CassieF (2/11/2013)
oohh phooey, i am on a higher version than that.. 2008R2
It works fine on 2008R2, that's what I tested the script on. Are you sure that the server you are connected to is 2008R2, and not just the client (SSMS, probably).
To check, run this: select @@version
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