SQL Error - Invalid Object Name Stored Procedure

Question

I implement and support a software applicatoin that allows me to create macros within the application. One of the macro steps is to execute a SQL procedure. When I attempt to run a macro that is executing a stored proc (_ TSi _CustomerAccountCorrection) I'm seeing this error:

Error 0 executing [__TSi__CustomerAccountCorrection].
Invalid object name 'TSI_ProService.dbo.Customer'.

If I run this stored proc in SQL Query Analyzer (SQL 2000 using Integrated Security), the proc runs just fine. The application I'm running it through uses a SQL connection string that is set to use integrated security and I'm logged on as the same exact user as well.

Unfortunately, I do not have the source code for the application. I was hoping that someone might recognize what is going on here or at least give me a suggestion as to what the issue might be.

As far as I can see, when running the stored proc through the application and through the query analyzer is exactly the same.

Here is the stored proc:

CREATE  PROCEDURE [dbo].[__TSi__CustomerAccountCorrection] AS
set xact_abort on
SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL REPEATABLE READ 
BEGIN TRANSACTION trans1
DECLARE cur_cust CURSOR FOR
 SELECT [AccountNumber] FROM DBSTR1.HQ.dbo.PSD_CustomerExport
DECLARE @accountNumber varchar(50);
DECLARE @custAccountNumber varchar(50);
DECLARE @query varchar(500);
OPEN cur_cust;

FETCH NEXT FROM cur_cust INTO @accountNumber;

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN
 set @custAccountNumber = (SELECT TOP 1 [Account] FROM [Customer] WHERE [UserData2] = @accountNumber)

 if @custAccountNumber is null
 begin
  SET @custAccountNumber = @accountNumber
 end

 --UPDATE DBSTR1.HQ.dbo.PSD_CustomerExport SET [VcrAccountNumber] = @custAccountNumber WHERE [AccountNumber] = @accountNumber
 UPDATE DBSTR1.HQ.dbo.PSD_CustomerExport SET [VcrAccountNumber] = @custAccountNumber WHERE CURRENT OF cur_cust

 FETCH NEXT FROM cur_cust INTO @accountNumber;
END
CLOSE cur_cust;
DEALLOCATE cur_cust;
COMMIT TRANSACTION trans1
GO

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

It's not executing in the same DB context when you run it remotely vs. when you run it in SSMS.

Notice that the customer table is not using the three part name. SQL Server is making assumptions about the Database and schema that the customer table is in and is guessing wrong.

It is using whatever the default context is for the connection, which from your error code is likely the database TSI_ProService and the schema defaults to dbo . One or both of these are incorrect for that table.

What DB and schema are that table in? Use the 3PN ( Database.schema.object ) in the call in the proc and I think it will probably work fine.