Article ID: 240888
Article Last Modified on 9/6/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 5a
This article was previously published under Q240888
BUG #: 18825 (SQLBUG_65)
SYMPTOMS
The ANSI_PADDING attribute of a CHAR column is ignored when you use a subquery in an INSERT statement. The subquery statement uses two tables to copy one table to another. For the source table, ANSI_PADDING is set OFF and for the destination table ANSI_PADDING is set ON. For an example of this behavior, see the MORE INFORMATION section of this article.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the CONVERT function in the subquery for the ANSI_PADDING attribute to take effect. An example of this would be:
insert into tabpo select convert( char(10), col01 ) from tabpf
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server version 6.5. This problem has been corrected in the Post Service Pack 5a Update for Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. To install the Post Service Pack 5a Update, you must have either SQL Server 6.5 SP5 or SP5a installed.
For information about how to download and install the SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 5a, refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
197177 INF: How to Obtain SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 5a
If you already have SQL Server 6.5 SP5 or SP5a installed, you can download the Post SP5a Update from the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
274036 INF: How to Obtain SQL Server 6.5 Post Service Pack 5a Update
For more information, contact your primary support provider.
MORE INFORMATION
The following script reproduces the problem:
set ansi_padding on
go
create table tabpo ( col01 char(10) null )
go
insert into tabpo values ( 'A' )
go
select len(col01), col01+'#' from tabpo
go
set ansi_padding off
go
create table tabpf ( col01 char(10) null )
go
insert into tabpf values ( 'A' )
go
select len(col01), col01+'#' from tabpf
go
insert into tabpo select col01 from tabpf
go
select len(col01), col01+'#' from tabpo
go
The results of the above script are:
(1 row(s) affected)
----------- -----------
10 A #
(1 row(s) affected)
(1 row(s) affected)
----------- -----------
1 A#
(1 row(s) affected)
(1 row(s) affected)
----------- -----------
10 A #
1 A#
(2 row(s) affected)
Additional query words: sp sp5a
Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB240888
