DOCUMENT:Q277894  19-JUL-2001  [sna]
TITLE   :Consecutive Inserts to DB2 from SQL Server by way of Linked Serv
PRODUCT :Microsoft SNA Server
PROD/VER::4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbsna400sp2 kbsna400sp3 kbSNA400sp4fix kbSNA400PreSP4fix

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2, versions 4.0 SP2, 4.0 SP3 
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SYMPTOMS
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When a Linked Server to DB2 is configured by using the Microsoft OLE DB Provider
for DB2 from Microsoft SQL Server, and INSERT statements are issued in a loop,
the following error message may be reported:

   Could not open table '<DB2 table name>' from OLE DB provider
   'DB2OLEDB'. Unknown provider error.

   -or-

   OLE DB provider 'DB2OLEDB' reported an error. The provider did not give any
   information about the error.

RESOLUTION
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To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SNA Server 4.0. For
additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:

   Q215838 How to Obtain the Latest SNA Server Version 4.0 Service Pack



STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SNA Server version 4.0
Service Pack 2 (SP2) and 4.0 SP3.

This problem was first corrected in SNA Server 4.0 Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION
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To reproduce this problem, configure a Linked Server to DB2 from SQL Server by
using DB2OLEDB, and then run the following script from Query Analyzer:

   DECLARE @CTR INT
   SELECT @CTR = 10
   WHILE (SELECT @CTR) < 100
   BEGIN
   INSERT INTO LinkedServerName.CatalogName.SchemaName.TableName (COL1) VALUES
   (@CTR)
   PRINT @CTR
   SELECT @CTR = @CTR + 1
   END

Additional query words: DB2/400 AS/400 MVS OS/390 MSDB2OLE ODBC ADO BULK OPERATION sp2 sp3

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Keywords          : kbsna400sp2 kbsna400sp3 kbSNA400sp4fix kbSNA400PreSP4fix 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbOLEDBSearch kbOLEDBProvDB2400SP2 kbOLEDBProvDB2400SP3 kbOLEDBProvSearch
Version           : :4.0 SP2,4.0 SP3
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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