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firegeek
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Posted - 2011-05-06 : 10:37:00
Hey Everybody,
I'm a newbie here so I hope I'm posting in the correct forum.

I am using SSMS 2008 to query a SQL Server 2005 db. I would like to use the new MERGE statement (new feature with SQL Server 2008 I think)...is this even possible or will it only work with a SQL Server 2008 db?

Thanks for any input!
-jeremiah

lionofdezert
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Posted - 2011-05-06 : 10:47:11
Yeah it will work with only SQL Server 2008 and above versions. You cann't use it by just using SQL Server Management Studio 2008

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firegeek
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Posted - 2011-05-06 : 10:50:35
That's what I suspected. Thank you for the prompt reply!

I will post a new thread inquiring how to execute the same sort of query using 2005 compatible statements.

Thanks again!
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lionofdezert
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Posted - 2011-05-06 : 10:51:43
http://sqlserver-tips.blogspot.com/2006/09/mimicking-merge-statement-in-sql.html

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firegeek
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Posted - 2011-05-06 : 11:05:17
ooooh, thanks for the link, sounds promising, i'll look into it.
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