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FIX: An access violation occurs when you run the SqlCeEngine.Verify method to check for the consistency of a database in SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition or in SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition

Article ID: 936978

Article Last Modified on 11/19/2007

APPLIES TO

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition

Bug #: 50001182 (SQL Hotfix)

Microsoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2005 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 2005 fix release.

SUMMARY

This article describes the following about this hotfix release:

The issues that are fixed by the hotfix package
The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package
Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
Whether you must make any registry changes
The files that are contained in the hotfix package

SYMPTOMS

When you run the SqlCeEngine.Verify method in the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0, an access violation occurs. This problem occurs when you run the SqlCeEngine.Verify method to check for the consistency of a database in one of the following products:

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition

RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that this article describes. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites

You must have one of the following products installed to apply this hotfix:

SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition
SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition

Restart information

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Registry information

You do not have to change the registry.

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 item in Control Panel.

File name	File version	File size	Date	Time	Platform
Sqlce30.dev.enu.wce4.armv4i.cab	Not Applicable	305,066	25-Apr-2007	21:59	Not Applicable
Sqlce30.repl.wce4.armv4i.cab	Not Applicable	737,074	25-Apr-2007	21:59	Not Applicable
Sqlce30.wce4.armv4i.cab	Not Applicable	1,596,518	25-Apr-2007	21:59	Not Applicable

After you install these .cab files, the DLLs for SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition are version 3.0.5300.01.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

MORE INFORMATION

If you are running SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition, uninstall SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition, and then apply this hotfix. This hotfix upgrades the installation of SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition to SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition. For more information about how to program a SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition application and about how to maintain a SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition application, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

920700 An introduction to SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition

If you are running SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, uninstall SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition, and then apply this hotfix.

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 software update terminology, 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

For more information about similar issues, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

936487 FIX: Managed applications that use SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition 3.1 may stop unexpectedly on Windows Mobile 5.0 ARMV4i-compatible devices if the location of the SQL Server Compact Edition DLLs changes