Article ID: 828945 - Last Review: November 2, 2007 - Revision: 3.3

FIX: You cannot insert explicit values in an IDENTITY column of a SQL Server table by using the SQLBulkOperations function or the SQLSetPos ODBC function in SQL Server 2000

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Bug #: 470299 (SQL Server 8.0)

Microsoft distributes SQL Server 2000 fixes as one downloadable file. Because the fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2000 fix release.

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SYMPTOMS

When you use the SQLBulkOperations function or the SQLSetPos ODBC function to insert explicit values in a SQL Server IDENTITY column, the ODBC function may not run successfully, and you may receive the following error message:

DIAG [37000] [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Explicit value must be specified for identity column in table 'new_employees' when IDENTITY_INSERT is set to ON. (545)

This problem occurs even when you set the IDENTITY_INSERT option to ON for the table that contains the IDENTITY column.
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CAUSE

Even if the IDENTITY_INSERT option is set to ON, SQL Server incorrectly sends the status of the IDENTITY column as not updateable. Because the ODBC driver relies on the updateability status of the IDENTITY column, the ODBC driver assumes that the IDENTITY column is not updateable. Therefore, the ODBC driver skips the column when you use the SQLBulkOperations or the SQLSetPos ODBC function to insert explicit values in a SQL Server IDENTITY column.
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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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   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
   12-Sep-2003  03:26  2000.80.859.0   1,905,216  Dtspkg.dll
   26-Aug-2003  20:16  2000.80.854.0     528,960  Dtspump.dll
   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
   04-Aug-2003  18:17                    550,780  Procsyst.sql
   12-Sep-2003  00:37                     12,305  Qfe469315.sql
   22-May-2003  22:57                     19,195  Qfe469571.sql
   06-Sep-2003  01:36                  1,090,932  Replmerg.sql
   06-Sep-2003  07:18  2000.80.858.0     221,768  Replprov.dll
   06-Sep-2003  07:18  2000.80.858.0     307,784  Replrec.dll
   06-Sep-2003  00:00                  1,087,150  Replsys.sql
   13-Aug-2003  16:28                    986,603  Repltran.sql
   29-Jul-2003  20:13  2000.80.819.0     492,096  Semobj.dll       
   31-May-2003  18:27  2000.80.818.0     172,032  Semobj.rll
   05-Aug-2003  21:06                    127,884  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
   27-Sep-2003  04:42  2000.80.865.0     180,792  Sqlmap70.dll     
   03-Sep-2003  02:56  2000.80.857.0     188,992  Sqlmmc.dll
   02-Sep-2003  23:03  2000.80.857.0     479,232  Sqlmmc.rll
   08-Feb-2003  06:40  2000.80.765.0      57,920  Sqlrepss.dll
   27-Sep-2003  04:42  2000.80.865.0   7,606,353  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 these 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.This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4.
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REFERENCES

For additional information about the SQLBulkOperations and the SQLSetPos functions, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
294153  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294153/ ) BUG: SQLBulkOperations and SQLSetPos don't insert identity values

For additional information about software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/ ) Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Personal Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000, Workgroup Edition
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (Windows)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition 64-bit
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Keywords: 
kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbqfe kbsqlclient kbclientserver kberrmsg kbsqlserv2000presp4fix kbfix kbbug KB828945
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