FIX: RPC Using SQL_PARAM_OUTPUT and SQL_PARAM_DEFAULT May Cause AV (223257)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0

This article was previously published under Q223257

BUG #: 54840 (SQLBUG_70)

SYMPTOMS

The SQL Server process may experience multiple exceptions, generally access violations (AVs), and/or may stop unexpectedly if the first invocation of a given procedure is an SQL remote procedure call (RPC) event using the SQL_PARAM_OUTPUT and SQL_PARAM_DEFAULT bindings during initial submittal.

WORKAROUND

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

Update the application to avoid the use of the SQL_PARAM_DEFAULT option.

-or-
Drop and re-create the procedure, adding the WITH RECOMPILE directive to the creation script. The following is an example:
```
create procedure spTest @strData char(80) = "RD"
WITH RECOMPILE
as
begin
   select 1
end
```

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server 7.0. Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server 7.0. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 1 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

232570INF: How to Obtain Service Pack 1 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0

For more information, contact your primary support provider.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	3/14/2006
Keywords:	kbBug kbfix KB223257