FIX: #ERR Is Returned for Cells That Are Sourced from Remote Partitions

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BUG #: 14058 (Plato7x)

SYMPTOMS

If you use one or more remote partitions for a cube, #ERR is returned for cells that are sourced from the remote partitions when you browse the cube. When you double-click the #ERR cell in Cube Browser, you receive the following error message:

Error retrieving data: "Connection to the server is lost".

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RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290211/ ) How to obtain the latest SQL Server 2000 service pack

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Hotfix information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Date         Time   Version            Size    File name
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13-May-2003  06:14  8.0.806.0         217,668  Msmdcb80.dll     
   23-Jul-2003  04:23  8.0.0.843       4,055,616  Msmddo80.dll     
   13-May-2003  06:14  8.0.767.0       1,024,576  Msmdgd80.dll     
   16-May-2003  08:26  8.0.823.0         172,608  Msmdpump.dll     
   13-May-2003  06:14  8.0.0.761       9,638,464  Msmdsgn80.dll    
   22-Jul-2003  23:03  8.0.843.0       1,831,492  Msmdsrv.exe      
   27-Jun-2003  19:06  8.0.838.0       2,077,264  Msolap80.dll     
   10-May-2003  08:05  8.0.820.0         213,069  Msolap80.rll

Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains these files may also contain additional files.

SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services 64-bit

For additional information about a hotfix build that is designed to be applied on a server that is running SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services 64-bit, or to find out if a fix is scheduled to be included in SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services 64-bit Service Pack 4, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

822672 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822672/ ) FIX: Hotfix Information for Build 8.0.826.0 of SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services 64-bit

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4.

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