FIX: Incorrect results from sysprocesses with SQL Server 7.0 ODBC driver when connected to SQL Server 6.5 (194665)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5
Microsoft SQL Server 7.0

This article was previously published under Q194665

BUG #: 17693 (SQLBUG_65)

SYMPTOMS

If connected to a version 6.5 SQL Server, any query containing the login_time or last_batch columns from the sysprocesses table and submitted using a 7.0 ODBC driver (3.70.xxxx) will return incorrect results for these columns.

CAUSE

These columns are incorrectly described as char(8) rather than datetime; however, the TDS stream actually returns them as datetime data.

In version 7.0, the on-disk format for datetime data is different than in version 6.5, which results in the data being garbled during the transfer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server 6.5. This problem has been corrected in Service Pack 5a for Microsoft SQL Server 6.5.For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

197177 INF: How to Obtain SQL Server 6.5 Service Pack 5a

For more information, contact your primary support provider.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	3/14/2006
Keywords:	kbBug kbfix kbSQLServ650sp5fix KB194665