FIX: A Full Outer Join with the Same Table May Cause an AV

• Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5

SYMPTOMS

A select statement that does a full outer join on the same table may cause a handled access violation (AV). For this problem to occur, the following conditions must be true:

• The select statement does a full outer join on the same table.



• An ORDER BY clause is also included.



• The query causes a REFORMAT to occur.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do any of the following:

• Remove the ORDER BY clause.



• Use another sorting method.



• Change some indexes on your table to avoid the REFORMAT condition.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. For more information, contact your primary support provider.

Keywords          : kbusage SSrvGen SSrvGPF kbbug6.50 
Version           : 6.5
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbbug 

Last Reviewed: April 9, 1999