Article ID: 279804
Article Last Modified on 10/16/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q279804
BUG #: 351128 (SHILOH_bugs)
SYMPTOMS
After you create a constraint on a table that checks multiple columns using a combination of NOT and AND operators, valid inserts into the table may be rejected. The insert may fail with an error message similar to the following:
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
290211 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in SQL Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.
MORE INFORMATION
Here is the script that produces the error:
DROP TABLE #temp SET ansi_nulls OFF GO CREATE TABLE #temp ( x CHAR(1) NOT NULL, y CHAR(1) NULL, CONSTRAINT tbl_temp CHECK (NOT (y = 'P' AND x NOT IN ('R', 'T'))) ) go INSERT #temp (x, y) VALUES ('A', NULL) GO
Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsqlserv2000sp1fix KB279804