Error 7356

Troubleshooting SQL Server

Troubleshooting

Error 7356

Severity Level 16
Message Text

OLE DB provider '%ls' supplied inconsistent metadata for a column. Metadata information was changed at execution time.

Explanation

This error indicates that there was inconsistent metadata reported by the provider on a given table between compilation time and execution time of the query. This typically occurs because the provider returns inconsistent metadata between the OLE DB schema rowset COLUMNS (during compilation) and that metadata reported by the IColumnsInfo interface on the table's rowset.

Action

Consult SQL Profiler to determine which table column caused this error.

See Also

Distributed Queries

Errors 7000 - 7999

Monitoring with SQL Profiler

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