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RE: References Permission

Anipaul — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:50:56 GMT

Good question. Thanks for the correction.:)

RE: References Permission

Christian Buettner-167247 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:17:49 GMT

Thanks for the question. Since we mostly work with SQL Server 2000 and use dbo only, we have never used the REFERENCES permission so far. This might change in the future though if we move on to 2K5 or 2K8.Unfortunately, the REFERENCES permission is not really well documented. My looks into BOL did not reveal much valuable information.Btw, REFERENCES is also used for XML Schemas[quote]The REFERENCE permission authorizes the principal to use the XML schema collection to type or constrain xml type columns, in tables and views and parameters. The REFERENCE permission is also required when one XML schema collection refers to another.[/quote]As well as for assemblies [url]http://searchwindowssecurity.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142,sid45_gci1062083,00.html[/url]These are just two examples.

RE: References Permission

Steve Jones - SSC Editor — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:06:10 GMT

Answers altered, points awarded back to date. Thanks for the corrections.

RE: References Permission

Ron Kunce — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:04:32 GMT

My profuse Apologies!It was a topic I ran across which I hadn't seen before and thought it would make a good question, so submitted it as such without having a full understanding of what I was reading.Dr. Dee, I'd give you your point if I could, maybe I should attend one of your classes!

RE: References Permission

Dr. Diana Dee — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:04:39 GMT

I agree with Hugo.Another poorly worded answer. C'mon, I teach this stuff and know it. I want my point.Yes, I'm being a crybaby. I still want my point.I'm even willing to put up with the ton of email I'll get because others will post also, and not directly replying to my post, either.Diana

RE: References Permission

Tom Moreau — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:52:18 GMT

[quote][b]Hugo Kornelis (7/23/2008)[/b][hr]There's a HUGE difference between "Allows the owner of another table to use columns in the table to which they've been granted that permission" (the supposedly "correct" answer to this QotD), and "allows the owner of another table to use columns in the table to which they've been granted that permission [b]as the target of a REFERENCES FOREIGN KEY constraint with his or her table[/b]" (the actual correct answer, included in the explanation but not available as an answer - emphasis added by me).Please correct the question, as this may be very confusing for people who just check the questions and answers without actually checking the complete explanation as well.[/quote]Agreed. REFERENCES is about referential integrity. The word "use" could be interpreted as "SELECT or UJPDATE". Very poor wording.Tom MoreauSQL Server MVP

RE: References Permission

WayneS — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:47:06 GMT

The first choice is also correct:From BOL:The REFERENCES permission on a table is needed in order to create a FOREIGN KEY constraint that references that table.

RE: References Permission

Hugo Kornelis — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:13:27 GMT

There's a HUGE difference between "Allows the owner of another table to use columns in the table to which they've been granted that permission" (the supposedly "correct" answer to this QotD), and "allows the owner of another table to use columns in the table to which they've been granted that permission [b]as the target of a REFERENCES FOREIGN KEY constraint with his or her table[/b]" (the actual correct answer, included in the explanation but not available as an answer - emphasis added by me).Please correct the question, as this may be very confusing for people who just check the questions and answers without actually checking the complete explanation as well.

References Permission

Ron Kunce — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:00:59 GMT

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