45,644 bytes  Sqlvdi.dll 18-Jan-2002 04:45  2000.80.568.0      29,244 bytes  Ssmslpcn.dll 04-Dec-2002 23:34  2000.80.712.0      82,492 bytes  Ssnetlib.dll 27-Nov-2002 01:14  2000.80.709.0      25,148 bytes  Ssnmpn70.dll 07-Apr-2002 02:08  2000.80.606.0      70,208 bytes  Xplog70.dll 07-Apr-2002 02:08  2000.80.606.0      53,828 bytes  Xpqueue.dll 07-Apr-2002 02:08  2000.80.606.0     156,228 bytes  Xprepl.dll 12-Jul-2002 01:00  2000.80.658.0     279,104 bytes  Xpstar.dll 16-Sep-2002 23:12  2000.80.686.0      98,872 bytes  Xpweb70.dll

SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3
This hotfix build is designed to be applied on a server that is running SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3:   Date         Time   Version         Size             File name ---  08-Feb-2003  05:43                    786,432 bytes  Distmdl.ldf 08-Feb-2003 05:43                  2,359,296 bytes  Distmdl.mdf 30-Jan-2003 01:55                        180 bytes  Drop_repl_hotfix.sql 30-Jan-2003 05:18                    746,470 bytes  Instdist.sql 30-Jan-2003 01:55                      1,402 bytes  Inst_repl_hotfix.sql 08-Feb-2003 06:40  2000.80.765.0      90,692 bytes  Msgprox.dll 08-Feb-2003 03:53                  1,065,895 bytes  Replmerg.sql 08-Feb-2003 06:40  2000.80.765.0     221,768 bytes  Replprov.dll 08-Feb-2003 06:40  2000.80.765.0     307,784 bytes  Replrec.dll 30-Jan-2003 05:18                  1,084,318 bytes  Replsys.sql 08-Feb-2003 06:40  2000.80.765.0     176,696 bytes  Sqlmap70.dll 08-Feb-2003 06:40  2000.80.765.0      57,920 bytes  Sqlrepss.dll 08-Feb-2003 06:41  2000.80.765.0   7,528,529 bytes  Sqlservr.exe 08-Feb-2003 06:40  2000.80.765.0      45,644 bytes  Sqlvdi.dll 08-Feb-2003 06:40  2000.80.765.0      82,492 bytes  Ssnetlib.dll Note: Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the files may also contain additional files.

For this fix to take affect, you must either:


 * Drop, and then re-create the publication that is experiencing the problem. If you use this method, all the subscribers must re-subscribe.

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 * Generate a new snapshot. If you use this method, you must reinitialize all the subscribers.

Note: You must apply this fix to all the nodes in the merge replication topology.



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 2000 Service Pack 4.



MORE INFORMATION
This bug does not result in any data inconsistencies.

This hotfix is also available in the MS03-031 security patch. For additional information about the MS03-031 security patch, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

821277 MS03-031: Security patch for SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbsqlserv2000presp4fix kbhotfixserver KB810688

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