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FIX: Error 8158 Caused by Create View Statement

Article ID: 157746

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2003

APPLIES TO

This article was previously published under Q157746
BUG #: 15976 (SQL 6.5)

SYMPTOMS

When you issue a create view statement with a view column list, a correlated subquery, and a group by clause, the SQL Server may incorrectly produce the following error message:
Msg 8158, Level 16, State 1
'View_name' has more columns than were specified in column name list.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do one of the following:
  • Correct the view to drop the column list.

    -or-
  • Do not use either the correlated subquery or group by.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 2 for Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. For more information, contact your primary support provider.

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