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lfmn
Posting Yak Master

141 Posts

Posted - 2002-02-14 : 09:59:39
I've run into a bug and I was wondering if anyone else has seen it. It has happened approx 12 -15 times in the past two months. I'm running SQL Server 7 with service pac 2.

The problem first occured when I would run sp_helptext on a proc. I would copy the text from the lower query analyzer window and paste it into another analyzer window, rename it and try create the proc with a new name, but would get an error. After checking, I would find that either there was a carriage return in the middle of a word, or there was a letter missing from a word.

Today, I encountered a new (but I think related) problem. I ran a stored procedure which I hadn't run for several months and received an error message. After tracking down the bug, I found that the letter i was missing from the word if in one of my if statements.

If anyone has seen this problem, or knows of a fix, I would appreciate your help.

cursors are like hammers - sometimes you have to use them, but watch your thumb!

chadmat
The Chadinator

1974 Posts

Posted - 2002-02-14 : 11:43:23
How about this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q273009&id=281642&SD=MSKB

-Chad

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lfmn
Posting Yak Master

141 Posts

Posted - 2002-02-14 : 12:31:19
that's the problem. thanks.

I'm a microsoft developer and I try to support Microsoft, but to say that the work-around is to not use query analyzer ??????????????

cursors are like hammers - sometimes you have to use them, but watch your thumb!
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Doug G
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

331 Posts

Posted - 2002-02-14 : 13:00:22
The page also says the problem is fixed with sp3


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ToddV
Posting Yak Master

218 Posts

Posted - 2002-02-14 : 16:56:56
If you can not install sp3, perhaps you can fix things up by just getting a copy of sp_helptext from sp3. Maybe create an sp_helptext2. THe bug was probably in there (although it could have been with syscomments).

Just an idea.

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