FIX: Updates in Browse Mode Applications Can Cause AVs

Last reviewed: April 8, 1997
Article ID: Q153542

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server, version 6.5

BUG# 15587

SYMPTOMS

If a DB-Library browse mode client updates a row and the row has changed since the client selected the row, a handled exception of the client thread on the SQL Server can occur.

WORKAROUND

Convert the application to use normal locking or cursors.

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 2 for Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. For more information, contact your primary support provider.

MORE INFORMATION

The access violation occurs when the timestamp values compared with the TSEQUAL function are not equal.

Additional query words: timestamp handled exception tsequal dbqual
Keywords : kbbug6.50 kbfix6.50.sp2
Version : 6.5
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 8, 1997
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