To upgrade the catalog stored proceduresThe Microsoft® SQL Server™ ODBC driver uses a set of system stored procedures, known as catalog stored procedures, to obtain information from the SQL Server system catalog. SQL Server installs the catalog stored procedures automatically when you install or upgrade SQL Server. The Instcat.sql file included with this driver includes minor updates to the catalog stored procedures. If this version of the SQL Server ODBC driver will be used against SQL Server version 6.5 or earlier versions, the SQL Server system administrator must upgrade the catalog stored procedures on the earlier SQL Server. Upgrading the catalog stored procedures does not affect the operation of existing SQL Server clients.
Note Running the SQL Server 7.0 ODBC driver against an earlier version of SQL Server that has earlier versions of catalog stored procedures generates an error:
The ODBC catalog stored procedures installed on server <server_name> are version <old_version_nmbr>; version <new_version_number> or later is required to ensure proper operation. Please contact your system administrator.
To upgrade the catalog stored procedures
The SQL Server ODBC driver uses the following catalog stored procedures.
| Stored procedure | Returns |
|---|---|
| sp_catalogs | List of all catalogs in a linked server. If the linked server is a server running SQL Server, the catalogs equate to databases. |
| sp_column_privileges | Information about column permissions for the specified table(s). |
| sp_columns | Information about columns for the specified table(s). |
| sp_databases | List of databases. |
| sp_datatype_info | Information about the supported data types. |
| sp_fkeys | Information about logical foreign keys. |
| sp_pkeys | Information about primary keys. |
| sp_linkedservers | List of all linked servers defined on the local server. |
| sp_server_info | List of attribute names and matching values for the server. |
| sp_special_columns | Information for a single table about columns that have special attributes. |
| sp_sproc_columns | Column information for a stored procedure. |
| sp_statistics | List of indexes for a single table. |
| sp_stored_procedures | List of stored procedures. |
| sp_table_privileges | Information about table permissions for the specified table(s). |
| sp_tables | List of objects that can be queried. |