Problem Note 64705: The "BRIDGE FAILURE..." error occurs when you bulk load to Microsoft SQL Server and use the Microsoft SQL Server Native Client 17 ODBC driver
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When using SAS/ACCESS® Interface to ODBC, you might receive an error similar to the following:
ERROR: BRIDGE FAILURE - ERROR LOADING IMAGE
MODULE: sasbcp11sasxb ä–ê_ SUBSYSTEM: 456 SLOT: 2
Traceback:
00000000052F1625 000000000A18E8D8 sasioodb:tkvercn1+0x305E5
00000000054959E8 000000000A18EB58 sasxdbi:tkvercn1+0x149A8
0000000005B34594 000000000A18EC18 sasyoio:tkvercn1+0x3554
0000000005C7907A 000000000A18F428 sassqx:tkvercn1+0x1803A
0000000005C77EA5 000000000A18F7F0 sassqx:tkvercn1+0x16E65
0000000005C79B09 000000000A18F850 sassqx:tkvercn1+0x18AC9
0000000005C9D429 000000000A18F8B0 sassqx:tkvercn1+0x3C3E9
0000000005C956F5 000000000A18F9D0 sassqx:tkvercn1+0x346B5
0000000005C94B6E 000000000A18FB40 sassqx:tkvercn1+0x33B2E
00000000089C13B2 000000000A18FB48 sassql:tkvercn1+0x372
0000000001BDA066 000000000A18FF20 sashost:Main+0x11BA6
0000000001BE011D 000000000A18FF50 sashost:Main+0x17C5D
00007FFD22E813D2 000000000A18FF58 KERNEL32:BaseThreadInitThunk+0x22
00007FFD238654F4 000000000A18FF88 ntdll:RtlUserThreadStart+0x34
ERROR: Unable to load transient module (Bridge failure).
The problem occurs under the following conditions:
- You use SAS/ACCESS® Interface to ODBC to connect to Microsoft SQL Server.
- You set BULKLOAD=YES.
- You use the Microsoft SQL Server Native Client 17 ODBC driver.
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Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | SAS Release | |
| Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/ACCESS Interface to ODBC | Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4 TS1M5 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4 TS1M5 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4 TS1M5 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4 TS1M5 | 9.4 TS1M6 | ||