BUG: Concatenating Over 333 Strings Causes Stack Error

Last reviewed: April 28, 1997
Article ID: Q94895

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server version 4.2 for OS/2

BUG# OS/2: 1587 (4.2)

SYMPTOMS

Under SQL Server 4.2 and 4.2a, attempting to concatenate over 333 strings in a TRANSACT-SQL statement will cause the SQL Server to stack fault. This behavior is independent of the length of the strings being concatenated.

WORKAROUND

Systems requiring a large number of string concatenations should structure their queries to either to create a number of intermediate VARCHAR( 255 ) columns and then concatenate these fields, or to perform string concatenation at the front end.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server version 4.2a for OS/2. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words:
Keywords : kbbug4.20 kbother SSrvGPF SSrvServer
Version : 4.2 4.2a
Platform : OS/2
Issue type : kberrmsg

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Last reviewed: April 28, 1997
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