BUG: Table Populated With Zeros in the Identity ColumnLast reviewed: March 17, 1998Article ID: Q155795 |
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15661 (sql 6.00) SYMPTOMSWhen you Insert into a table with an identity column using either
Select with "order by" and an outer join -or- Select with distinct and an outer jointhe table becomes populated with zeros in the identity column.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
MORE INFORMATIONThe left outer join syntax also results in the problem mentioned above. The "order by" clause must be present and the column "ordered by" must not be in Select list. The following is a sample query:
Insert into tabl(id) select authors.au_id from authors ,titleauthor where authors.au_id *= titleauthor.au_id order by authors.au_lname go select * from tbl go Keywords : kbbug6.50 SSrvProg kbprg Version : 6.5 Platform : WINDOWS |
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