FIX: Query Analyzer Hangs After You Drag & Drop Files Into the Query Editor and You Close One of the Newly Created Windows (291235)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Evaluation Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q291235
BUG #: 352404 (SHILOH_BUGS)

SYMPTOMS

If you drag and drop more than 50 files at one time into the Editor pane of the Query Analyzer, a new query editor opens for each of the files. If you then attempt to close one of the windows by clicking the Close button of the query window, Query Analyzer may stop responding (hang). When you are using a Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98-based computer, the Query Analyzer may generate a General Protection Fault or blue screen instead.

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

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in SQL Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

MORE INFORMATION

In the specific reproduction scenario on file for this bug 75 script files, totaling about 239 kilobytes (KB) of text, were shared from a second computer. To reproduce the problem, follow these steps:
  1. Open the SQL Query Analyzer and make one connection to SQL Server server.
  2. Open Microsoft Windows Explorer, connect to the Sharepoint, highlight the files, and then drag & drop the files into the Query editor of Query Analyzer.
  3. Click the Close button of one of the Query editor windows to close the window. Note that you may have to repeat this step a few times.
RESULT: Query Analyzer stops responding (hangs).
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/29/2004
Keywords:kbBug kbfix kbSQLServ2000sp1fix KB291235
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