BUG: SQL Server Web Assistant Causes Stack Overflow

• Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5

SYMPTOMS

When you run SQL Server in Windows NT 3.51 and use the SQL Server Web Assistant over TCP/IP sockets or Multi-Protocol network library, a stack overflow occurs. The Web Assistant reports that a task has been created to build the web page, but no such task is created. The error log reports that an EXCEPTION_STACK_OVERFLOW has been raised.

WORKAROUND

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

• Do not use the TCP/IP sockets or Multi-Protocol network library with the SQL Server Web Assistant
  
  -or-



• Upgrade to Windows NT 4.0.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: AV sp_makewebtask xp_makewebtask

Keywords          : kbnetwork SSrvWeb kbbug6.50 
Version           : 6.5
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : 

Last Reviewed: April 2, 1999