Article ID: 896425
Article Last Modified on 6/1/2006
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
Bug #: 20000136 (SQL Server 8.0)
Microsoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2000 fixes as one downloadable file. Because the fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2000 fix release.
Article contents
SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft SQL Server 2000, the Transact-SQL BULK INSERT statement silently skips insert attempts when the column is defined as NOT NULL for an INT, SMALLINT, or BIGINT data type.
This problem occurs when you run the BULK INSERT statement on a character-mode bulk import and when the data value is NULL for the NOT NULL integer-defined column. When the BULK INSERT statement runs, the row that contains the NULL column value is not added to the table, and the row is not counted against the maximum error (MAXERRORS) value.
Note In a character-mode import file, a NULL value is represented as one or more SPACE characters (" ").
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RESOLUTION
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next SQL Server 2000 service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
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Prerequisites
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3)
For more information about how to obtain SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3, 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
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 hotfix build 8.00.1007
Restart information
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.
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Hotfix file information
This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.
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, 32-bit versions
Date Time Version Size File name ----------------------------------------------------------- 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 664,128 Autoplt.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 78,400 Console.exe 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 332,352 Ctasksui.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 315,968 Custtask.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 33,340 Dbmslpcn.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 1,905,216 Dtspkg.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 528,960 Dtspump.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 41,536 Dtsrun.exe 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 1,557,052 Dtsui.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 639,552 Dtswiz.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 102,992 Impprov.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 352,828 Isqlw.exe 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 82,492 Itwiz.exe 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 90,692 Msgprox.dll 31-Dec-2004 19:16 8.11.41022.0 226,304 Mssdi98.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 62,024 Odsole70.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 25,144 Opends60.dll 30-Mar-2005 02:24 17,576 Opends60.lib 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 57,904 Osql.exe 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 279,104 Pfutil80.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 143,940 Qrdrsvc.exe 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 221,768 Replprov.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 307,784 Replrec.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 287,304 Rinitcom.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 78,416 Sdiclnt.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 66,112 Semmap.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 57,916 Semnt.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 492,096 Semobj.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 53,832 Snapshot.exe 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 28,672 Sqlagent.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 311,872 Sqlagent.exe 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 168,001 Sqlakw32.dll 30-Mar-2005 02:00 4,352 Sqlakw32.lib 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 33,344 Sqlctr80.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 815,676 Sqldata.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 4,215,360 Sqldmo.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:29 25,172 Sqldumper.exe 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 156,224 Sqlmaint.exe 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 180,792 Sqlmap70.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 188,992 Sqlmmc.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 401,984 Sqlqry.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 57,920 Sqlrepss.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 7,721,041 Sqlservr.exe 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 590,396 Sqlsort.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 45,644 Sqlvdi.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 106,588 Sqsrvres.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 33,340 Ssmsgnet.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 33,340 Ssmslpcn.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 33,340 Ssmsqlgc.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 33,340 Ssmssnet.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 82,492 Ssnetlib.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 25,148 Ssnmpn70.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 123,456 Stardds.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 158,240 Svrnetcn.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:29 2000.80.1017.0 76,416 Svrnetcn.exe 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 49,228 Ums.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 74,304 Xplog70.dll 30-Mar-2005 03:30 2000.80.1017.0 98,872 Xpweb70.dll 31-Dec-2004 19:15 8.0.21213.0 352,256 Msvcr71.dll 31-Dec-2004 19:15 2000.80.796.0 57,904 Osql.exe 31-Dec-2004 19:15 2000.80.534.0 127,548 Sqdedev.dll 31-Dec-2004 19:15 2000.80.194.0 180,290 Sqlunirl.dll 30-Mar-2005 01:58 2000.80.1017.0 159,813 Replres.rll 30-Mar-2005 02:18 2000.80.1017.0 172,032 Semobj.rll 30-Mar-2005 01:50 2000.80.1017.0 28,672 Sqlevn70.rll 30-Mar-2005 02:11 2000.80.1017.0 479,232 Sqlmmc.rll
SQL Server 2000, 64-bit version
Date Time Version Size File name Platform ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 56,832 Dbmslpcn.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 528,960 Dtspump.dll x86 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 244,736 Impprov.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 185,856 Msgprox.dll IA-64 31-Dec-2004 19:10 8.11.41022.0 742,912 Mssdi98.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 151,040 Odsole70.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:20 2000.80.1017.0 27,136 Opends60.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 03:41 19,880 Opends60.lib 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 148,992 Osql.exe IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 353,280 Qrdrsvc.exe IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 534,528 Replprov.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 769,024 Replrec.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 650,240 Rinitcom.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 160,768 Semmap.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 132,608 Semnt.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 88,576 Snapshot.exe IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 10,240 Sqlagent.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 1,055,232 Sqlagent.exe IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 90,112 Sqlboot.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 32,256 Sqlctr80.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 812,032 Sqldata.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 13,845,504 Sqldmo.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 39,936 Sqldumper.exe IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 493,568 Sqlmaint.exe IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 23,040 Sqlmap70.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 152,064 Sqlrepss.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:20 2000.80.1017.0 25,257,984 Sqlservr.exe IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 616,960 Sqlsort.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 120,320 Sqlvdi.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 227,328 Sqsrvres.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 53,760 Ssmslpcn.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 59,904 Ssmsqlgc.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:20 2000.80.1017.0 256,000 Ssnetlib.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:20 2000.80.1017.0 20,992 Ssnmpn70.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:20 2000.80.1017.0 430,080 Svrnetcn.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:19 2000.80.1017.0 185,856 Svrnetcn.exe IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:20 2000.80.1017.0 183,296 Xplog70.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 10:20 2000.80.1017.0 187,392 Xpweb70.dll IA-64 31-Dec-2004 19:10 2000.80.962.0 57,904 Osql.exe x86 31-Dec-2004 19:10 2000.80.760.0 269,824 Sqdedev.dll IA-64 30-Mar-2005 04:08 2000.80.1017.0 146,432 Replres.rll 30-Mar-2005 03:44 2000.80.1017. 19,968 Sqlevn70.rll
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WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods:
- Use the BCP utility (Bcp.exe) to import the same file. When you do this, the NULL value insert is rejected and you receive an error message.
- Change the column definition to allow for NULL values in the column.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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MORE INFORMATION
This hotfix updates the BULK INSERT statement to detect NULL inserts for column data types INT, SMALLINT, and BIGINT from a character mode import file. When a NULL insert occurs, you will now receive an error message that is similar to the following:
Note NULL insert attempts in columns that are defined as NOT NULL cause the termination of the command and the rollback of the pending rows in the batch.
Additionally, the BULK INSERT statement has been updated to match the behavior of the BCP utility when the statement parses signed integer data types that contain SPACE characters between the sign and the data value. For example, when you try to import the column value of "- 2", the BULK INSERT statement in versions earlier than this hotfix (8.00.1017) inserted a value of -2 and the BCP utility would flag a data conversion error.
With this hotfix, the BULK INSERT statement behavior is now the same as the BCP utility behavior. Therefore, when you run the BULK INSERT statement on a column value of "- 2", you will now receive an error message that is similar to the following:
For more information about the naming schema for SQL Server updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
822499 New naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server software update packages
For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when it corrects software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
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