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FIX: A Join Returning a NULL in a Smallint Column May Cause AV

Article ID: 159444

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2003

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition

This article was previously published under Q159444

BUG #: 15183 (Windows: 6.50)

SYMPTOMS

A join that returns a NULL in a smallint column may result in a thread level access violation (AV).

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use CONVERT to change the datatype from a smallint value to an integer.

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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