FIX: AV Declaring a Cursor Involving Conversion to Bit

 Last reviewed: April 9, 1997
Article ID: Q155182
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft SQL Server, version 6.5

SYMPTOMS

If you declare a non-insensitive cursor, which involves selecting a value converted to the bit datatype, a handled Access Violation occurs.

WORKAROUND

Do not convert to the bit datatype or declare the cursor as INSENSITIVE.

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 following script can cause a handled access violation:

create table X (C1 bit not null) go

declare X_cursor cursor for 

   select convert(bit, 0) from X
go

Additional query words: AV SCROLL READ ONLY UPDATE OF
Keywords : kbbug6.50 kbfix6.50.sp2 kbprg SSrvProg
Version : 6.5
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 9, 1997
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