INF: Sp_fkeys Does Not List Keys Identified by Sp_foreignkey (169051)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft SQL Server 6.0
  • Microsoft SQL Server 6.5

This article was previously published under Q169051

SUMMARY

The sp_fkey stored procedure only returns information about columns explicitly defined by ALTER TABLE or CREATE TABLE with a FOREIGN KEY constraint, and not for columns identified by sp_foreignkey. The sp_foreignkey stored procedure was last supported in SQL Server 4.21a, and is only provided for backwards compatibility with later systems. The use of sp_foreignkey was made unnecessary with the implementation of declarative referential integrity (DRI) in SQL Server 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

For more detailed information, see the ALTER TABLE command in the Transact-SQL Reference 6.0 and the ALTER TABLE command in What's New in SQL Server 6.5.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/1/2006
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