Article ID: 247056
Article Last Modified on 3/14/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q247056
BUG #: 55934 (SQLBUG_70)
SYMPTOMS
When you run a SELECT statement to retrieve data from a view, the following error message may appear:
This error may occur if the following conditions are true:
- The view was created using a UNION clause.
-and-
- The SELECT statement used to retrieve data from the view has a subquery in its WHERE clause.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, try one of the following:
- Query the table rather than the view.
- Avoid creating the view with the UNION clause.
- Avoid using a subquery in the WHERE clause.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server 7.0. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 2 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
254561 INF: How to Obtain Service Pack 2 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0
For more information, contact your primary support provider.
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce the Problem
The following script demonstrates the problem:
Create Table table1(a int, b int)
go
Create Table table2(c int, d int)
go
Create View view1 as
Select a, b From table1
Union
Select a, b From table1
go
--The following query reproduces the error
Select a From view1 where
a <> (select c from table2 where d = b) and
a <> (select c from table2 where d = b)
go
Additional query words: Error 8630;
Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB247056
