Article ID: 235213
Article Last Modified on 3/10/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2
This article was previously published under Q235213
SYMPTOMS
When you run a four-part name query such as the following
SELECT * FROM LinkedServer name.Catalog.Schema name.Table name
using the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2 from a linked server to DB2 on OS/390, the following error might be reported by the SQL Server:
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version 4.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
215838 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 4.0 Service Pack
WORKAROUND
Use pass-through queries with OPENQUERY or OPENROWSET. For examples of linked server queries to DB2 using OPENQUERY or OPENROWSET, please refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
222937 Creating a Linked Server to DB2 using Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft SNA Server version 4.0 Service Pack 2. This problem was first corrected in SNA Server version 4.0 Service Pack 3.
Additional query words: Mainframe ODBC MSDB2OLE MVS DB2/400
Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsna400sp3fix kbqfe KB235213
