FIX: Snapshot Agent for Merge Publication May Fail with 107 Error (298951)

SYMPTOMS

When you run the Snapshot Agent for a merge publication that has join filters and column partitions (also referred to as "vertical partitions" or "vertical filters"), the Snapshot Agent may fail with the following 107 error message:

"The column prefix '%.*ls' does not match with a table name or alias name used in the query".

CAUSE

While creating the snapshot, the sp_MSpublicationview stored procedure fails when creating a view that references the table names used in the join_filter clause:

( view name = <publication name> + '_' + <article_name> + '_VIEW' )

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft 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

Hotfix

NOTE: The following hotfix was created prior to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time    Size       File name  
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   03/26/2001   08:22p     3,298   Readme.txt

   03/26/2001   06:26p   952,448   Replmerg.sql

NOTE: Due to file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains the preceding files may also contain additional files.