BUG: Opening Cursor on a Local Temp Table May Fail with Msg 16

Last reviewed: April 10, 1997
Article ID: Q161434

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server, version 6.5

BUG #: 16401 (NT: 6.5)

SYMPTOMS

When you declare a cursor with an order by clause on a local temporary table, you may receive the following error message when you open the cursor:

   Msg 16919, Level 16, State 1
   Cannot open cursor--referenced object (NAME NOT RECOVERABLE) dropped
   already

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, run the DECLARE and OPEN cursor statements in the same batch.

STATUS

Microsoft 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.

Additional query words:
Keywords : kbbug6.50 kbusage SSrvTran_SQL
Version : 6.5
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 10, 1997
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