Improvement
This improvement includes SQL Server 2017 online update by using the new CAB files. The new CAB files have the following fixes for the R/Python runtime features:
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Fixes the bug where sp_execute_external_script executing a python script sometimes loses data when returning varbinary or binary data type back to SQL in the form of an OutputDataSet. With this update, the data loss is eliminated completely.
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Fixes the bug where sp_execute_external_script executing an R script shows the following warning message. After you apply this update, the warning message is no longer seen.
STDERR message(s) from external script:
During startup - Warning message:
In setJsonDatabasePath(system.file("extdata/capabilities.json", :
bytecode version mismatch; using eval
Resolution
This improvement is included in the following cumulative updates for SQL Server:
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