General network error.

This error message is generated from ODBC, and not really
from SQL Server. It is generated when a connection
something the ODBC fails ie DB2 (see Microsoft) so
although SQL Server is reporting it, it is not the cause.
I would sugest that you go through the Event View on your
NT, or put in a trace to see exactly where it fails.
J

>--Original Message--
>Receiving error:
>"General network error. Check your network documentation.
[SQLSTATE 08S01]
>(Error 11)".
>Running on SQLServer 2000 EE, SP3, Windows 2000 Adv.
>This started after we rebuild the server. We have tens
of jobs that run at
>night. This error is happening only randomly as some
days nothing happens
>and same job runs fine but other day it blows up. It is
not happening with
>same job either. Then we restart the job and it runs
fine.
>
>.
>
Nothing in the event log or SQLServer log accept that error message.
"Julie" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1302301c4433d$9f6096f0$a101280a@.phx.gbl...[vbcol=seagreen]
> This error message is generated from ODBC, and not really
> from SQL Server. It is generated when a connection
> something the ODBC fails ie DB2 (see Microsoft) so
> although SQL Server is reporting it, it is not the cause.
> I would sugest that you go through the Event View on your
> NT, or put in a trace to see exactly where it fails.
> J
>
> [SQLSTATE 08S01]
> of jobs that run at
> days nothing happens
> not happening with
> fine.
|||Hi ilovesql,
We are expiriencing the same issue - I was woundering if you had this resolved.
I also wanted to ask you - when you rebuild the server did it have the same configuration as before or you installed SP3 for SQL Server?
We went from Win2000 server SQL server 2000 SP2 to WIN2003 server SP3 and we started to have this problem from that day on. Microsoft is working on it but this is the second day and they haven't came up with the solution.
I think it is SP3 - something is not right with it.
Thanks,
Anna
"ilovesql" wrote:

> Nothing in the event log or SQLServer log accept that error message.
>
> "Julie" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1302301c4433d$9f6096f0$a101280a@.phx.gbl...
>
>

General network error.

This error message is generated from ODBC, and not really
from SQL Server. It is generated when a connection
something the ODBC fails ie DB2 (see Microsoft) so
although SQL Server is reporting it, it is not the cause.
I would sugest that you go through the Event View on your
NT, or put in a trace to see exactly where it fails.
J

>--Original Message--
>Receiving error:
>"General network error. Check your network documentation.
[SQLSTATE 08S01]
>(Error 11)".
>Running on SQLServer 2000 EE, SP3, Windows 2000 Adv.
>This started after we rebuild the server. We have tens
of jobs that run at
>night. This error is happening only randomly as some
days nothing happens
>and same job runs fine but other day it blows up. It is
not happening with
>same job either. Then we restart the job and it runs
fine.
>
>.
>Nothing in the event log or SQLServer log accept that error message.
"Julie" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1302301c4433d$9f6096f0$a101280a@.phx
.gbl...[vbcol=seagreen]
> This error message is generated from ODBC, and not really
> from SQL Server. It is generated when a connection
> something the ODBC fails ie DB2 (see Microsoft) so
> although SQL Server is reporting it, it is not the cause.
> I would sugest that you go through the Event View on your
> NT, or put in a trace to see exactly where it fails.
> J
>
> [SQLSTATE 08S01]
> of jobs that run at
> days nothing happens
> not happening with
> fine.|||Hi ilovesql,
We are expiriencing the same issue - I was woundering if you had this resolv
ed.
I also wanted to ask you - when you rebuild the server did it have the same
configuration as before or you installed SP3 for SQL Server?
We went from Win2000 server SQL server 2000 SP2 to WIN2003 server SP3 and we
started to have this problem from that day on. Microsoft is working on it b
ut this is the second day and they haven't came up with the solution.
I think it is SP3 - something is not right with it.
Thanks,
Anna
"ilovesql" wrote:

> Nothing in the event log or SQLServer log accept that error message.
>
> "Julie" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:1302301c4433d$9f6096f0$a101280a@.phx
.gbl...
>
>sql

Gathering Field Descriptions From SAP

I am at the documentation stage of our project and I need Field Descriptions. They have been defined in SAP R/3 (DB2) and I can view them using SE11 command line parameter (It may change fom version to version, I don't know. It is the place where you view tables).
Lets say table X have 10 columns and every column's description has already been entered in SAP. In my situation there is a total amount of 200 tables which comes out appr. 2000 descriptions in return.
My question is as you may guess, Is there a way to gather this descriptions in a form of table(s)? So I can easily use this info for documentation. It maybe a third party tool or a command or a script wahatever. I really need this.

Thanks in advance.I have forgotten to tell that I am using SQL SERVER 2000 and connecting to DB2 via ODBC driver (though it is so slow...).

function oversight for SQL server

Has anyone a reference on a comprehensive oversight of functions available for SQL server? I suspect that some special functions like in DB2 or ORACLE are not available with SQL server, but I want to do a comparison.........Look in bol - it gives a list of functions.
There may be things that are available in other databases but not in sql server but that may well be because sql server concentrates more on database functionality and expects the system to be designed as such.|||Originally posted by nigelrivett
Look in bol - it gives a list of functions.
There may be things that are available in other databases but not in sql server but that may well be because sql server concentrates more on database functionality and expects the system to be designed as such.

Thanks for the suggestion,

However, i am not looking to buy a book, just need a list of functions that i can download from a SQL server related site...
functions I am refering to are, among others things like RANK(), which to me are perfectly handy in a SQL tool-set...|||Here is a start...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/tsqlref/ts_fa-fz_9dyr.asp?frame=true|||Yes, thank you that is exactly what I was looking for......