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SQL Server Distributed Query - what is the limit to how many different db's can be accessed in one query.
Using a distributed, also called heterogeneous query with SQL Server 2000, what is the maximum number of different databases that can be referenced in a single query? SQL Server 2000 supports 2^16-1 - 32767 databases in a named instance. Again, the question is, in a distributed query, such as :
SELECT s1.income, s2.contractlength from server1.database.owner.tab
how many different db's can be referenced in one query, is it indeed up to 32767 ? Or, can you cross query across 5 instances, including 150,000 references to db+table in the query.
Granted, 150,000 databases may seem absurd, however, I am wondering what the maxium is, whether it is 16 different databases, or even 32,767.
Tim Miltz
SELECT s1.income, s2.contractlength from server1.database.owner.tab
how many different db's can be referenced in one query, is it indeed up to 32767 ? Or, can you cross query across 5 instances, including 150,000 references to db+table in the query.
Granted, 150,000 databases may seem absurd, however, I am wondering what the maxium is, whether it is 16 different databases, or even 32,767.
Tim Miltz
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