This article describes the Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 issue that is fixed in the Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated October 21, 2004.

Issues that are fixed in the hotfix package

This hotfix package fixes the following issue:

• 885851  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=885851/ ) You receive a Project Data Service (PDS) error 9446 when you query a Project Server 2003 database

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Microsoft Office Project 2003 Server service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone 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.

Prerequisites

You must have Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 Service Pack 1 installed to install this hotfix.

For additional information about how to obtain the latest Project Server 2003 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Restart information

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

You must use the Project Server 2003 Connection Information tool to enable the hotfix that this package contains.

For additional information about the registry key you must create using the Project Server 2003 Connection Information tool, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

SQL stored procedure update that you must run to install all Project Server updates

To make sure that all the fixes that this update contains are applied correctly on Office Project Server 2003, follow these steps:

1. Run the self-extracting package to extract the files in a temporary folder that you select.
2. For each SQL query file such as the Websps.sql file that is extracted to the temporary folder that you selected in step 1, use one of the following methods:
   • If you are using Microsoft SQL Server as the back end for Microsoft Project Server, follow these steps:
     1. On the main SQL server in your configuration, run SQL Query Analyzer.
     2. In the Database box, click the ProjectServer database.
     3. On the File menu, click Open, locate the SQL query file in the temporary folder that you selected in step 1, and then open the file.
     4. On the Query menu, click Execute.
     5. When the query has finished running, quit SQL Query Analyzer.
   • If you are using SQL Server Desktop Engine (also known as MSDE 2000) as the back end for Microsoft Project Server, follow these steps:
     1. On the main SQL server in your configuration, click Start, click Run, type osql -i tempdir\queryfile.sql -U sa in the Open box, and then click OK.
        
        For example, if you extracted the files in step 1 to the C:\Temp folder and the name of the query file is Websps.sql, type osql -i c:\temp\websps.sql -U sa.
        
        This command connects you to the local default instance of MSDE 2000 by using the system administrator (SA) account. You can also run the osql command with another user name that has SA permissions on the server.
     2. At the Password prompt, type the password for the account that you used in step a, and then press ENTER. The SQL query file that you specified in step a runs.

Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that you must have to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) 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.

Download information:
Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information: After you install the hotfix, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table:Note For more information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the package.

For additional information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when correcting software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: