FIX: Analysis Services Client Application Memory Usage Grows Each Time You Run a Query (320719)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services

This article was previously published under Q320719
BUG #: 12783 (plato7x)

SYMPTOMS

When you run a Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) query that uses the Descendants function to retrieve members of a parent-child dimension with the Non-Leaf data visible property set to true, the working set for the client application that is issuing the query continues to grow each time the query runs. This problem occurs even if you run the same query multiple times.

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

NOTE: The following hotfix was created before the release of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3.

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
 Date         Time       Version        Size       File name   
 -------------------------------------------------------------

 19-MAR-2002  13:57 PM       8.0.0.601  4,043,328  Msmddo80.dll
 19-MAR-2002  13:56 PM       8.0.601.0  1,008,192  Msmdgd80.dll
 19-MAR-2002  12:53 PM       8.0.601.0  1,774,148  Msmdsrv.exe
 19-MAR-2002  13:57 PM       8.0.601.0  2,024,016  Msolap80.dll
 18-APR-2001  12:23 AM   2000.80.382.0    815,676  Sqldata.dll
 19-MAR-2002  13:56 PM   2000.80.534.0    590,396  Sqlsort.dll 
				
NOTE: Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains these files may also contain additional files.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services.
This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/15/2004
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbSQLServ2000preSP3fix kbSQLServ2000sp3fix KB320719