FIX: Failed Server-Side Retail Assertion in Merge Replication with SQL Server CE Clients (290082)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (all editions)

This article was previously published under Q290082

BUG #: 236115 (SHILOH_BUGS)

SYMPTOMS

The following publisher-side retail assertion may appear in the SQL Server error log of a SQL Server 2000 publisher with multiple SQL Server 2000 Windows CE merge replication clients:

SQL Server Assertion: File: <tr_rechost.cpp>, Line = 558
Failed Assertion = 'NULL == pRSCB->pServerError'.

This assertion will most likely occur when multiple subscribers are synchronizing concurrently.

CAUSE

This failed assertion is caused by an internal SQL Server memory leak.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in SQL Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	11/6/2003
Keywords:	kbBug kbfix kbSQLServ2000sp1fix KB290082