FIX: A SELECT with a Large GROUP BY Clause May Return Error 614

Last reviewed: June 27, 1997
Article ID: Q165756

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server, version 6.5

BUG #: 16675 (6.5)

SYMPTOMS

Doing a SELECT that contains a large GROUP BY list may result in error 614 and termination of the client session. The following is error 614:

   Msg 614, Level 21, State 1
   A row on page %ld was accessed that has an illegal length of %d in
   database '%.*s'.
   The SQL Server is terminating this process.

You may experience this problem if the total length of the columns making up the GROUP BY clause exceeds 512 bytes.

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

Keywords : kbbug6.50 SSrvErrLog SSrvGen
Version : 6.5
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug
Resolution Type : kbfix

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Last reviewed: June 27, 1997
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