FIX: Transfer of a View that Contains a UDF by Using DTS Export Data Fails with Error 208

Attempts to transfer a view by using the Data Transformation Service (DTS) Import/Export wizard fails under the following conditions:

• The view includes a user-defined function (UDF).
• When copying objects and data between SQL Server databases.

The following text is an example of the error message that displays: NOTE: "dbo.TestFunc" is the name of the UDF.

The view is being created in the destination database before the UDF, which is the dependent object. All the dependent objects must be created first.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Transfer all the objects that the view depends on first, and then when you transfer the view, do not include dependent objects.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in SQL Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

1. In the source database, run this code to create the table, view and UDF:

   CREATE FUNCTION TestFunc ()
   RETURNS INT AS  
   BEGIN 
   	RETURN 15
   END
   go
   
   CREATE TABLE dbo.TestTable ( col1 int NULL )
   go
   
   CREATE VIEW dbo.TestView
   AS
   SELECT col1, dbo.TestFunc() AS FuncResults FROM dbo.TestTable
   go
   					

2. Now, use the DTS Export/Import wizard to copy these to another SQL Server database.
3. Select the Copy objects and data between SQL Server databases option. Leave all the scripting options at their default settings. This fails with the following error message in the .log file for the target database:
   Transfer Status: Creating Views on destination database
   [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Invalid object name 'dbo.TestFunc'.

To workaround this problem, copy the dependent table, TestTable, and the "TestFunc" UDF across first. Then copy the view with the Include all dependent objects option cleared.