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>If you change the name of a column that you SP references it is just as dead...
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>Every try opening an invalid view definition? With a SP, all I need to do is modify the proc. Often, with an invalid view def, I might not be able to open the view...
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>So no, you are not JUST as dead....
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So you mean you're not using SDT ;-) ?? But I agree, w/o a tool to automatically fix the definition, this is a major PITA.