Microsoft KB Archive/890768

= FIX: You experience non-convergence in a replication topology when you unpublish or drop columns from a dynamically filtered publication in SQL Server 2000 =

Article ID: 890768

Article Last Modified on 11/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


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

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Bug #: 473152 (SQL Server 8.0)



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



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft SQL Server 2000, you experience non-convergence in a replication topology. This issue occurs when you unpublish and drop columns from a dynamically filtered merge publication.

For a list of previous hotfixes, see the &quot;Microsoft SQL Server 2000 post-Service Pack 3 or Microsoft SQL Server 2000 post-Service Pack 3a hotfixes&quot; section in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

290211 How to obtain the latest SQL Server 2000 service pack



CAUSE
This issue occurs because the sp_repldropcolumn and sp_MSfillupmissingcols stored procedures do not correctly determine the ordinal of a column.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next SQL Server 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, 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.

Prerequisites
This hotfix requires Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3). For more information about how to obtain SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3, 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

You must also have SQL Server 2000 Hotfix build 2000.80.977 installed.

For more information about error messages that you receive when the SQL Server 2000 Post SP3a hotfix build 2000.80.977 is not installed, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

888007 You receive a &quot;The product does not have a prerequisite update installed&quot; error message when you try to install a SQL Server 2000 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix

For more information about the hotfix installer for SQL Server, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

842960 Description of the 32-bit SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000 hotfix installer

Restart information
You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

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

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.

Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 32-bit
  Date         Time   Version        Size        File name ---  04-Dec-2004  02:49  2000.80.994.0     664,128  Autoplt.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      78,400  Console.exe 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     332,352  Ctasksui.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     315,968  Custtask.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      33,340  Dbmslpcn.dll 08-Apr-2004 21:42                    786,432  Distmdl.ldf 08-Apr-2004 21:42                  2,359,296  Distmdl.mdf 30-Sep-2003 22:55                        180  Drop_repl_hotfix.sql 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0   1,905,216  Dtspkg.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     528,960  Dtspump.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0   1,557,052  Dtsui.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     639,552  Dtswiz.dll 30-Sep-2003 22:55                    747,927  Instdist.sql 30-Sep-2003 22:55                      1,581  Inst_repl_hotfix.sql 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     352,828  Isqlw.exe 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      82,492  Itwiz.exe 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      90,692  Msgprox.dll 29-Oct-2004 08:16  8.11.41022.0      226,304  Mssdi98.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      62,024  Odsole70.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:50  2000.80.994.0      25,144  Opends60.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:51                     82,944  Opends60.pdb 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      57,904  Osql.exe 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     279,104  Pfutil80.dll 30-Sep-2003 22:48                    550,780  Procsyst.sql 08-Apr-2004 21:42                     12,305  Qfe469315.sql 08-Apr-2004 21:42                     19,195  Qfe469571.sql 27-Aug-2004 00:14                      5,157  Qfe472197.sql 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     143,940  Qrdrsvc.exe 03-Dec-2004 20:25                  1,136,072  Replmerg.sql 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     221,768  Replprov.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     307,784  Replrec.dll 03-Dec-2004 20:38  2000.80.994.0     159,813  Replres.rll 03-Dec-2004 02:53                  1,088,240  Replsys.sql 30-Sep-2003 22:55                    986,603  Repltran.sql 25-Nov-2004 00:04                         55  Repl_uninstall.sql 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     287,304  Rinitcom.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      78,416  Sdiclnt.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      66,112  Semmap.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      57,916  Semnt.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     492,096  Semobj.dll 03-Dec-2004 21:08  2000.80.994.0     172,032  Semobj.rll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      53,832  Snapshot.exe 30-Sep-2003 22:48                    117,834  Sp3_serv_uni.sql 04-Dec-2004 02:48  2000.80.994.0      28,672  Sqlagent.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     311,872  Sqlagent.exe 04-Dec-2004 02:48  2000.80.994.0     168,001  Sqlakw32.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      33,344  Sqlctr80.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0   4,215,360  Sqldmo.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49                     25,172  Sqldumper.exe 03-Dec-2004 20:23  2000.80.994.0      28,672  Sqlevn70.rll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     156,224  Sqlmaint.exe 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     180,792  Sqlmap70.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     188,992  Sqlmmc.dll 03-Dec-2004 21:16  2000.80.994.0     479,232  Sqlmmc.rll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     401,984  Sqlqry.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      57,920  Sqlrepss.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0   7,716,945  Sqlservr.exe 04-Dec-2004 02:51                 13,337,600  Sqlservr.pdb 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     590,396  Sqlsort.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      45,644  Sqlvdi.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     106,588  Sqsrvres.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      33,340  Ssmsgnet.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      33,340  Ssmslpcn.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      33,340  Ssmsqlgc.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      82,492  Ssnetlib.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      25,148  Ssnmpn70.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     123,456  Stardds.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0     158,240  Svrnetcn.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      76,416  Svrnetcn.exe 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      49,228  Ums.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:51                    132,096  Ums.pdb 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      74,304  Xplog70.dll 04-Dec-2004 02:49  2000.80.994.0      98,872  Xpweb70.dll

Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 64-bit
  Date         Time   Version        Size        File name      Platform --  06-Dec-2004  23:49  2000.80.994.0      56,832  Dbmslpcn.dll   IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:48  2000.80.994.0     528,960  Dtspump.dll    x86 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     185,856  Msgprox.dll    IA-64 29-Oct-2004 08:16  8.11.41022.0      742,912  Mssdi98.dll    IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     151,040  Odsole70.dll 06-Dec-2004 23:50  2000.80.994.0      27,136  Opends60.dll 04-Dec-2004 05:50                     19,880  Opends60.lib 06-Dec-2004 23:48  2000.80.994.0     148,992  Osql.exe 06-Dec-2004 23:48  2000.80.994.0     353,280  Qrdrsvc.exe    IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     534,528  Replprov.dll   IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     769,024  Replrec.dll 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     650,240  Rinitcom.dll   IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     160,768  Semmap.dll 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     132,608  Semnt.dll 06-Dec-2004 23:48  2000.80.994.0      88,576  Snapshot.exe   IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:48  2000.80.994.0      10,240  Sqlagent.dll 06-Dec-2004 23:48  2000.80.994.0   1,055,232  Sqlagent.exe   IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0      90,112  Sqlboot.dll 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0      32,256  Sqlctr80.dll   IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     812,032  Sqldata.dll    IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0  13,845,504  Sqldmo.dll     IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:48                     39,936  Sqldumper.exe  IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:48  2000.80.994.0     493,568  Sqlmaint.exe   IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0      23,040  Sqlmap70.dll   IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     152,064  Sqlrepss.dll   IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0  25,262,592  Sqlservr.exe   IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     616,960  Sqlsort.dll 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     120,320  Sqlvdi.dll     IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     227,328  Sqsrvres.dll 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0      53,760  Ssmslpcn.dll   IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0      59,904  Ssmsqlgc.dll   IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     256,000  Ssnetlib.dll   IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0      20,992  Ssnmpn70.dll   IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     430,080  Svrnetcn.dll   IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     185,856  Svrnetcn.exe   IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     183,296  Xplog70.dll    IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:49  2000.80.994.0     187,392  Xpweb70.dll    IA-64 06-Dec-2004 23:51                      5,065  Hotfix1.inf 21-Jul-2004 17:38  2000.80.962.0      57,904  Osql.exe       x86 30-Sep-2003 22:23  2000.80.760.0     269,824  Sqdedev.dll    IA-64 04-Dec-2004 06:47  2000.80.994.0     146,432  Replres.rll 04-Dec-2004 05:52  2000.80.994.0      19,968  Sqlevn70.rll Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix that contains these files may contain additional files.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
This hotfix will not resolve any non-convergence that is already present in a replication topology. This hotfix is designed to prevent future non-convergence when columns are unpublished and dropped from a dynamically filtered merge publication. To resolve non-convergence that is already present, you must reinitialize the subscriptions.

For more information about the naming schema for SQL Server updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

822499 New naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server software update packages

For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when it corrects software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbsqlserv2000presp4fix kbhotfixserver KB890768

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