FIX: "Degree of Derived Table" Error When Using Table Name in Select List (228943)

SELECT customer.customer_ID, customer.name FROM customer
				

SELECT a.name FROM customer a
				

RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

The QFE is for the MDAC 2.1 GA stack. The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date      Time    Version      Size    File name     Platform
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   4/10/99           02.573.4104  138KB   msorcl32.dll

				

NOTE: If you are installing this QFE onto a Windows 95 computer, or a computer with the original release of Windows 98, please read the information included in Migrate.exe, which is included in the download.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use coded SQL UPDATE statements to send your data to the database if your SELECT statement contains table names in the field list.