>I was implementing a feature using SQLDependency in my current application and I found something funny that is really bugging me. I cannot use 3-part names when naming the database.
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>If I use this query, everything is working correctly:
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"SELECT MAJDate FROM dbo.DatabaseEvent WHERE Event = 'BloombergUpdate'"

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>If I use a 3-part name, like the following one, events are raised non-stop:
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"SELECT MAJDate FROM HedgeFund_PRD.dbo.DatabaseEvent WHERE Event = 'BloombergUpdate'"

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>I always use 3-part names because the application is connecting to multiple databases on the same server (and I often have multiple versions of the same database on my laptop – different stages)
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>Do you know any workaround to this problem so that I can use the 3-part names?

To switch data sets like that, I usually use another connection string. Are there any advantages of using the 3-part names such as you mentioned?