Accessing Different Databases on Same Server with Dot Notation.

BlankHello,
I'm using Query Analyzer and I'm trying to select from a table on another da
tabase...
i.e..I'm on DB2 in query analyzer and this is what my query looks like
Select *
FROM DB1..Test1
But I'm getting an error
Server: Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Line 2
Line 2: Incorrect syntax near 'DB1.'.
This query worked on my local machine... Could it be a set-up issue on a d
ifferent server?
Thanks for any help,
MattBlankTry specifying the object owner:
Select *
FROM DB1.dbo.Test1
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"Matthew Beirn" <mbeirn@.ssimed.com> wrote in message news:%23IGqqbIjFHA.3704
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Hello,
I'm using Query Analyzer and I'm trying to select from a table on another da
tabase...
i.e..I'm on DB2 in query analyzer and this is what my query looks like
Select *
FROM DB1..Test1
But I'm getting an error
Server: Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Line 2
Line 2: Incorrect syntax near 'DB1.'.
This query worked on my local machine... Could it be a set-up issue on a d
ifferent server?
Thanks for any help,
Matt|||BlankThanks for the help Kevin,
I actually tried that with no luck whatsoever..... Thanks for the insight,
I appreciate the feedback.
Matt
"Kevin3NF" <KHill@.NopeIDontNeedNoSPAM3NF-inc.com> wrote in message news:%23r
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Try specifying the object owner:
Select *
FROM DB1.dbo.Test1
--
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"Matthew Beirn" <mbeirn@.ssimed.com> wrote in message news:%23IGqqbIjFHA.3704
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Hello,
I'm using Query Analyzer and I'm trying to select from a table on another da
tabase...
i.e..I'm on DB2 in query analyzer and this is what my query looks like
Select *
FROM DB1..Test1
But I'm getting an error
Server: Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Line 2
Line 2: Incorrect syntax near 'DB1.'.
This query worked on my local machine... Could it be a set-up issue on a d
ifferent server?
Thanks for any help,
Matt|||BlankAny Other Suggestions?......
"Kevin3NF" <KHill@.NopeIDontNeedNoSPAM3NF-inc.com> wrote in message news:%23r
5pqsIjFHA.3300@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
Try specifying the object owner:
Select *
FROM DB1.dbo.Test1
--
Kevin Hill
President
3NF Consulting
www.3nf-inc.com/NewsGroups.htm
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"Matthew Beirn" <mbeirn@.ssimed.com> wrote in message news:%23IGqqbIjFHA.3704
@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
Hello,
I'm using Query Analyzer and I'm trying to select from a table on another da
tabase...
i.e..I'm on DB2 in query analyzer and this is what my query looks like
Select *
FROM DB1..Test1
But I'm getting an error
Server: Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Line 2
Line 2: Incorrect syntax near 'DB1.'.
This query worked on my local machine... Could it be a set-up issue on a d
ifferent server?
Thanks for any help,
Matt|||BlankNone. I pasted your code into my QA and it parses correctly (as I assu
med). When I ran it, I got the expected:
Server: Msg 208, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Invalid object name 'DB1..Test1'.
--
Kevin Hill
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"Matthew Beirn" <mbeirn@.ssimed.com> wrote in message news:OgBOO3IjFHA.1148@.T
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Any Other Suggestions?......
"Kevin3NF" <KHill@.NopeIDontNeedNoSPAM3NF-inc.com> wrote in message news:%23r
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Try specifying the object owner:
Select *
FROM DB1.dbo.Test1
--
Kevin Hill
President
3NF Consulting
www.3nf-inc.com/NewsGroups.htm
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"Matthew Beirn" <mbeirn@.ssimed.com> wrote in message news:%23IGqqbIjFHA.3704
@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
Hello,
I'm using Query Analyzer and I'm trying to select from a table on another da
tabase...
i.e..I'm on DB2 in query analyzer and this is what my query looks like
Select *
FROM DB1..Test1
But I'm getting an error
Server: Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Line 2
Line 2: Incorrect syntax near 'DB1.'.
This query worked on my local machine... Could it be a set-up issue on a d
ifferent server?
Thanks for any help,
Matt|||If your database name were not valid (or table name, for that matter), the
error you should get is:
Server: Msg 208, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Invalid object name 'DB1..Test1'.
Therefore, that leads me to believe that there is more to your query than
you posted.|||Now you post a different error message than you posted earlier. "Invalid obj
ect name" simply states
that there is no table or view named "Test1" inside the DB1 database.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
Blog: http://solidqualitylearning.com/blogs/tibor/
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BlankNone. I pasted your code into my QA and it parses correctly (as I assu
med). When I ran it, I
got the expected:
Server: Msg 208, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Invalid object name 'DB1..Test1'.
Kevin Hill
President
3NF Consulting
www.3nf-inc.com/NewsGroups.htm
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"Matthew Beirn" <mbeirn@.ssimed.com> wrote in message news:OgBOO3IjFHA.1148@.T
K2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
Any Other Suggestions?......
"Kevin3NF" <KHill@.NopeIDontNeedNoSPAM3NF-inc.com> wrote in message
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Try specifying the object owner:
Select *
FROM DB1.dbo.Test1
Kevin Hill
President
3NF Consulting
www.3nf-inc.com/NewsGroups.htm
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"Matthew Beirn" <mbeirn@.ssimed.com> wrote in message
news:%23IGqqbIjFHA.3704@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
Hello,
I'm using Query Analyzer and I'm trying to select from a table on another da
tabase...
i.e..I'm on DB2 in query analyzer and this is what my query looks like
Select *
FROM DB1..Test1
But I'm getting an error
Server: Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Line 2
Line 2: Incorrect syntax near 'DB1.'.
This query worked on my local machine... Could it be a set-up issue on a d
ifferent server?
Thanks for any help,
Matt|||Yes there was... My database name was a number.
I had to enclose in quotations...
Thanks for your help
"Scott Morris" <bogus@.bogus.com> wrote in message
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> If your database name were not valid (or table name, for that matter), the
> error you should get is:
> Server: Msg 208, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
> Invalid object name 'DB1..Test1'.
> Therefore, that leads me to believe that there is more to your query than
> you posted.
>|||That was me, not the OP...;-)
Kevin Hill
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questions
"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
message news:e9vm%23DJjFHA.3704@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Now you post a different error message than you posted earlier. "Invalid
> object name" simply states that there is no table or view named "Test1"
> inside the DB1 database.
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
> Blog: http://solidqualitylearning.com/blogs/tibor/
>
> "Kevin3NF" <KHill@.NopeIDontNeedNoSPAM3NF-inc.com> wrote in message
> news:%23fCPs7IjFHA.2156@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> BlankNone. I pasted your code into my QA and it parses correctly (as I
> assumed). When I ran it, I got the expected:
> Server: Msg 208, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
> Invalid object name 'DB1..Test1'.
> --
> Kevin Hill
> President
> 3NF Consulting
> www.3nf-inc.com/NewsGroups.htm
> www.DallasDBAs.com/forum - new DB forum for Dallas/Ft. Worth area DBAs.
> www.experts-exchange.com - experts compete for points to answer your
> questions
>
> "Matthew Beirn" <mbeirn@.ssimed.com> wrote in message
> news:OgBOO3IjFHA.1148@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Any Other Suggestions?......
> "Kevin3NF" <KHill@.NopeIDontNeedNoSPAM3NF-inc.com> wrote in message
> news:%23r5pqsIjFHA.3300@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Try specifying the object owner:
> Select *
> FROM DB1.dbo.Test1
> --
> Kevin Hill
> President
> 3NF Consulting
> www.3nf-inc.com/NewsGroups.htm
> www.DallasDBAs.com/forum - new DB forum for Dallas/Ft. Worth area DBAs.
> www.experts-exchange.com - experts compete for points to answer your
> questions
>
> "Matthew Beirn" <mbeirn@.ssimed.com> wrote in message
> news:%23IGqqbIjFHA.3704@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
> I'm using Query Analyzer and I'm trying to select from a table on
> another database...
> i.e..I'm on DB2 in query analyzer and this is what my query looks
> like
> Select *
> FROM DB1..Test1
> But I'm getting an error
> Server: Msg 170, Level 15, State 1, Line 2
> Line 2: Incorrect syntax near 'DB1.'.
> This query worked on my local machine... Could it be a set-up issue
> on a different server?
> Thanks for any help,
> Matt|||Ahh, sloppy me... :-)
Thanks for catching that, Kevin.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
Blog: http://solidqualitylearning.com/blogs/tibor/
"Kevin3NF" <KHill@.NopeIDontNeedNoSPAM3NF-inc.com> wrote in message
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> That was me, not the OP...;-)
> --
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> President
> 3NF Consulting
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>
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n message
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