• To decrypt your 'encrypted' SPs and views, google 'sql server decrypt stored procedure' and take your pick.

    You might want to challenge why the daatbase objects are encrypted. It offers next to no protection over finding out what the source text is. Its main function seems to be to make database maintenance operations more complex than they need to be.

    You may also want to challenge why the target system needs to be SQL 2008, and get a justification why it cannot be upgraded to SQL 2008 R2 to match the source system. All the extra work you are having to do is costing your organisation, and a good way to eliminate these costs is to get the SQL versions matching.

    Original author: https://github.com/SQL-FineBuild/Common/wiki/ 1-click install and best practice configuration of SQL Server 2019, 2017 2016, 2014, 2012, 2008 R2, 2008 and 2005.

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