FIX: Linked Index Server Query Through OLE DB Provider with OR Clause Reports Error 7349 (281185)

SYMPTOMS

If these conditions are true:

You have a linked server that uses a provider, which supports the IRowsetIndex interface.
A query is run using the four part naming convention.
The query contains an OR in the WHERE clause.

This error message occurs:

Server: Msg 7349, Level 16, State 2, Line 1
OLE DB provider '<Providername>' could not set range for table '[<LinkedServerName>]..[<SchemaName>].[<TableName>]' because of column '<ColumnName>'.Could not convert the data value due to reasons other than sign mismatch or overflow.

CAUSE

SQL Server opens two IRowsets on the provider and mistakenly passes the second condition in the WHERE clause to the first condition's IAccessor.

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

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 7.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

274799 INF: How to Obtain Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server 7.0. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

274799 INF: How to Obtain Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0

For more information, contact your primary support provider. Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in SQL Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.