Problem Note 70231: Appending data to a table stored in Microsoft Synapse results in the message "ERROR: There is already an object named 'table_name' in the database"
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When you use the APPEND procedure to insert data into an existing table that is stored in Microsoft Synapse, the following error occurs:
ERROR: Error attempting to CREATE a DBMS table. ERROR: CLI execute error: [Microsoft][ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server][SQL Server]There is already an object named 'table_name' in the database.
Workaround
Use the SQL procedure to insert data into the Microsoft Synapse table instead of PROC APPEND.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
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 TS1M8 | |
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows 11 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| HP-UX IPF | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Linux for x64 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
| Solaris for x64 | 9.4 TS1M8 | |||
A fix for this issue for SAS/ACCESS Interface to ODBC 9.4_M8 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/M3G.html#70231A fix for this issue for SAS/ACCESS Interface to Microsoft SQL Server 9.46 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/M5F.html#70231
Appending data to an existing table stored in Synapse fails with the following error:
ERROR: Error attempting to CREATE a DBMS table. ERROR: CLI execute error: [Microsoft][ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server][SQL Server]There is already an object named 'table_name' in the database.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | medium |
| Date Modified: | 2023-07-06 15:11:11 |
| Date Created: | 2023-07-05 10:42:03 |