FIX: LOAD TRAN May Fail With Handled AV

Last reviewed: April 8, 1997
Article ID: Q150894

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server, version 6.5

BUG#: 14952 (6.50)

SYMPTOMS

LOAD TRANSACTION may fail with the errors:

  udwritem: Operating system error 6(The handle is invalid.) on device ....
  ex_testhandle: stack overflow, top=0x17a7f10, end=0x17a7f10
  EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION

The actual stack of the AV in this case can be many different places. The SQL Server may now become unresponsive and have to be restarted. The database being loaded will have to be recreated.

CAUSE

If there are many open transactions at the time of the DUMP TRANSACTION, the DUMP cannot be LOADed because of the above errors.

WORKAROUND

DUMP the database and re-sync the transaction logs.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 1 for Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. For more information, contact your primary support provider.

Additional query words: sql65 load tran ex_testhandle
Keywords : kbbug6.50 kbfix6.50.sp1 kbusage SSrvProg
Version : 6.5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kberrmsg

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Last reviewed: April 8, 1997
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