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FIX: ANSI Join in Exists Clause Causes Parser Error 403

Article ID: 158685

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2003

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q158685

BUG #: 15735 (6.5)

SYMPTOMS

Using an ANSI JOIN together with a correlated subquery inside an EXISTS clause returns the parser error 403:

Invalid operator for datatype op: UNKNOWN TOKEN type: varchar

WORKAROUND

Use a join expression in a WHERE clause instead.

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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