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FIX: A Query with a LIKE Comparison Results in a Non-Optimal Query Plan When You Use a Hungarian SQL Server Collation

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SYMPTOMS

When you generate a query execution plan for a query that contains a LIKE comparison on a column, the query execution plan may not be optimal. You may see that the query execution plan uses a table scan even when there is a clustered index available on the column that is used with the LIKE operator.

This problem may occur if the string that is used in the LIKE comparison ends with the last character or the largest character in the sort order of the column's SQL Server collation. For example, this problem may occur if the string pattern that is used in the LIKE comparison ends with the string z% and the column that is involved in the LIKE comparison uses a SQL Server collation such as a Latin1_General_CI_AS collation, a Hungarian_CI_AS collation, or a Hungarian_CI_AI collation.

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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

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

(http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support)

Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) 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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   31-May-2003  18:45  2000.80.818.0      78,400  Console.exe      
   25-Jun-2003  01:01  2000.80.818.0      33,340  Dbmslpcn.dll     
   25-Apr-2003  02:12                    786,432  Distmdl.ldf
   25-Apr-2003  02:12                  2,359,296  Distmdl.mdf
   30-Jan-2003  01:55                        180  Drop_repl_hotfix.sql
   23-Jun-2003  22:40  2000.80.837.0   1,557,052  Dtsui.dll        
   23-Jun-2003  22:40  2000.80.837.0     639,552  Dtswiz.dll       
   24-Apr-2003  02:51                    747,927  Instdist.sql
   03-May-2003  01:56                      1,581  Inst_repl_hotfix.sql
   08-Feb-2003  06:40  2000.80.765.0      90,692  Msgprox.dll      
   01-Apr-2003  02:07                      1,873  Odsole.sql
   05-Apr-2003  01:46  2000.80.800.0      62,024  Odsole70.dll     
   07-May-2003  20:41  2000.80.819.0      25,144  Opends60.dll     
   02-Apr-2003  21:48  2000.80.796.0      57,904  Osql.exe         
   02-Apr-2003  23:15  2000.80.797.0     279,104  Pfutil80.dll     
   22-May-2003  22:57                     19,195  Qfe469571.sql
   11-Jul-2003  17:04                  1,084,147  Replmerg.sql
   04-Apr-2003  21:53  2000.80.798.0     221,768  Replprov.dll     
   08-Feb-2003  06:40  2000.80.765.0     307,784  Replrec.dll      
   11-Jul-2003  16:56                  1,085,925  Replsys.sql
   01-Jun-2003  01:01  2000.80.818.0     492,096  Semobj.dll       
   31-May-2003  18:27  2000.80.818.0     172,032  Semobj.rll
   29-May-2003  00:29                    115,944  Sp3_serv_uni.sql
   01-Jun-2003  01:01  2000.80.818.0   4,215,360  Sqldmo.dll       
   07-Apr-2003  17:44                     25,172  Sqldumper.exe    
   19-Mar-2003  18:20  2000.80.789.0      28,672  Sqlevn70.rll
   02-Jul-2003  00:18  2000.80.834.0     180,736  Sqlmap70.dll     
   08-Feb-2003  06:40  2000.80.765.0      57,920  Sqlrepss.dll     
   25-Jul-2003  21:45  2000.80.845.0   7,553,105  Sqlservr.exe     
   25-Jul-2003  21:44  2000.80.845.0     590,396  Sqlsort.dll      
   08-Feb-2003  06:40  2000.80.765.0      45,644  Sqlvdi.dll       
   25-Jun-2003  01:01  2000.80.818.0      33,340  Ssmslpcn.dll     
   01-Jun-2003  01:01  2000.80.818.0      82,492  Ssnetlib.dll     
   01-Jun-2003  01:01  2000.80.818.0      25,148  Ssnmpn70.dll     
   01-Jun-2003  01:01  2000.80.818.0     158,240  Svrnetcn.dll     
   31-May-2003  18:59  2000.80.818.0      76,416  Svrnetcn.exe     
   30-Apr-2003  23:52  2000.80.816.0      45,132  Ums.dll          
   02-Jul-2003  00:19  2000.80.834.0      98,816  Xpweb70.dll

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

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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 of this article. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4.

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