Do you wonder if your IT business is truly profitable or if you should raise your prices? Learn how to calculate your overhead burden using our free interactive tool and use it to determine the right price for your IT services. Start calculating Now!
Cannot set SQL 2005 database to compatability level 80
Hi
Hoping someone can help. Due to old compiled code I am not able to amend a SQL query that wont run on SQL 2005+ (its currently working fine on SQL 2000 but the server and SQL needs to go :) )
I need to get compatibility mode to 80;
I've tried the following which returns an error saying the levels are only 90 upwards, any ideas please?
Neil
I've tried:
message returned:
Hoping someone can help. Due to old compiled code I am not able to amend a SQL query that wont run on SQL 2005+ (its currently working fine on SQL 2000 but the server and SQL needs to go :) )
I need to get compatibility mode to 80;
I've tried the following which returns an error saying the levels are only 90 upwards, any ideas please?
Neil
I've tried:
ALTER DATABASE corporate
SET COMPATABILITY_LEVEL = 80
GO
message returned:
Msg 15048, Level 16, State 1, Line 3
Valid values of the database compatability level are 90, 100 or 110
Do more with
EXPERT OFFICE® is a registered trademark of EXPERTS EXCHANGE®
Since the error message is telling you you can go up to 110, that tells me you're running SQL 2012.
You can't set compatibility level to 80 in SQL 2012, it's just not supported.
See the matrix of what is supported here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb510680.aspx
Time to rewrite that code.
You can't set compatibility level to 80 in SQL 2012, it's just not supported.
See the matrix of what is supported here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb510680.aspx
Time to rewrite that code.
Hello,
The best practice to change the compatibility level of database is in following three steps.
Set the database to single user access mode by using
ALTER DATABASE SET SINGLE_USER
Change the compatibility level of the database.
Put the database in multiuser access mode by using
ALTER DATABASE SET MULTI_USER
Please note - A database containing an indexed view cannot be changed to a compatibility level lower than 80.
----SQL Server 2005 database compatible level to SQL Server 2000
EXEC sp_dbcmptlevel AdventureWorks, 80;
GO
The best practice to change the compatibility level of database is in following three steps.
Set the database to single user access mode by using
ALTER DATABASE SET SINGLE_USER
Change the compatibility level of the database.
Put the database in multiuser access mode by using
ALTER DATABASE SET MULTI_USER
Please note - A database containing an indexed view cannot be changed to a compatibility level lower than 80.
----SQL Server 2005 database compatible level to SQL Server 2000
EXEC sp_dbcmptlevel AdventureWorks, 80;
GO
What that is showing is that your TOOLS are 2005. Doesn't necessarily mean that the database is. I just tried that internally. Connected to a 2008R2 DB using tools for SQL 2005. Help/About showed 2005, but this query below returned 10.50.2550 - showing that I used 2005 SSMS to connect to 2008 R2 database.
Execute this query: select @@VERSION;
What do you get back ?
Execute this query: select @@VERSION;
What do you get back ?
Premium Content
You need an Expert Office subscription to comment.Start Free Trial