Brain not working!

  • Sorry to bother you all, but somewhere between home and work I misplaced my brain. Whats wrong with this?

    Declare @ServerNameVarchar(30)

    Declare @AlertStmtVarchar(280)

    set @ServerName = (Select @@servername)

    --Print @ServerName

    IF (EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = N'Demo: Full msdb log'))

    ---- Delete the alert with the same name.

    EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_delete_alert @name = N'Demo: Full msdb log'

    SET @AlertStmt = 'msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N''' + @ServerName + ' : Full msdb log'', @message_id = 9002, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 30, @include_event_description_in = 5, @database_name = N''msdb'', @category_name = N''[Uncategorized]'''

    BEGIN

    EXECUTE @AlertStmt

    END

    GO

    Server: Msg 203, Level 16, State 2, Line 17

    The name 'msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = N'ABCD : Full msdb log', @message_id = 9002, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, @delay_between_responses = 30, @include_event_description_in = 5, @database_name = N'msdb', @category_name = N'[Uncategorized]'' is not a valid identifier.

    I know it has to be simple. Maybe I will find my brain latter.

    Thanks for you help

    Stacey

    Stacey W. A. Gregerson


    Stacey W. A. Gregerson

  • Put a print statement in the place of your execute statement and it becomes obvious... 🙂 You've got an extra space between the server name the and colon in your dynamic sql result.

    Gary Johnson

    DBA

    Sr. DB Engineer




    Gary Johnson
    Microsoft Natural Language Group
    DBA, Sr. DB Engineer

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  • try EXECUTE (@AlertStmt)

    Glad to see someone else does that too :).


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