BUG: Err 4408 Generates Communication Link Failure, Connection

ID: Q180745

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server, version 6.5
Microsoft Open Database Connectivity, versions 2.5 and 3.0

BUG #: 17795 (6.5)

SYMPTOMS

If you perform a join on a multitable view and it exceeds the 16-table limit, including worktables, an ODBC client will receive the error message:

   MessageText = "[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]The
   query and the views in it exceed the limit of 16 tables."

Any additional query on the same statement or on a new statement using the version 3.50.305 SQL Server driver will generate the error message:

   MessageText = "[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]Connection failure"

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, drop the current connection and reconnect the client.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server Driver versions 2.65.0252 and 3.50.305. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords          : SSrvProg 
Version           : WinNT:2.65.0252,3.50.250
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: February 21, 1998