BUG: HDR Hangs When You Transfer Decimal Data to SQL DateTime Column Using BCP

ID: Q182074

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5
Microsoft Host Data Replicator, version 1.0

BUG #: WINDOWS NT:237 (1.0)

SYMPTOMS

Host Data Replicator (HDR) stops responding when you use the bulk copy program (BCP) to transfer a DB2 Decimal (8,0) field to a SQL Server datetime data field.

WORKAROUND

To avoid this problem, do not transfer DB2 Decimal (8,0) data to SQL Server datetime fields.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Host Data Replicator version 1.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Effective immediately, Microsoft has granted exclusive marketing and distribution rights to StarQuest Software for Host Data Replicator 1.1, a software utility for replicating among heterogeneous databases. Microsoft will not be offering this product or any future versions to its customers. StarQuest has renamed the product to StarQuest Data Replicator. Please refer to the following link for more information:

http://www.microsoft.com/sna/guide/starqst.asp?A=2&B=7

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Additional query words: crash crashes hang hangs replicater repl replication

Keywords : SSrvRep kbbug1.00
Version : WINDOWS:1.0; WINNT:6.5
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug