BUG: Sp_cursor: The Parameter 'Table' Is Invalid with Long Database Names
Article ID: 172615
Article Last Modified on 10/3/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q172615
BUG #: 17157 (NT)
SYMPTOMS
If a client application references a table using the database..tablename
syntax and requests server side cursors, (not a Transact-SQL ANSI cursor)
the following error will occur when performing an insert into the
database..tablename, if the combination of database plus tablename is
greater than 28 characters:
Msg 16902, Level 16, State 1
sp_cursor: The parameter 'table' is invalid
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, do any one of the following:
- Limit the length of your database plus tablename to less than or equal
to 28 characters.
- If your application only references one database, reference the table by
the tablename, and do not use the database..tablename syntax.
- Have your application use ODBC cursors instead of server side cursors.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server
version 6.5. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words: table name
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