FIX: ANSI Join with DATEDIFF in the SELECT List May Cause Error 8624 (230268)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server 7.0

This article was previously published under Q230268

BUG #: 55297 (SQLBUG_70)

SYMPTOMS

A SELECT query involving DATEDIFF, AGGREGATE, and ANSI SQL-92 join syntax may receive the following error message:

Server: Msg 8624 , Level 16 , State 7 , Line 1
Internal SQL Server Error

WORKAROUND

To avoid the error message, use the ( *=, =*, or =) Transact-SQL join syntax.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server 7.0. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 2 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

254561 INF: How to Obtain Service Pack 2 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 KB230268