Article ID: 813759
Article Last Modified on 11/2/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Workgroup Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (Windows)
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition 64-bit
BUG #: 363798 (SHILOH_BUGS)
SYMPTOMS
A SELECT statement may perform slowly if:
- Two tables are involved in the query.
- One or both join columns contain a large number of NULL values.
- You use a merge join to join the two tables.
RESOLUTION
Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, 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
Hotfix information
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. SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2 This hotfix build is designed to apply on a server that is running SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2:
Date Time Version Size File name -------------------------------------------------------------- 24-Jan-2003 10:53 2000.80.732.0 29,244 Dbmslpcn.dll 17-Jan-2003 18:23 786,432 Distmdl.ldf 17-Jan-2003 18:23 2,359,296 Distmdl.mdf 11-Dec-2002 09:50 180 Drop_repl_hotfix.sql 02-Jul-2002 07:35 2000.80.650.0 107,088 Impprov.dll 11-Dec-2002 09:50 1,402 Inst_repl_hotfix.sql 17-Jan-2003 12:33 774,409 Instdist.sql 20-Aug-2002 08:24 2000.80.679.0 111,172 Logread.exe 15-Dec-2002 15:21 2000.80.717.0 90,692 Msgprox.dll 06-Apr-2002 18:08 2000.80.606.0 62,024 Odsole70.dll 02-Jan-2002 17:59 18,185 Qfe356326.sql 20-Aug-2002 08:47 2000.80.679.0 135,748 Qrdrsvc.exe 26-Aug-2002 14:49 2000.80.679.0 406,088 Rdistcom.dll 03-Oct-2001 17:36 437,302 Replcom.sql 20-Aug-2002 08:33 2000.80.679.0 152,136 Replmerg.exe 25-Nov-2002 13:43 1,004,990 Replmerg.sql 15-Dec-2002 15:21 2000.80.717.0 221,768 Replprov.dll 15-Dec-2002 15:21 2000.80.717.0 303,688 Replrec.dll 22-Jan-2003 11:27 1,002,101 Replsys.sql 03-Oct-2001 17:36 881,228 Repltran.sql 26-Aug-2002 14:49 2000.80.679.0 283,208 Rinitcom.dll 16-Sep-2002 14:31 390,045 Securityhotfix.sql 26-Aug-2002 14:49 2000.80.679.0 28,672 Sqlagent.dll 26-Aug-2002 10:39 2000.80.679.0 311,872 Sqlagent.exe 28-Aug-2002 08:32 2000.80.679.0 49,152 Sqlagent.rll 26-Aug-2002 14:49 2000.80.679.0 53,824 Sqlcmdss.dll 28-Aug-2002 08:40 2000.80.679.0 12,288 Sqlcmdss.rll 14-Jan-2003 13:39 2000.80.725.0 172,600 Sqlmap70.dll 31-Jan-2003 18:30 2000.80.733.0 7,479,377 Sqlservr.exe 01-Nov-2002 10:56 2000.80.698.0 45,644 Sqlvdi.dll 24-Jan-2003 10:53 2000.80.732.0 29,244 Ssmslpcn.dll 24-Jan-2003 10:53 2000.80.732.0 82,492 Ssnetlib.dll 02-Jan-2003 12:12 2000.80.722.0 25,148 Ssnmpn70.dll 06-Apr-2002 18:08 2000.80.606.0 70,208 Xplog70.dll 06-Apr-2002 18:08 2000.80.606.0 53,828 Xpqueue.dll 06-Apr-2002 18:08 2000.80.606.0 156,228 Xprepl.dll 11-Jul-2002 17:00 2000.80.658.0 279,104 Xpstar.dll 16-Sep-2002 15:12 2000.80.686.0 98,872 Xpweb70.dll
SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3 This hotfix build is designed to apply on a server that is running SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3:
Date Time Version Size File name -------------------------------------------------------------- 08-Feb-2003 05:43 786,432 Distmdl.ldf 08-Feb-2003 05:43 2,359,296 Distmdl.mdf 30-Jan-2003 01:55 180 Drop_repl_hotfix.sql 30-Jan-2003 05:18 746,470 Instdist.sql 30-Jan-2003 01:55 1,402 Inst_repl_hotfix.sql 08-Feb-2003 06:40 2000.80.765.0 90,692 Msgprox.dll 08-Feb-2003 03:53 1,065,895 Replmerg.sql 08-Feb-2003 06:40 2000.80.765.0 221,768 Replprov.dll 08-Feb-2003 06:40 2000.80.765.0 307,784 Replrec.dll 30-Jan-2003 05:18 1,084,318 Replsys.sql 08-Feb-2003 06:40 2000.80.765.0 176,696 Sqlmap70.dll 08-Feb-2003 06:40 2000.80.765.0 57,920 Sqlrepss.dll 08-Feb-2003 06:41 2000.80.765.0 7,528,529 Sqlservr.exe 08-Feb-2003 06:40 2000.80.765.0 45,644 Sqlvdi.dll 08-Feb-2003 06:40 2000.80.765.0 82,492 Ssnetlib.dll
Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains these files may also contain additional files.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4.
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