FIX: @@language Value Can Be Truncated After Changing Value

ID: Q196771

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server version 7.0

BUG #: 53101 (SQLBUG_70)

SYMPTOMS

If SET LANGUAGE is used to change a client's current language setting or @@LANGUAGE to a language with a shorter name and then back to the original language, @@LANGUAGE is truncated to the length of the shorter language name plus one byte.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server version 7.0. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 1 for Microsoft SQL Server version 7.0. For information about downloading and installing the latest SQL Server Service Pack, see http://support.microsoft.com/support/sql/.

For more information, contact your primary support provider.

MORE INFORMATION

If a client changes from "us_english" to "german" and back to "us_english", @@LANGUAGE contains "us_engl" rather than "us_english".

Additional query words: prodsql


Keywords          : kbbug7.00 kbSQLServ700bug kbSQLServ700sp1fix 
Version           : winnt:7.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: June 7, 1999