EnumObjectPermissions on a ApplicationRole and DatabaseRole objects returns o entries

HI,

Call to EnumObjectPermissions method on a SMO ApplicationRole or DatabseRole object returns an empty collection, however, a call to EnumDatabaseRoleMember on a DatabaseRole object using DMO returns the correct list of membership. Please clarify.

Regards,

Joginder

Hmm I had the same problem with SMO, but I did not try DMO.

I found a workaround. Use the similar method at the Database level, and supply the role name as a string.

using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo;

using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common;

Database dbHold = smoServer.Databases["YourDB"];

String holdString;

foreach( DatabaseRole dr in dbHold.Roles)

{

ObjectPermissionInfo[] ra = dr.EnumObjectPermissions(); // mysteriously returns null!!

foreach (ObjectPermissionInfo opi in dbHold.EnumObjectPermissions(dr.Name))

{

holdString = String.Format("-OPIRole:{0} has {1}{2}{3}", dr.Name, opi.Grantor, opi.Grantee, opi.ObjectName);

}

}

}

Regards,

Chip

EnumObjectPermissions on a ApplicationRole and DatabaseRole objects returns o entries

HI,

Call to EnumObjectPermissions method on a SMO ApplicationRole or DatabseRole object returns an empty collection, however, a call to EnumDatabaseRoleMember on a DatabaseRole object using DMO returns the correct list of membership. Please clarify.

Regards,

Joginder

Hmm I had the same problem with SMO, but I did not try DMO.

I found a workaround. Use the similar method at the Database level, and supply the role name as a string.

using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo;

using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common;

Database dbHold = smoServer.Databases["YourDB"];

String holdString;

foreach( DatabaseRole dr in dbHold.Roles)

{

ObjectPermissionInfo[] ra = dr.EnumObjectPermissions(); // mysteriously returns null!!

foreach (ObjectPermissionInfo opi in dbHold.EnumObjectPermissions(dr.Name))

{

holdString = String.Format("-OPIRole:{0} has {1}{2}{3}", dr.Name, opi.Grantor, opi.Grantee, opi.ObjectName);

}

}

}

Regards,

Chip

EnumAvailableSqlServers() returns nothing when there is no network connection

I am having a weird issue. I am using SMO's EnumAvailableSqlServers() method to fill a drop-down box. If I am connected to a network, it shows all networked Sql Servers, including the local instance. When I am not connected to any network, it shows nothing. Even if I connect to an ad-hoc wireless network, it works correctly, showing only the local instance, but if the wireless card is removed (and no other networks are enabled) it is blank. SQL Server Browser is running. I am running both SQL Server and SQL Browser services under a local administrator account (for testing).

The problem is that these are handheld devices and sometimes they will be on a network, and other times they will be inside secure facilities in which no network devices are ever allowed. So, it needs to work in either condition. And really, it's absurd that the method cannot work in an unnetworked environment - a major slip-up by MS that is about to force us to embedded linux.

So, two questions:

1. Is there a way to fix this such that it will fallback correctly and look for local instances when no network is available?

2. If not, is there a known way to "trick" a machine into thinking a network is there so this will run correctly, such as some sort of network driver that emulates a connected network?

Hello David,

The EnumAvailableSqlServers is based off of the ADO.NET SqlDataSourceEnumerator class. The implementation is based on UDP broadcast, with a timeout, so you need a network connection to run the enumeration. Here are some other good things to know about the method: it may not reliably see all servers respond before the timeout; it will not find SQL Server if the SQLBrowser switched off, or the server is marked as hidden; and the method will also fail if the local instance blocks TCP/IP Port 1433 and UDP 1434.
But all is not lost. Here is code snippet that uses SMO Wmi to retrieve a reliable list the local SQL Server 2005 instances on a machine without network access.

ManagedComputer mc = new ManagedComputer();

// Setup the collection of servers

foreach (ServerInstance i in mc.ServerInstances)

{

string servername = i.Name;

if (i.Name == "MSSQLSERVER") // This is the default instance

{

servername = ".";

} else {

servername = ".\\" + i.Name;

}

Console.WriteLine(servername);

}

Good luck and let us know if you have any more questions,

Jennifer

This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

|||Thanks, I will attempt to implement that tomorrow. It will make everyone very happy if it works out.

The million dollar question, where is this type of thing documented so I don't run into such problems down the road? Reminds me of using API calls back in VB5 days.
|||

MSDN documents the SMO class library at

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb283710.aspx

The EnumAvailableSqlServers() is at

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sqlserver.management.smo.smoapplication.enumavailablesqlservers.aspx

And ServerInstance is at

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sqlserver.management.smo.wmi.serverinstance.aspx

Best of luck,

Jennifer Beckmann

|||

Hi David,

I have been down this road many times and what surprises me is that the answer is the same no matter where I look.

As you have found the EnumAvailableSqlServers() is not very reliable and requires too many stipulations to work such as SQLBrowser, Firewall settings, Network connection etc. Even if you get all that right you will find that it is still hit or miss. And good luck getting any earlier versions of SQL Server to show up including SQL Express. Jennifer's solution is great if you are only dealing with SQL 2005.

However I have discovered a slightly different approach that has not failed me yet:

Code Snippet

Dim SQLServers As RegisteredServers.RegisteredServerCollection = SmoApplication.SqlServerRegistrations.RegisteredServers

This will pick up SQL 2005, SQL Express, SQL 2000 and MSDE instances without any stipulations. No firewall issues, no network issues, no SQL Browser issues. You get the same complete list every time. And correctly named too I might add.

Hope this helps you and many more frustrated folks,

Jamie

|||Hi David,
I think the easiest solution is that you need to make sure that your SQL Browser Service is up and running and set to auto start. good luck.
Chan

Enterprise Manager problem with views

We have a user who is a db_owner on a database that he can't create a view using Enterprise Manager. When he tries to create a view it returns: "ODBC error: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Line 1: Incorrect syntax near '240'." His NT Domain username is 240DBH.

We've tried it on my computer with him logging on and get the same result. He can create views just fine using query analyzer. Does anybody know what's wrong with doing this in Enterprise Manager? By the way, I can create views in the db using Enterprise Manager just fine.

Thanks for your help!Turn Profiler on and see what commands Enterprise is sending to the server to create this view. It may shed some light.|||Thanks for the suggestion! I hadn't used the profiler before. It is trying to execute the following:

CREATE VIEW 240dbh.VIEW1
AS
SELECT ID, [Start Date]
FROM T_DATA

Now, when I run this in query analyzer, I get the same error. It seems like that should work to me.:confused:|||Now I think I have it narrowed down. His username starts with numbers. If you can't have a username that starts with numbers, that is pretty lame.

Does anyone know if there is a better front-end than enterprise manager for creating tables/views/stored procedures?

Thanks!|||User names with numbers are not a problem. Does the user have ddladmin rights?

If you are using SS2K than use the Query Analyzer! Much better for users than the EM!|||I set up a user under sql server 7 with a username that has no numbers with the exact same permissions as that user who can't create a view.

That new user with no numbers can create views just fine.

So, the only difference between the two users is that one is a sql server logon and one uses NT domain authentication, and the fact that one has numbers in the username.

What I'm finding is that if enterprise manager would do something like:
CREATE VIEW [240dbh].VIEW1

instead of:
CREATE VIEW 240dbh.VIEW1

it would work.

enterprise manager "return all rows" error

in enterprise manager, when i select a table and "return all rows" or "query" , SQL returns an error "provider cannot be found". I can successfully run a query in query analyzer. I've reinstalled SQL and it's still not working. It seemed to be working fine a couple weeks ago when i was working on crystal reports.Hi,
It could be an MDAC problem. Try loading the MDAC for the version of SQL
you are using.
I hope this helps
regards
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"query" , SQL returns an error "provider cannot be found". I can
successfully run a query in query analyzer. I've reinstalled SQL and it's
still not working. It seemed to be working fine a couple weeks ago when i
was working on crystal reports.
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