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Noor Anwar
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Posted - 2010-08-23 : 03:10:12
i m trying to create partition function and following error from sql2005 enterprise edition

use [Data Partition DB3]
GO
CREATE PARTITION FUNCTION [Data Partition Range](int)
AS RANGE LEFT FOR VALUES (100,200,300)

Msg 7736, Level 16, State 1
Server 'SERVERNAME\SQLEXPRESS', Line 4
Partition function can only be created in Enterprise edition of SQL Server. Only Enterprise edition
of SQL Server supports partitioning.

Please help me if anybody can




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GilaMonster
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

4507 Posts

Posted - 2010-08-23 : 04:27:10
Please run the following and post the results

quote:
SELECT @@Version


From the looks of the instance name, that's a SQL Express instance you're connected to (free and limited), not Enterprise. Are you connected to the correct instance?

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Noor Anwar
Starting Member

8 Posts

Posted - 2010-08-24 : 01:30:10
Sir Gail Shaw thank You So Much for helping me,
May Almighty Allah bless you and your family.

SQL Instance that i using was Express
now i installed again sql2005 Enterprise Edition with named instance
and now partition function works perfectly.

bundle of thanks
Noor Anwar



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