BUG: SELECT from More Than 224 Columns Fails w/Column Permission

ID: Q174855

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5

SYMPTOMS

Selecting from a table with 224 or more columns fails with the following error message if a user has column-level permission:

   Msg 230, Level 14, State 1
   SELECT permission denied on column Column224 of object TestTable1,
   database test, owner dbo

WORKAROUND

If the user is given SELECT permission on all columns, then he or she can select from individual columns.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in 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:

Keywords          : kbusage SSrvAdmin kbbug6.50 
Version           : WINNT:6.5
Platform          : winnt
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: October 22, 1997