invalid column name 'rowguid'

Hi all,

I'm new to replication and database management so I will like some understanding and guiding as this is a new task for me.

I was given a copy of a database with merge replication on it and doing allot of reading and using some scripts I cleaned replication (or so Im thinking) and tryed to use it again on the ms-access front end. When I try to update some data I get "invalid column name 'rowguid'" , but no such column exist in my database as it was dropped.

Any help on this?

thanks George.

You refer to rowguid column either with its real column name or ROWGUIDCOL identifier. ie:

create table myTable ( pkid uniqueidentifier rowguid, othercolumn int )

select pkid, othercolumn from myTable

select ROWGUIDCOL, othercolumn from mytable

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When you setup merge replication, it adds a guid column to your table article. You scripts may have dropped the column when you clean up the replication and your front end may still have dependency to that column. Perhap, add a dummy column with same name and type to see if that would get your access front end to work.

Regards,

Gary

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As Gary mentioned most likely the column is removed when you cleaned up replication.

It is better to update your front end to not reference this non-existant column.

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Thanks for the replies.

The database I was given had a pull subscription on it. With the scripts it was cleared. In my access code using breakpoints I did not find any references to this columns in places where the code steps into.

The code I found and used to clean all replication (indexes, rowguid column etc.) in the database follows:

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UPDATE sysobjects set replinfo=0
GO

DECLARE @.name nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_views CURSOR FOR
SELECT name FROM sysobjects WHERE type='V' and (name
like 'syncobj_%' or name like 'ctsv_%' or name
like 'tsvw_%')

OPEN list_views

FETCH NEXT FROM list_views INTO @.name
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping View ' +@.name
select @.name='drop View ' + @.name
EXEC sp_executesql @.name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_views INTO @.name
END

CLOSE list_views
DEALLOCATE list_views

GO

DECLARE @.name nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_procs CURSOR FOR
SELECT name FROM sysobjects WHERE type='p' and (name
like 'sp_ins_%' or name like 'sp_MSdel_%' or name
like 'sp_MSins_%'or name like 'sp_MSupd_%' or name
like 'sp_sel_%' or name like 'sp_upd_%')

OPEN list_procs

FETCH NEXT FROM list_procs INTO @.name
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping procs ' +@.name
select @.name='drop procedure ' + @.name
EXEC sp_executesql @.name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_procs INTO @.name
END

CLOSE list_procs
DEALLOCATE list_procs

GO

DECLARE @.name nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_conflict_tables CURSOR FOR
SELECT name From sysobjects WHERE type='u' and name
like '_onflict%'

OPEN list_conflict_tables

FETCH NEXT FROM list_conflict_tables INTO @.name
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping conflict_tables ' +@.name
select @.name='drop Table ' + @.name
EXEC sp_executesql @.name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_conflict_tables INTO @.name
END

CLOSE list_conflict_tables
DEALLOCATE list_conflict_tables

GO

Declare @.name nvarchar(129), @.constraint nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_rowguid_constraints CURSOR FOR
select object_name(sysobjects.parent_obj), sysobjects.name
from sysobjects, syscolumns where sysobjects.type ='d'
and syscolumns.id=sysobjects.parent_obj
and syscolumns.name='rowguid'

OPEN list_rowguid_constraints

FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_constraints INTO @.name,
@.constraint
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping rowguid constraints ' +@.name
select @.name='ALTER TABLE ' + rtrim(@.name ) + '
DROP CONSTRAINT ' +@.constraint
EXEC sp_executesql @.name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_constraints INTO
@.name, @.constraint
END

CLOSE list_rowguid_constraints
DEALLOCATE list_rowguid_constraints

GO

Declare @.name nvarchar(129), @.constraint nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_rowguid_indexes CURSOR FOR
select object_name(id), name from sysindexes where name
like 'index%'

OPEN list_rowguid_indexes

FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_indexes INTO @.name,
@.constraint
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping rowguid indexes ' +@.name
select @.name='drop index ' + rtrim(@.name ) + '.'
+@.constraint
EXEC sp_executesql @.name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_indexes INTO @.name,
@.constraint
END

CLOSE list_rowguid_indexes
DEALLOCATE list_rowguid_indexes

GO
Declare @.name nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_rowguid_columns CURSOR FOR
select object_name(syscolumns.id) from syscolumns,
sysobjects where syscolumns.name like 'rowguid'
and sysobjects.id=syscolumns.id
and sysobjects.type='u' order by 1

OPEN list_rowguid_columns

FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_columns INTO @.name
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping rowguid columns ' +@.name
select @.name='Alter Table ' + rtrim(@.name ) + '
drop column rowguid'
print @.name
EXEC sp_executesql @.name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_columns INTO @.name
END

CLOSE list_rowguid_columns
DEALLOCATE list_rowguid_columns

DELETE FROM sysmergepublications
GO
DELETE FROM sysmergesubscriptions
GO
DELETE FROM syssubscriptions
GO
DELETE FROM sysarticleupdates
GO
DELETE FROM systranschemas
GO
DELETE FROM sysmergearticles
GO
DELETE FROM sysmergeschemaarticles
GO
DELETE FROM sysmergesubscriptions
GO
DELETE FROM sysarticles
GO
DELETE FROM sysschemaarticles
GO
DELETE FROM syspublications
GO
DELETE FROM sysmergeschemachange
GO
DELETE FROM sysmergesubsetfilters
GO
DELETE FROM MSdynamicsnapshotjobs
GO
DELETE FROM MSdynamicsnapshotviews
GO
DELETE FROM MSmerge_altsyncpartners
GO
DELETE FROM MSmerge_contents
GO
DELETE FROM MSmerge_delete_conflicts
GO
DELETE FROM MSmerge_errorlineage
GO
DELETE FROM MSmerge_genhistory
GO
DELETE FROM MSmerge_replinfo
GO
DELETE FROM MSmerge_tombstone
GO
DELETE FROM MSpub_identity_range
GO
DELETE FROM MSrepl_identity_range
GO
DELETE FROM MSreplication_subscriptions
GO
DELETE FROM MSsubscription_agents
GO

****************************************************************************************

DECLARE @.name varchar(129)
DECLARE list_pubs CURSOR FOR
SELECT name FROM sysmergepublications

OPEN list_pubs

FETCH NEXT FROM list_pubs INTO @.name
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
/*
sp_dropmergesubscription [ [ @.publication = ] 'publication' ]
[ , [ @.subscriber = ] 'subscriber'
[ , [ @.subscriber_db = ] 'subscriber_db' ]
[ , [ @.subscription_type = ] 'subscription_type' ]
[ , [ @.ignore_distributor = ] ignore_distributor ]
[ , [ @.reserved = ] reserved
*/
PRINT 'dropping publication ' +@.name
EXEC sp_dropmergesubscription @.publication=@.name,
@.subscriber ='all'
EXEC sp_dropmergepublication @.name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_pubs INTO @.name
END

CLOSE list_pubs
DEALLOCATE list_pubs
GO

DECLARE @.name varchar(129)
DECLARE list_replicated_tables CURSOR FOR
SELECT name FROM sysobjects WHERE replinfo <>0
UNION
SELECT name FROM sysmergearticles

OPEN list_replicated_tables

FETCH NEXT FROM list_replicated_tables INTO @.name
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'unmarking replicated table ' +@.name
--select @.name='drop Table ' + @.name
EXEC sp_msunmarkreplinfo @.name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_replicated_tables INTO @.name
END

CLOSE list_replicated_tables
DEALLOCATE list_replicated_tables

GO

UPDATE syscolumns set colstat = colstat & ~4096 WHERE
colstat &4096 <>0
GO
UPDATE sysobjects set replinfo=0
GO

DECLARE @.name nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_views CURSOR FOR
SELECT name FROM sysobjects WHERE type='V' and (name
like 'syncobj_%' or name like 'ctsv_%' or name
like 'tsvw_%')

OPEN list_views

FETCH NEXT FROM list_views INTO @.name
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping View ' +@.name
select @.name='drop View ' + @.name
EXEC sp_executesql @.name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_views INTO @.name
END

CLOSE list_views
DEALLOCATE list_views

GO

DECLARE @.name nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_procs CURSOR FOR
SELECT name FROM sysobjects WHERE type='p' and (name
like 'sp_ins_%' or name like 'sp_MSdel_%' or name
like 'sp_MSins_%'or name like 'sp_MSupd_%' or name
like 'sp_sel_%' or name like 'sp_upd_%')

OPEN list_procs

FETCH NEXT FROM list_procs INTO @.name
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping procs ' +@.name
select @.name='drop procedure ' + @.name
EXEC sp_executesql @.name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_procs INTO @.name
END

CLOSE list_procs
DEALLOCATE list_procs

GO

DECLARE @.name nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_conflict_tables CURSOR FOR
SELECT name From sysobjects WHERE type='u' and name
like '_onflict%'

OPEN list_conflict_tables

FETCH NEXT FROM list_conflict_tables INTO @.name
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping conflict_tables ' +@.name
select @.name='drop Table ' + @.name
EXEC sp_executesql @.name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_conflict_tables INTO @.name
END

CLOSE list_conflict_tables
DEALLOCATE list_conflict_tables

GO

UPDATE syscolumns set colstat=2 WHERE name='rowguid'

GO

Declare @.name nvarchar(129), @.constraint nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_rowguid_constraints CURSOR FOR
select object_name(sysobjects.parent_obj), sysobjects.name
from sysobjects, syscolumns where sysobjects.type ='d'
and syscolumns.id=sysobjects.parent_obj
and syscolumns.name='rowguid'

OPEN list_rowguid_constraints

FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_constraints INTO @.name,
@.constraint
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping rowguid constraints ' +@.name
select @.name='ALTER TABLE ' + rtrim(@.name ) + '
DROP CONSTRAINT ' +@.constraint
EXEC sp_executesql @.name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_constraints INTO
@.name, @.constraint
END

CLOSE list_rowguid_constraints
DEALLOCATE list_rowguid_constraints

GO

Declare @.name nvarchar(129), @.constraint nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_rowguid_indexes CURSOR FOR
select object_name(id), name from sysindexes where name
like 'index%'

OPEN list_rowguid_indexes

FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_indexes INTO @.name,
@.constraint
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping rowguid indexes ' +@.name
select @.name='drop index ' + rtrim(@.name ) + '.'
+@.constraint
EXEC sp_executesql @.name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_indexes INTO @.name,
@.constraint
END

CLOSE list_rowguid_indexes
DEALLOCATE list_rowguid_indexes

GO
Declare @.name nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_rowguid_columns CURSOR FOR
select object_name(syscolumns.id) from syscolumns,
sysobjects where syscolumns.name like 'rowguid' and
object_Name(sysobjects.id) not like 'msmerge%'
and sysobjects.id=syscolumns.id
and sysobjects.type='u' order by 1

OPEN list_rowguid_columns

FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_columns INTO @.name
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping rowguid columns ' +@.name
select @.name='Alter Table ' + rtrim(@.name ) + '
drop column rowguid'
print @.name
EXEC sp_executesql @.name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_rowguid_columns INTO @.name
END

CLOSE list_rowguid_columns
DEALLOCATE list_rowguid_columns

DELETE FROM sysmergepublications
GO
DELETE FROM sysmergesubscriptions
GO

DELETE FROM sysmergearticles
GO
DELETE FROM sysmergeschemaarticles
GO
DELETE FROM sysmergeschemachange
GO

DELETE ...

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These are the two scripts

I'm willing to repeat this with new directions to clean up the database if someone has an understantable way to do this.

My version:

/*
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - 8.00.2039 (Intel X86)
May 3 2005 23:18:38 Copyright (c) 1988-2003
Microsoft Corporation Personal Edition on Windows NT 5.1
(Build 2600: Service Pack 2)
SP4

*/

This 2 scripts were run on my database.

Thanks allot

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The table does not have the rowguid column.

Your front end is still thinking that the column exists and is either trying to insert/update/delete or access it. Check your front end code.

For eg: originally table was: Employee (Name varchar(20), id int, rowguid uniqueidentifier rowguidcol).

and your front end was doing: insert into Employee (Name, id, rowguid) values ('Bill', 1, newid())

or doing: select * from Employee

After you removed replication: table is Employee (Name varchar(20), id int)

Now with this schema, if you try to insert or access the missing column, you will get the above error.

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The issue has nothing to do with the front end. I replicated the issue as follows:

Take a database replicated with a merge publication and a push subscription, and (with DTS) copy the database to a SQL Server that does not have Replication configured.

Run the script listed in a previous reply to this posting.

Run any valid SQL that alters the data and makes no reference to the rowguid column.

This produces the error in question.

The solution lies in the Triggers. It appears that Replication either adds or modifies triggers that the scripts fail to remove or fix.

I came up with this code to add to the script, but the catch is that if you've got your own triggers that start "ins_", "del_" and "upd_", this will delete them as well. So you may want to change the name of some of your triggers, first, if you use this naming convention:

DECLARE @.name nvarchar(129)
DECLARE list_procs CURSOR FOR
SELECT name FROM sysobjects WHERE type='tr' and (name
like 'ins_%' or name
like 'del_%' or name
like 'upd_%')

OPEN list_procs

FETCH NEXT FROM list_procs INTO @.name
WHILE @.@.FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT 'dropping Triggers ' +@.name
select @.name='drop trigger ' + @.name
EXEC sp_executesql @.name
FETCH NEXT FROM list_procs INTO @.name
END

CLOSE list_procs
DEALLOCATE list_procs
go

|||So essentially the scripts did not cleanup replication from the database. I believe this is SQL 2000. There is a system stored procedure sp_removedbreplication that will help remove traces of replication from a database. However it is also know that in SQL 2000, this sp may not be completely removing the trace in some cases. It has been improved significantly in SQL 2005. Not that this posting will help resolve the issue, but posting it just for information.|||

Thanks to all.

I managed to go over that problem (it had nothing to do with the front end!) I found some scripts at http://www.replicationanswers.com that were very helpfull.