FIX: SEM Generates SQL-DMO Error When Adding an ODBC Subscriber

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This article was previously published under Q231759

BUG #: 55011 (SQLBUG_70)

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SYMPTOMS

If you attempt to add an ODBC subscriber from the Publisher and Distributor Properties dialog box, the following SQL Distributed Management Objects (SQL-DMO) error may be generated:

Error 21076:
SQL-DMO The DSN information provided was either incorrect or incomplete.

This problem occurs on Japanese SQL Server 7.0.

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CAUSE

The SQL Enterprise Manager (SEM) calls the sp_dsninfo stored procedure with the parameters. If the second parameter @infotype is specified, sp_dsninfo fails with "Invalid parameter value".

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WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, click OK on the messages dialog box, and continue setting up the ODBC subscriber.

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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server 7.0. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

274799 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/274799/ ) INF: How to Obtain Service Pack 3 for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0

For more information, contact your primary support provider.

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