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Q179023: FIX: T-SQL Debugger Hangs When User Has No Execute Permission

Article: Q179023
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbGrpDSVBDB
Last Modified: 09-JAN-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 5.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When using T-SQL debugger to debug stored procedures from Visual Basic, if a SQL
Server login user does not have Execute permission granted to the extended
stored procedure sp_sdidebug in Master database, Visual Basic comes to a halt.

CAUSE
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The user needs to have rights to execute the extended stored procedure
sp_sdidebug. The default access is for sa only.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This bug has been fixed in Visual Studio 97 Service
Pack 3.

Additional query words: sqlserver kbdse kbDSupport kbVBp kbVBp500bug kbVS97SP3fix

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Keywords          : kbGrpDSVBDB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB500Search kbVB500
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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