large varchar update fails on sql 2000 server, works on dev. machine

A production system (server 2003 enterprise edition) sql 2000 server,
service pack 4 won't update a sort of large varchar field, which works
fine on my development machine, (xp pro sql 2000).
try this in the query analyzer:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[tbl_why] (
[pr_id] [int] IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,
[pr_user_snapshot] [varchar] (2000) COLLATE
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL
) ON [PRIMARY]
--create a row by entering something in the snapshot field like
"what the fu!$*!?"
--test this
declare @.pr_user_snapshot varchar(2000)
set @.pr_user_snapshot = '<tr><td>This renewal type named:</td><td
class=InputLabel >Annual Elevator Permit</td></tr><tr><td>is
associated with these applications:</td><td class=InputLabel
>Elevator</td></tr><tr><td>The renewal cycle is:</td><td
class=InputLabel >Fixed Starting Date</td></tr><tr><td>Annual renewal,
starting on:</td><td class=InputLabel >JAN 1</td></
tr><tr><td>There is a cost per item of:</td><td class=InputLabel
>200.00 </td></tr><tr><td>There is a fixed cost of:</td><td
class=InputLabel > </td></tr><tr><td>There is a minimum cost of:</
td><td class=InputLabel > </td></tr><tr><td>There is a maximum
cost of:</td><td class=InputLabel > </td></tr><tr><td>Late charge
basis:</td><td class=InputLabel >Per Item</td></tr><tr><td
colspan=2><table border=0 width=100%><tr><td colspan=4>1st Late
Window</td></tr><tr><td>1 Day</td><td>And Later</td><td>$200.00</
td><td>Late fee per elevator</td></tr><tr><td colspan=4>2nd Late
Window</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>$</td><td></td></tr><tr><td
colspan=4>3rd Late Window</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>$</
td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4>4th Late Window</td></tr><tr><td></
td><td></td><td>$</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4>5th Late Window</
td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>$</td><td></td></tr></table></td></
tr><tr><td>Proceeds applied to Financial Account:</td><td
class=InputLabel >20255001 Elevator </td></tr><tr><td>Penalties
applied to Financial Account:</td><td class=InputLabel >20256200
Building Legalization (Penalty) </td></tr>'
print len(@.pr_user_snapshot)
UPDATE tbl_why SET pr_user_snapshot = @.pr_user_snapshot WHERE pr_id = 1
--
...not brain surgery...
It updates to a blank, not null result. Somewhere around 800
characters the thing starts working on the server. Increasing the
field size makes no difference.
Is there some server setting I've missed that is set on my dev. box?
I can't find anything.
What's with this' Is this me'
ThanksOn Apr 11, 3:26 pm, "tkent" <t...@.aceinc.com> wrote:
> A production system (server 2003 enterprise edition) sql 2000 server,
> service pack 4 won't update a sort of large varchar field, which works
> fine on my development machine, (xp pro sql 2000).
> try this in the query analyzer:
> CREATE TABLE [dbo].[tbl_why] (
> [pr_id] [int] IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,
> [pr_user_snapshot] [varchar] (2000) COLLATE
> SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL
> ) ON [PRIMARY]
> --create a row by entering something in the snapshot field like
> "what the fu!$*!?"
> --test this
> declare @.pr_user_snapshot varchar(2000)
> set @.pr_user_snapshot = '<tr><td>This renewal type named:</td><td
> class=InputLabel >Annual Elevator Permit</td></tr><tr><td>is
> associated with these applications:</td><td class=InputLabel>Elevator</td></tr><tr><td>The renewal cycle is:</td><td
> class=InputLabel >Fixed Starting Date</td></tr><tr><td>Annual renewal,
> starting on:</td><td class=InputLabel >JAN 1</td></
> tr><tr><td>There is a cost per item of:</td><td class=InputLabel>200.00 </td></tr><tr><td>There is a fixed cost of:</td><td
> class=InputLabel > </td></tr><tr><td>There is a minimum cost of:</
> td><td class=InputLabel > </td></tr><tr><td>There is a maximum
> cost of:</td><td class=InputLabel > </td></tr><tr><td>Late charge
> basis:</td><td class=InputLabel >Per Item</td></tr><tr><td
> colspan=2><table border=0 width=100%><tr><td colspan=4>1st Late
> Window</td></tr><tr><td>1 Day</td><td>And Later</td><td>$200.00</
> td><td>Late fee per elevator</td></tr><tr><td colspan=4>2nd Late
> Window</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>$</td><td></td></tr><tr><td
> colspan=4>3rd Late Window</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>$</
> td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4>4th Late Window</td></tr><tr><td></
> td><td></td><td>$</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4>5th Late Window</
> td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>$</td><td></td></tr></table></td></
> tr><tr><td>Proceeds applied to Financial Account:</td><td
> class=InputLabel >20255001 Elevator </td></tr><tr><td>Penalties
> applied to Financial Account:</td><td class=InputLabel >20256200
> Building Legalization (Penalty) </td></tr>'
> print len(@.pr_user_snapshot)
> UPDATE tbl_why SET pr_user_snapshot = @.pr_user_snapshot WHERE pr_id => 1
> --
> ...not brain surgery...
> It updates to a blank, not null result. Somewhere around 800
> characters the thing starts working on the server. Increasing the
> field size makes no difference.
> Is there some server setting I've missed that is set on my dev. box?
> I can't find anything.
> What's with this' Is this me'
> Thanks
>>What's with this' Is this me'
Perhaps, did you notice that the table is empty? This means you can't
update can you?
Denis the SQL Menace
http://sqlservercode.blogspot.com/|||On Apr 11, 3:26 pm, "tkent" <t...@.aceinc.com> wrote:
> A production system (server 2003 enterprise edition) sql 2000 server,
> service pack 4 won't update a sort of large varchar field, which works
> fine on my development machine, (xp pro sql 2000).
> try this in the query analyzer:
> CREATE TABLE [dbo].[tbl_why] (
> [pr_id] [int] IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL ,
> [pr_user_snapshot] [varchar] (2000) COLLATE
> SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NULL
> ) ON [PRIMARY]
> --create a row by entering something in the snapshot field like
> "what the fu!$*!?"
> --test this
> declare @.pr_user_snapshot varchar(2000)
> set @.pr_user_snapshot = '<tr><td>This renewal type named:</td><td
> class=InputLabel >Annual Elevator Permit</td></tr><tr><td>is
> associated with these applications:</td><td class=InputLabel>Elevator</td></tr><tr><td>The renewal cycle is:</td><td
> class=InputLabel >Fixed Starting Date</td></tr><tr><td>Annual renewal,
> starting on:</td><td class=InputLabel >JAN 1</td></
> tr><tr><td>There is a cost per item of:</td><td class=InputLabel>200.00 </td></tr><tr><td>There is a fixed cost of:</td><td
> class=InputLabel > </td></tr><tr><td>There is a minimum cost of:</
> td><td class=InputLabel > </td></tr><tr><td>There is a maximum
> cost of:</td><td class=InputLabel > </td></tr><tr><td>Late charge
> basis:</td><td class=InputLabel >Per Item</td></tr><tr><td
> colspan=2><table border=0 width=100%><tr><td colspan=4>1st Late
> Window</td></tr><tr><td>1 Day</td><td>And Later</td><td>$200.00</
> td><td>Late fee per elevator</td></tr><tr><td colspan=4>2nd Late
> Window</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>$</td><td></td></tr><tr><td
> colspan=4>3rd Late Window</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>$</
> td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4>4th Late Window</td></tr><tr><td></
> td><td></td><td>$</td><td></td></tr><tr><td colspan=4>5th Late Window</
> td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>$</td><td></td></tr></table></td></
> tr><tr><td>Proceeds applied to Financial Account:</td><td
> class=InputLabel >20255001 Elevator </td></tr><tr><td>Penalties
> applied to Financial Account:</td><td class=InputLabel >20256200
> Building Legalization (Penalty) </td></tr>'
> print len(@.pr_user_snapshot)
> UPDATE tbl_why SET pr_user_snapshot = @.pr_user_snapshot WHERE pr_id => 1
> --
> ...not brain surgery...
> It updates to a blank, not null result. Somewhere around 800
> characters the thing starts working on the server. Increasing the
> field size makes no difference.
> Is there some server setting I've missed that is set on my dev. box?
> I can't find anything.
> What's with this' Is this me'
> Thanks
I added this before the update
insert tbl_why
select 'bla'
and had no problem
So again are you sure the table is not empty?
Denis the SQL Menace
http://sqlservercode.blogspot.com/|||Thanks for checking.
I am sure the table is not empty.
As I said, it will start updating at around 800 characters, but the
string I'm using is showing a len of around 1550.
Are YOU on a server? - this works for me on my local machine but not
on either of 2 servers (as described) I need to get this going on.
Seems like a setting but what?
> I added this before the update
> insert tbl_why
> select 'bla'
> and had no problem
> So again are you sure the table is not empty?|||Script the entire DDL for the table, including triggers. I suspect either a
poorly written trigger or multiple tables with the same name but different
owners. Both are a frequent cause of unexpected behavior. Your own
statements did not fully qualify the table.
If you still can't figure it out, then I suggest you create/run a complete
script to reproduce the problem. This includes the table creation DDL,
which you yourself run on the "server" in question and verify as acting in
the manner described. A script similar to the one your posted (but with
an insert statement and fully qualified tablenames) works correctly on 2000
sp3a. I seriously doubt that the version of sql server or the OS has
anything to do with the issue.