Fix: An error in a remote procedure call does not roll back the local operation (834720)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Evaluation Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Workgroup Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition 64 bit
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition 64-bit
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Microsoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2000 fixes as one file that you can download. Because the fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that are included with the previous SQL Server 2000 fix release.

SYMPTOMS

If a distributed transaction is opened, and a remote procedure call in that transaction fails and rolls back, later changes that are made at the local server in the scope of the distributed transaction may successfully commit although the changes should have rolled back.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 How to obtain the latest SQL Server 2000 service pack

Hotfix information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time   Version              Size  File name
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   31-May-2003  18:45  2000.80.818.0      78,400  Console.exe      
   28-Oct-2003  04:21  2000.80.873.0     315,968  Custtask.dll     
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0      33,340  Dbmslpcn.dll     
   25-Apr-2003  02:12                    786,432  Distmdl.ldf
   25-Apr-2003  02:12                  2,359,296  Distmdl.mdf
   30-Jan-2003  01:55                        180  Drop_repl_hotfix.sql
   12-Sep-2003  03:26  2000.80.859.0   1,905,216  Dtspkg.dll       
   26-Aug-2003  20:16  2000.80.854.0     528,960  Dtspump.dll      
   23-Jun-2003  22:40  2000.80.837.0   1,557,052  Dtsui.dll        
   23-Jun-2003  22:40  2000.80.837.0     639,552  Dtswiz.dll       
   24-Apr-2003  02:51                    747,927  Instdist.sql
   03-May-2003  01:56                      1,581  Inst_repl_hotfix.sql
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0      90,692  Msgprox.dll      
   01-Apr-2003  02:07                      1,873  Odsole.sql
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0      62,024  Odsole70.dll     
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0      25,144  Opends60.dll     
   30-Jan-2004  16:28  2000.80.911.0      57,904  Osql.exe         
   02-Apr-2003  23:15  2000.80.797.0     279,104  Pfutil80.dll     
   04-Aug-2003  18:17                    550,780  Procsyst.sql
   12-Sep-2003  00:37                     12,305  Qfe469315.sql
   22-May-2003  22:57                     19,195  Qfe469571.sql
   30-Jan-2004  01:16                  1,090,380  Replmerg.sql
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0     221,768  Replprov.dll     
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0     307,784  Replrec.dll      
   29-Jan-2004  23:24  2000.80.911.0     159,813  Replres.rll
   06-Sep-2003  00:00                  1,087,150  Replsys.sql
   13-Aug-2003  16:28                    986,603  Repltran.sql
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0     287,304  Rinitcom.dll     
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0      57,916  Semnt.dll        
   29-Jul-2003  20:13  2000.80.819.0     492,096  Semobj.dll       
   31-May-2003  18:27  2000.80.818.0     172,032  Semobj.rll
   02-Jan-2004  19:42  2000.80.904.0      53,832  Snapshot.exe     
   09-Dec-2003  20:07                    117,834  Sp3_serv_uni.sql
   30-Jan-2004  16:28  2000.80.911.0      28,672  Sqlagent.dll     
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0     311,872  Sqlagent.exe     
   07-Jan-2004  22:38  2000.80.905.0     126,976  Sqlakw32.dll     
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0   4,215,360  Sqldmo.dll       
   07-Apr-2003  17:44                     25,172  Sqldumper.exe    
   29-Jan-2004  23:17  2000.80.911.0      28,672  Sqlevn70.rll
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0     180,792  Sqlmap70.dll     
   03-Sep-2003  02:56  2000.80.857.0     188,992  Sqlmmc.dll       
   02-Sep-2003  23:03  2000.80.857.0     479,232  Sqlmmc.rll
   22-Oct-2003  00:08  2000.80.871.0     401,984  Sqlqry.dll       
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0      57,920  Sqlrepss.dll     
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0   7,610,449  Sqlservr.exe     
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0     590,396  Sqlsort.dll      
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0      45,644  Sqlvdi.dll       
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0     106,588  Sqsrvres.dll     
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0      33,340  Ssmslpcn.dll     
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0      82,492  Ssnetlib.dll     
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0      25,148  Ssnmpn70.dll     
   28-Oct-2003  04:21  2000.80.873.0     123,456  Stardds.dll      
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0     158,240  Svrnetcn.dll     
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0      76,416  Svrnetcn.exe     
   30-Apr-2003  23:52  2000.80.816.0      45,132  Ums.dll          
   30-Jan-2004  16:29  2000.80.911.0      98,872  Xpweb70.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 the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4.

MORE INFORMATION

The following remote stored procedure fails with a "divide-by-zero" error message: 
	CREATE PROCEDURE p_TESTNAME_STATEMENTABORT
	AS
	BEGIN
		SELECT 1/0
	END
When you execute this stored procedure remotely in a distributed transaction, later operations may succeed, although the error in the remote procedure should roll back the whole distributed transaction:
BEGIN distributed TRAN
	EXEC [cmathews10\sql2ksp3].master.dbo.p_TESTNAME_STATEMENTABORT
	SELECT @@error
COMMIT TRAN
go

Server: Msg 8134, Level 16, State 1, Line 0
Divide by zero error encountered.
The transaction active in this session has been committed or aborted by another session.
            
----------- 
8134

(1 row(s) affected)

Server: Msg 3902, Level 16, State 1, Line 0
The COMMIT TRANSACTION request has no corresponding BEGIN TRANSACTION.
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBNETLIB]ConnectionCheckForData (CheckforData()).
Server: Msg 11, Level 16, State 1, Line 0
General network error. Check your network documentation.

Connection Broken
The SET XACT_ABORT ON statement does not correct this behavior. This behavior may be intermittent.

REFERENCES

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/25/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbQFE kbSQLServ2000preSP4fix kbfix kbbug KB834720 kbAudITPRO kbAudDeveloper
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