BUG: Four-part Name Linked Server Queries Fail Against DB2 for OS/390

ID: Q235213

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2, version 4.0 SP2

SYMPTOMS

When you run a four-part name query such as the following

SELECT * FROM LinkedServer name.Catalog.Schema name.Table name

using the Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2 from a linked server to DB2 on OS/390, the following error might be reported by the SQL Server:

Server: Msg 7314, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
OLE DB provider 'DB2OLEDB' does not contain table 'Schema name.Table name'.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server version 4.0. For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q215838 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 4.0 Service Pack

WORKAROUND

Use pass-through queries with OPENQUERY or OPENROWSET. For examples of linked server queries to DB2 using OPENQUERY or OPENROWSET, please refer to the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q222937 Creating a Linked Server to DB2 using Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SNA Server version 4.0 Service Pack 2. This problem was first corrected in SNA Server version 4.0 Service Pack 3.

Additional query words: Mainframe ODBC MSDB2OLE MVS DB2/400

Keywords : sna4sp3fix
Version : WINDOWS:4.0 SP2
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug