Script databsae does not compatible with SQL2000

Script databsae does not compatible with SQL2000

• Ankini

  Generally, you should not rely on the scripting capabilities other than for ad-hoc stuff. It is better to maintain your scripts in a source code control system and use it for reference / maintenance. There are other problems with scripting other than syntax issue with the CONSTRAINT in your example. For example, resolving dependencies is not accurate since the engine itself doesn't guarantee it for all cases. There are also issues with expressions which are normalized / modified by the engine so if you try to compare the script generated from the engine with your source it will not match even though they produce identical results.
  
  

• azuomar73

  I'm sorry, but I can't hold back. The condescension in your reply to this stranded user is almost palpable. These types of responses are absolutely maddening, especially when the bugs in the SQL Server 2005 tools are so *painfully* obvious upon even casual observation. People don't need lectures on why you shouldn't be using a feature YOU included in the server which doesn't work because YOU did incredibly inadequate testing before you shipped. Seriously, just about any script you create from SQL Mgmt Studio which you want to run on 2000 will not work because it uses sys.objects. That bug should have never been included in the release, and frankly is a sign of a real management problem inside your team which needs to be addressed.
  
  

• Petulka

  I won't dispute the 2005 tools have errors comment, and neither did he (in fact I would sing in that chorus with you if need be). However, he post was not a "well, you shouldn't be using it anyway" comment, I don't think. He goes on to explain that some parts of scripting out objects is just really quite hard (like maintaining precedence of which script to run first.)

  As a side note, the sys.objects issue has been changed in the CTP as well for the 2000 compatible scripting.

  All he was trying to say was that the best way to use the tools and do development is to maintain scripts of your work, and not rely on the tools to script out a database. I doubt that he was suggesting to never use the scripting tools for any reason. (especially since he advocated it for ad-hoc stuff.) I know I use it quite often, if for no other reason than to post a table structure to a discussion. But for a production system you should generally should have scripts for all objects that were created outside of using the SSMS tools and then scripting the objects.

  It is very common to include a mini-lecture with any post where someone sees that a person *might* be abusing a feature. I learned a ton from my early days in the newsgroups because a friendly user or two (and an unfriendly albeit, very intelligent, jerk) lectured me on how something should be done.

  
  
  

• Murtuza

  Thanks, ***. Fix your God damned product or don't ship it. SQL 2005 is ***.
  
  

• yaaaar

  This is a known bug.  From the feedback center:

  http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback/viewfeedback.aspx feedbackid=a6510471-9c40-4184-9611-5656457864d8

  Edit:  I have tried it and it does seem to be fixed in the SP1 CTM

  Louis

  
  
  
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