FIX: MDX Calculated Members That Return String Values May Cause an Empty Result Set (819757)

with member measures.x as ' "Customers.currentmember.name + " string property" '
SELECT  {x} ON COLUMNS,
country.members ON ROWS 
FROM [Sales]

RESOLUTION

A supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This fix may receive additional testing to further ensure product quality. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) 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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17-Apr-2003  01:29  8.0.806.0         217,668  Msmdcb80.dll     
11-Apr-2003  03:45  8.0.0.795       4,055,616  Msmddo80.dll     
11-Apr-2003  03:45  8.0.767.0       1,024,576  Msmdgd80.dll     
11-Apr-2003  03:45  8.0.0.761       9,638,464  Msmdsgn80.dll    
22-Apr-2003  14:03  8.0.813.0       1,831,492  Msmdsrv.exe      
22-Apr-2003  14:04  8.0.813.0       2,077,264  Msolap80.dll

Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix or feature that contains these files may also contain additional files.

SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services 64-bit

For additional information about a hotfix for this problem in the 64-bit version of SQL Server Analysis Services, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: