Merge SQL 7 to 2000 problem

I am having a problem running a merge replication between
a SQL 7 publisher/distributor and a SQL 2000 subscriber
(push). After the subscription is initialized, the agent
fails with the error "The process could not query row
metadata at the Subscriber." The error details
says "Could not find stored procedure ''." A clip from
the log is below. This same merge replication works fine
from SQL 7 to SQL 7, but fails to SQL 2000. I have tried
2 different SQL 2k boxes with the same error.
The replication job logs in using SQL Server
authentication. Account is system administrator and dbo
on subscriber. Distributor runs under sa. Both Servers
are at latest SP levels. KB search has turned up no help.
Thanks for any ideas!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~snip~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Percent Complete: 55
Processing article 'RequestStatusHistory'
Repl Agent Status: 3
chrs4.ITWorkRequest: {call sp_MSenumcolumns (?,?)}
chrs4.ITWorkRequest: {call sp_MSenumchanges(?,?,?,?,?)}
CHHIST.ITWorkRequest: {call sp_MSgetrowmetadata
(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}
{call sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call
sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call
sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call
sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call
sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call
sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call
sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call
sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call
sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call
sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call
sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call
sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}
Percent Complete: 0
The process could not query row metadata at the
Subscriber.
Repl Agent Status: 6
Percent Complete: 0
Category:COMMAND
Source: Failed Command
Number:
Message: {call sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call
sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call
sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call
sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call
sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call
sp_MSgetrowmetadata(?,?,?,?,?,?,?)}{call sp_M
Repl Agent Status: 3
Percent Complete: 0
Category:SQLSERVER
Source: CHHIST
Number: 2812
Message: Could not find stored procedure ''.
Repl Agent Status: 3
Could not find stored procedure ''.
Disconnecting from Publisher 'chrs4'
Disconnecting from Subscriber 'CHHIST'
Disconnecting from Publisher 'chrs4'
Disconnecting from Distributor 'chrs4'
George,
this is not a supported configuration. For merge replication, a SQL 7.0
publisher can only publish to a SQL 7.0 Subscriber.
Rgds,
Paul Ibison
(recommended sql server 2000 replication book:
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602p.html)
|||Paul,
Thanks for the reply. I read the "...Different Versions"
article in books online, but obviously scanned too
quickly. I see the limitation now for merge, but not for
snap and trans. You might help out "Nick Horrocks" with
an answer to his thread "Unable to create Merge
subscription".
George

>--Original Message--
>George,
>this is not a supported configuration. For merge
replication, a SQL 7.0
>publisher can only publish to a SQL 7.0 Subscriber.
>Rgds,
>Paul Ibison
>(recommended sql server 2000 replication book:
>http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602p.html)
>
>.
>
|||Thanks for the prompt - have posted to Nick as well.
Rgds,
Paul Ibison
(recommended sql server 2000 replication book:
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602p.html)

>--Original Message--
>Paul,
>Thanks for the reply. I read the "...Different Versions"
>article in books online, but obviously scanned too
>quickly. I see the limitation now for merge, but not for
>snap and trans. You might help out "Nick Horrocks" with
>an answer to his thread "Unable to create Merge
>subscription".
>George
>
>replication, a SQL 7.0
>.
>