Query Processor Error after SP4

Hi All
We have a database with approx. 460 tables linked to a foreign key (UserID)
in a table called Users. After installing SQL SP4, when trying to delete an
unreferenced entry in the Users table (even using Enterprise Manager), we get
the following error: "[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Internal
Query Processor Error: The query processor encountered an unexpected error
during execution."
Using the same database on a SP3a SQL server, it works fine.
Thanks in advance
Johan Fourie
Hi,
Johan Fourie,
Did u restarted ur sql services after installation of sp4.
hope this help
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killer
|||Hi Johan,
Thanks for your post.
From your descriptions, I understood you SELECT statements will report the
error message after applied SP4. If I have misunderstood your concern,
please feel free to point it out.
Based on my knowledge, SQL Server SP4 should fix a related error message.
Please refer the KB for more detailed information.
FIX: Internal Query Processor Error 8623 When Microsoft SQL Server Tries to
Compile a Plan for a Complex Query
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/818729
Is it possible for you to reproduce it on Northwind database? Would you
please generate a sample table, with which I could reproduct it on my side?
Any more error logs on your side? I understand the information may be
sensitive to you, my direct email address is v-mingqc@.online.microsoft.com
(please remember to remove "online" before click SEND as it's only for
SPAM), you may send the sample script file to me directly and I will keep
secure.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation. If you have any questions or
concerns, don't hesitate to let me know. We are always here to be of
assistance!
Sincerely yours,
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Microsoft Online Partner Support
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|||Yes, we did many reboots since the upgrade to SP4
Thanks
Johan Fourie
"doller" wrote:

> Hi,
> Johan Fourie,
> Did u restarted ur sql services after installation of sp4.
> hope this help
> from
> killer
>
|||Hi Michael
Ok, from SQL Query Analyzer the following command "DELETE FROM Users WHERE
UserID = 19" returns the following error: "Server: Msg 8630, Level 17, State
34, Line 1
Internal Query Processor Error: The query processor encountered an
unexpected error during execution."
I do not think it would be possible to simulate this problem on the
Northwind database as you need many FK links to the affected table. As you
can see, it is actually not a complex query, but SQL must determine whether
the entry being deleted is in use by one of the FK relationships (>460)
Thanks and much appreciated
Johan Fourie
"Michael Cheng [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi Johan,
> Thanks for your post.
> From your descriptions, I understood you SELECT statements will report the
> error message after applied SP4. If I have misunderstood your concern,
> please feel free to point it out.
> Based on my knowledge, SQL Server SP4 should fix a related error message.
> Please refer the KB for more detailed information.
> FIX: Internal Query Processor Error 8623 When Microsoft SQL Server Tries to
> Compile a Plan for a Complex Query
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/818729
> Is it possible for you to reproduce it on Northwind database? Would you
> please generate a sample table, with which I could reproduct it on my side?
> Any more error logs on your side? I understand the information may be
> sensitive to you, my direct email address is v-mingqc@.online.microsoft.com
> (please remember to remove "online" before click SEND as it's only for
> SPAM), you may send the sample script file to me directly and I will keep
> secure.
> Thank you for your patience and cooperation. If you have any questions or
> concerns, don't hesitate to let me know. We are always here to be of
> assistance!
>
> Sincerely yours,
> Michael Cheng
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so
> that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
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> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
|||Hi Johan,
Thanks for the quick response.
It is very strange the SP4 enroll this new error message. I would like to
check it further. Is it possible for you to send me sample tables or sample
databases? (mdb file or the scripts with your tables)
I understand the information must be sensitive to you. Alternatively, to
efficiently troubleshoot a this issue, we recommend that you contact
Microsoft Customer Service and Support and open a support incident and work
with a dedicated Support Professional.
Please be advised that contacting phone support will be a charged call.
However, if it turn out to be a bug in SP4 then charges are usually
refunded or waived.
To obtain the phone numbers for specific technology request please take a
look at the web site listed below.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...S;PHONENUMBERS
If you are outside the US please see http://support.microsoft.com for
regional support phone numbers.
Sincerely yours,
Michael Cheng
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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|||Hi Michael
Thanks for the quick response. We took the database again to a SP3a SQL
server and it works fine there, must be a SP4 problem. I'll be sending you
the database via e-mail shortly. Please treat the data and structure of the
database as very sensitive. Hope to hear from you soon.
Regards and many thanks.
Johan Fourie
"Michael Cheng [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi Johan,
> Thanks for the quick response.
> It is very strange the SP4 enroll this new error message. I would like to
> check it further. Is it possible for you to send me sample tables or sample
> databases? (mdb file or the scripts with your tables)
> I understand the information must be sensitive to you. Alternatively, to
> efficiently troubleshoot a this issue, we recommend that you contact
> Microsoft Customer Service and Support and open a support incident and work
> with a dedicated Support Professional.
> Please be advised that contacting phone support will be a charged call.
> However, if it turn out to be a bug in SP4 then charges are usually
> refunded or waived.
> To obtain the phone numbers for specific technology request please take a
> look at the web site listed below.
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...S;PHONENUMBERS
> If you are outside the US please see http://support.microsoft.com for
> regional support phone numbers.
>
> Sincerely yours,
> Michael Cheng
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so
> that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
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>
|||Hi Johan,
Thanks for your kindly sending me the database files.
After looking into the execution plan, I believe this is a known issue of
SQL Server service pack 4.
Since we add stack overflow checks in SP4, it raise this new problem. For
now, we do not have a pretty workaround for this issue.
However, if you want to apply SP4 and this issue has big business impact to
you. I would like to recommand you opening a grace case with Microsoft
Customer Service and Support (CSS). Please understand that we could not
share you the QFE request in the newsgroup.
Please be advised that contacting phone support will be a charged call.
However, if the support engineer confirmed this is a bug and no other
support then charges are usually refunded or waived.
To obtain the phone numbers for specific technology request please take a
look at the web site listed below.
http://support.microsoft.com/default...S;PHONENUMBERS
If you are outside the US please see http://support.microsoft.com for
regional support phone numbers.
You could share the information below with the CSS support engineer
Bug# SQL Server 8.0 20000179
I do apologized for this new known issue that caused to you and thanks so
much for your patience and cooperation. If you have any questions or
concerns, don't hesitate to let me know. We are always here to be of
assistance!
Sincerely yours,
Michael Cheng
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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|||Hi Michael
Thanks. Is there a quick fix available for this problem? We've advised all
our customers to go to SP4 (when it was released) and they wont be happy if
we tell them to go back to SP3a (as they all have this problem). Can you also
supply us with the KB number for this problem. Would it be possible for you
to send the QFE via e-mail to me?
Thanks in advance.
Johan Fourie
"Michael Cheng [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi Johan,
> Thanks for your kindly sending me the database files.
> After looking into the execution plan, I believe this is a known issue of
> SQL Server service pack 4.
> Since we add stack overflow checks in SP4, it raise this new problem. For
> now, we do not have a pretty workaround for this issue.
> However, if you want to apply SP4 and this issue has big business impact to
> you. I would like to recommand you opening a grace case with Microsoft
> Customer Service and Support (CSS). Please understand that we could not
> share you the QFE request in the newsgroup.
> Please be advised that contacting phone support will be a charged call.
> However, if the support engineer confirmed this is a bug and no other
> support then charges are usually refunded or waived.
> To obtain the phone numbers for specific technology request please take a
> look at the web site listed below.
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...S;PHONENUMBERS
> If you are outside the US please see http://support.microsoft.com for
> regional support phone numbers.
> You could share the information below with the CSS support engineer
> Bug# SQL Server 8.0 20000179
> I do apologized for this new known issue that caused to you and thanks so
> much for your patience and cooperation. If you have any questions or
> concerns, don't hesitate to let me know. We are always here to be of
> assistance!
>
> Sincerely yours,
> Michael Cheng
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
> When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so
> that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
> ================================================== ===
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
|||Hi Johan,
Thanks for your update.
Unfortunately, I am so sorry to say that there is temporarily no public
Knowledge Base articles and document describing this issue. This issue only
occurs in SQL Server 2000 SP4, SQL Server 2000 SP3 and SQL Server 2005 do
not have this issue.
Unfortunately, I am unable to process the delivery of QFEs via email
directly. However, you should be able to quickly get this QFE by opening
the grace case with CSS.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation. If you have any questions or
concerns, don't hesitate to let me know. We are always here to be of
assistance!
Sincerely yours,
Michael Cheng
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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that others may learn and benefit from your issue.
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