BUG: "If" or "Where Exists" Statemnents Report Syntax Error

Last reviewed: May 2, 1997
Article ID: Q151609

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

If an "If Exists" or "Where Exists" statement returns more than one column, it will report a syntax error near a comma (,).

CAUSE

The following statement will cause the error:

if exists(select au_lname, au_fname from authors)

   print 'if'

else

   print 'else'

WORKAROUND

If you change the statement to only return au_lname, the query will successfully compile.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.0. This problem does not occur in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5.

Additional query words:
Keywords : kbbug6.00
Version : 6.0
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 2, 1997
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