Microsoft KB Archive/946127

= FIX: You may experience problems when you use SQL Server Management Studio in SQL Server 2005 to connect to an instance of SQL Server 2008 =

Article ID: 946127

Article Last Modified on 12/20/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard X64 Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition for Itanium-based Systems
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise X64 Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems

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Bug: #50002151 (SQL Hotfix)



Microsoft distributes Microsoft SQL Server 2005 fixes as one downloadable file. Because the fixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2005 fix release.



SYMPTOMS
When you use SQL Server Management Studio in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 to connect to an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2008, you may experience the following problems.

Problem 1
When you open or delete a maintenance plan, you receive the following error message:

Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. (mscorlib)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

While trying to find a folder on SQL an OLE DB error was encountered with error code 0x80040E14 (Could not find stored procedure 'msdb.dbo.sp_dts_getfolder'.).

Problem 2
When you copy a database from an instance of SQL Server 2008 to an instance of SQL Server 2005, you receive the following error message:

Message: Executed as user:. ...0.0.1080.5 for 32-bit Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984-2005. All rights reserved. Started:  Progress:    Source: SATEESP-MAIN_SATEESP-MAIN_Transfer Objects Task Task just started the execution.: 0% complete End Progress Error:    Code: 0x00000000 Source: SATEESP-MAIN_SATEESP-MAIN_Transfer Objects Task Description: An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. StackTrace: at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnection.ExecuteReader(String sqlCommand) at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExecuteSql.GetDataReader(String query) at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DataProvider.SetConnectionAndQuery(ExecuteSql execSql, String query) at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExecuteSql.GetDataProvider(StringCollection query, Object con, StatementBuilder sb, RetriveMode rm) at Microsoft.Sq... The package execution fa... The step failed.

Problem 3
When you create a table or a view, you receive the following error message:

Microsoft.SqlServer.Types (Error)

Messages

Either the object or one of its properties is not supported on the target server version. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.3207.00&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExceptionTemplates.UnsupportedVersionException&LinkId=20476



RESOLUTION
The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 5. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

943656 Cumulative update package 5 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2

Note Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2005 fix release. Microsoft recommends that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

937137 The SQL Server 2005 builds that were released after SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 was released

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 hotfixes are created for specific SQL Server service packs. You must apply a SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 hotfix to an installation of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2. By default, any hotfix that is provided in a SQL Server service pack is included in the next SQL Server service pack.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, install SQL Server Management Studio in SQL Server 2008.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about what files are changed, and for information about any prerequisites to apply the cumulative update package that contains the hotfix that is described in this Microsoft Knowledge Base article, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

943656 Cumulative update package 5 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2

