SQL Server 2005 XML Capabilities and backward compatibility

Question

I use SQL Server 2005 with compatibility level 80 . If I don't set compatibility level then some modules of ASP.NET Web Application don't work because application was originally written with SQL Server 2000 .

Now If I write a stored procedure that uses xml variable with functions node and values which I believe is SQL Server 2005 specific feature and does not exist in SQL Server 2000 would this be a problem?

Answer 1

The XML data type will work just fine even with compatibility level 80.

There are some differences in behaviour when you use for xml to construct XML.

ALTER DATABASE Compatibility Level (Transact-SQL)