Re: Trying to set up a SQL Server Agent Account and I hit a wall....



greenmtnsun (greenmtnsun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) writes:
Our database is on SQL Server 2005, however it is set to compatibility
mode 80, its a thorn in my side, but a reality I am stuck with.

Not really. You can change compatibility level as you change shirts.
Set the compatibility level to 90 when set this thing up (of course,
you need to make sure that you have the database for yourself), and
then set it back to 80 when you are done.

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Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Books Online for SQL Server 2005 at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/downloads/books.mspx
Books Online for SQL Server 2000 at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/previousversions/books.mspx
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