SYMPTOMS
A replication agent fails to apply a compressed snapshot to a subscriber.
If you open the cabinet (CAB) file that stores the compressed snapshot, note that at least one BCP file (a file with a .bcp extension) for a user table is missing from the compressed snapshot.
If the compressed snapshot was generated for a Snapshot or Transactional publication, the Distribution Agent encounters an error. If you view the
Distribution Agent Error Details for the failed agent in Replication Monitor, the message in the
Error message pane of the dialog box is:
The process could not bulk copy into table '"dbo"."t1"'.
The
Error details pane will contain text similar to the following:
Unable to open BCP host data-file
(Source: ServerName\InstanceName (ODBC); Error number: S1000)
If the compressed snapshot was generated for a merge publication, the Merge Agent encounters the error. If you open the
Error Details of the Merge Agent dialog box for the failed agent, the
Error message pane of the dialog box contains this text:
The process could not deliver the snapshot to the Subscriber.
The
Error details pane of the same dialog box contains text similar to:
The process could not deliver the snapshot to the Subscriber.
(Source: Merge Replication Provider (Agent); Error number: -2147201001)
The process could not bulk copy into table '"dbo"."t1"'.
(Source: ServerName\InstanceName (Agent); Error number: 20037)
Unable to open BCP host data-file
(Source: ServerName\InstanceName (ODBC); Error number: 0)
NOTE: The table names and server names referenced in the preceding error messages will be different in your environment.
To view the
Distribution Agent Error Details or the
Error Details of the Merge Agent, connect to the server where the respective Distribution Agent or Merge Agent is running. Expand
Replication Monitor, expand
Agents, and expand
Distribution Agents or
Merge Agents accordingly. You can either
right-click the agent in which you are interested, and then click
Error Details from the menu, or double-click the failed agent.
RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone 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 typical support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
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