MS SQL Server :: Snapshot Agent Error : Running

Snapshot Agent Error

Oct 14, 2007

hi, there;

I got a snapshot agent error:
[SQL-DMO]WriteFile error on '\Mysnapshotunc20071013231104Tracer_4.cft'.
(Source: Tracer (Data source); Error number: 0)

where "Tracer" is one of my tables, but it is never used.

This replication has been used for about three years without anyproblem. But suddenly I got this error.

Does anybody know what cause this and how I can fix it?

Cheers,

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Feb 17, 2006

I am setting up a large number of Push subscribers to a single publication. because of the large number of subscribers, I am not doing the merge with agent jobs, but with SQL RMO. All works well, but from time to time I am getting a funny error when I add a event handler to the snapshotagent, to return the messages, if some feedback to the screen on how the process is getting along.

The error also happen when the process is al most done. Basically when I am not compiling in this line, then NO error.

//Add the Event Handler to receive the Status changes

DynamicSnapshotAgent.Status += AgentEvent;

But once I started getting the error, then it would not go away, sometimes if the publication & subscribers is recreated it goes away but not always, first do not use the event anymore, and at some stage I can put is back after a few succesful dynamic snapshot, then I can enable the event and it will work again........

Any help welkom

Regards

Gertus

Error:

The replication agent had encountered an exception.
Source: Unknown
Exception Type: System.InvalidOperationException
Exception Message: Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.
Message Code: Not Applicable

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Hi all,

I have a merge publisher with Snapshot agent for that scheduled to run everyday morning, This was runnning till yesterday. But it is not running today and giving the below error.

Can anyone help me out to solve this error? This is occuring in production environment, i really need a solution as fast as possible.

Error messages:
� Message: Failed to read column data
Stack: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.SqlServer.NativeBcpOutProvider.ThrowNativeBcpOutException(CConnection* pNativeConnectionWrapper)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.SqlServer.NativeBcpOutProvider.BcpOut(String strBcpObjectName, String strBcpObjectOwner, String strBaseBcpObjectName, Boolean fUnicodeConversion, String strDataFile, String strLoadOrderingHint, String strWhereClause)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.SqlServer.NativeBcpOutProvider.BcpOut(String strBcpObjectName, String strBcpObjectOwner, String strBaseBcpObjectName, Boolean fUnicodeConversion, String strDataFile, String strLoadOrderingHint)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.SqlServer.NativeBcpOutProvider.BcpOut(String strBcpObjectName, String strBcpObjectOwner, String strDataFile)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.MergeContentsBcpOutWorkItem.DoWork(MergeSnapshotProvider snapshotProvider, IBcpOutProvider bcpOutProvider)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.MergeContentsBcpOutThreadProvider.DoWork(WorkItem workItem)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.WorkerThread.NonExceptionBasedAgentThreadProc()
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.WorkerThread.AgentThreadProc()
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.AgentCore.BaseAgentThread.AgentThreadProcWrapper() (Source: MSSQLServer, Error number: 0)
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� Message: Shared Memory Provider: No process is on the other end of the pipe.
Stack: (Source: MSSQLServer, Error number: 233)
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� Message: Communication link failure
Stack: (Source: MSSQLServer, Error number: 233)
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� Message: Shared Memory Provider: No process is on the other end of the pipe.
Stack: (Source: MSSQLServer, Error number: 233)
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Message: Communication link failure
Stack: (Source: MSSQLServer, Error number: 233)

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Stack: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.SqlServer.NativeBcpOutProvider.ThrowNativeBcpOutException(CConnection* pNativeConnectionWrapper)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.SqlServer.NativeBcpOutProvider.BcpOut(String strBcpObjectName, String strBcpObjectOwner, String strBaseBcpObjectName, Boolean fUnicodeConversion, String strDataFile, String strLoadOrderingHint, String strWhereClause)
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at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.MergeContentsBcpOutThreadProvider.DoWork(WorkItem workItem)
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at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.WorkerThread.AgentThreadProc()
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.AgentCore.BaseAgentThread.AgentThreadProcWrapper() (Source: MSSQLServer, Error number: 0)
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Message: COLV_90_TO_80: Cannot convert parameter param1: Resulting colv would have too many entries.
Stack: (Source: MSSQLServer, Error number: 20005)
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Message: The statement has been terminated.
Stack: (Source: MSSQLServer, Error number: 3621)

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ERROR MESSAGE:
The identifier that starts with '<EVENT_INSTANCE><EventType>CREATE_VIEW</EventType><PostTime>2006-11-09T09:56:48.390</PostTime><SPID>152</SPID><ServerName>XF4SWC' is too long. Maximum length is 128.

FULL DETAILS:
Message: The identifier that starts with '<EVENT_INSTANCE><EventType>CREATE_VIEW</EventType><PostTime>2006-11-09T09:56:48.390</PostTime><SPID>152</SPID><ServerName>XF4SWC' is too long. Maximum length is 128.
Command Text: IF OBJECT_ID(N'[<EVENT_INSTANCE><EventType>CREATE_VIEW</EventType><PostTime>2006-11-09T09:56:48.390</PostTime><SPID>152</SPID><ServerName>XF4SWCS464</ServerName><LoginName>NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM</LoginName><UserName>dbo</UserName><DatabaseName>liport2_gts</DatabaseName><SchemaName>dbo</SchemaName><ObjectName>MSmerge_contAE2EB588ABFA4C13825D4D44CB2D50CB_90</ObjectName><ObjectType>VIEW</ObjectType><TSQLCommand><SetOptions ANSI_NULLS="OFF" ANSI_NULL_DEFAULT="ON" ANSI_PADDING="ON" QUOTED_IDENTIFIER="ON" ENCRYPTED="FALSE" /><CommandText>create view dbo.MSmerge_contAE2EB588ABFA4C13825D4D44CB2D50CB_90 as select * from MSmerge_contents where 1 = 2</CommandText></TSQLCommand></EVENT_INSTANCE>]', 'V') IS NOT NULL DROP VIEW [<EVENT_INSTANCE><EventType>CREATE_VIEW</EventType><PostTime>2006-11-09T09:56:48.390</PostTime><SPID>152</SPID><ServerName>XF4SWCS464</ServerName><LoginName>NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM</LoginName><UserName>dbo</UserName><DatabaseName>liport2_gts</DatabaseName><SchemaName>dbo</SchemaName><ObjectName>MSmerge_contAE2EB588ABFA4C13825D4D44CB2D50CB_90</ObjectName><ObjectType>VIEW</ObjectType><TSQLCommand><SetOptions ANSI_NULLS="OFF" ANSI_NULL_DEFAULT="ON" ANSI_PADDING="ON" QUOTED_IDENTIFIER="ON" ENCRYPTED="FALSE" /><CommandText>create view dbo.MSmerge_contAE2EB588ABFA4C13825D4D44CB2D50CB_90 as select * from MSmerge_contents where 1 = 2</CommandText></TSQLCommand></EVENT_INSTANCE>]
Parameters:
Stack: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.AgentCore.ReMapSqlException(SqlException e, SqlCommand command)
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at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.AgentCore.ExecuteDiscardResults(CommandSetupDelegate commandSetupDelegate, Int32 queryTimeout)
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at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.SnapshotGenerationAgent.InternalRun()
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.AgentCore.Run() (Source: MSSQLServer, Error number: 103)
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Server XF4SWCS464, Level 15, State 4, Procedure , Line 1
The identifier that starts with '<EVENT_INSTANCE><EventType>CREATE_VIEW</EventType><PostTime>2006-11-09T09:56:48.390</PostTime><SPID>152</SPID><ServerName>XF4SWC' is too long. Maximum length is 128. (Source: MSSQLServer, Error number: 103)
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Get help: http://help/MSSQL_REPL-2147201001
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Get help: http://help/MSSQL_REPL3

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