I've inherited a 2005 database that is in 8.0 compatability mode. I'd like to
move it to 9.0 so we can do some CLR stuff. However, the upgrade advisor
won't analyze that version of SQL Server. (2005 sp1). I've looked in BOL and
I think the main thing I need to look for are the old outer join operators
(*= and =*). I've reviewed the list here:
ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/instsql9/html/d686cdf0-d11d-4dba-9ec8-de1a5f189f25.htm
and I think the join operators are the only thing that would affect me. Does
anyone have any other common issues going from 8.0 to 9.0 that I might be
missing from that list?
Thanks in advance.Also look for TOP 100 PERCENT ... ORDER BY in views. It may already be
biting you without knowing it ;-). Other than new keywords and the
deletion of the "evil join" operators, I can't think of anything else
that's common that you'd run into.
sqlboy2000 wrote:
> I've inherited a 2005 database that is in 8.0 compatability mode. I'd like to
> move it to 9.0 so we can do some CLR stuff. However, the upgrade advisor
> won't analyze that version of SQL Server. (2005 sp1). I've looked in BOL and
> I think the main thing I need to look for are the old outer join operators
> (*= and =*). I've reviewed the list here:
> ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/instsql9/html/d686cdf0-d11d-4dba-9ec8-de1a5f189f25.htm
> and I think the join operators are the only thing that would affect me. Does
> anyone have any other common issues going from 8.0 to 9.0 that I might be
> missing from that list?
> Thanks in advance.|||We do have a few of those stupid TOP 100 percent views.
Thanks for the heads up.
"David Markle" wrote:
> Also look for TOP 100 PERCENT ... ORDER BY in views. It may already be
> biting you without knowing it ;-). Other than new keywords and the
> deletion of the "evil join" operators, I can't think of anything else
> that's common that you'd run into.
> sqlboy2000 wrote:
> > I've inherited a 2005 database that is in 8.0 compatability mode. I'd like to
> > move it to 9.0 so we can do some CLR stuff. However, the upgrade advisor
> > won't analyze that version of SQL Server. (2005 sp1). I've looked in BOL and
> > I think the main thing I need to look for are the old outer join operators
> > (*= and =*). I've reviewed the list here:
> > ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/instsql9/html/d686cdf0-d11d-4dba-9ec8-de1a5f189f25.htm
> > and I think the join operators are the only thing that would affect me. Does
> > anyone have any other common issues going from 8.0 to 9.0 that I might be
> > missing from that list?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
>