BUG: DBCC MEMUSAGE Error

• Microsoft SQL Server version 4.2 for OS/2

SYMPTOMS

Executing the command "DBCC MEMUSAGE" does not display the memory usage results, and returns only the message:

   DBCC execution completed. If DBCC printed error messages,
   see your System Administrator.

CAUSE

SQL Server incorrectly evaluates the DBCC MEMUSAGE command when it is issued in all uppercase characters. Issuing the DBCC MEMUSAGE command in all uppercase characters suppresses the memory-usage statistics. Other DBCC commands, such as CHECKALLOC, CHECKDB, CHECKCATALOG, and DBREPAIR all function correctly, regardless of whether they are issued in uppercase or lowercase characters.

WORKAROUND

To avoid this problem, always issue the DBCC MEMUSAGE command in lowercase characters ("dbcc memusage"). If the command has already been issued in all uppercase characters, issuing it in all lowercase characters returns the correct results. You can then issue the command in uppercase or lowercase characters, returning the proper results for the remainder of that user's connection.

STATUS

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