Question

The command:

select * from dbo.hmg_cahplots

returns 9250 rows. However, when I try to create a trigger, it fails with:

Msg 8197, Level 16, State 6, Procedure LotUpdateTrigger_tdp, Line 1
The object ‘dbo.hmg_cahplots’ does not exist or is invalid for this
operation.

Trigger code is:

CREATE TRIGGER dbo.LotUpdateTrigger_tdp ON dbo.hmg_cahplots FOR UPDATE, INSERT 
AS
BEGIN
    update lot
    set lot.hmg_planmodelname = model.hmg_modelname, lot.hmg_thermslotincentive = model.hmg_thermsincentive,
        lot.hmg_thermslotincentive_base = model.hmg_thermsincentive_base, lot.hmg_kwlotincentive = model.hmg_kwincentive
    from hmg_cahplots as lot inner join i
            on lot.hmg_cahplotsid = i.hmg_cahplotsid
         inner join hmg_pgecahp as proj 
            on proj.hmg_pgecahpid = lot.hmg_pgecahplots
         left outer join hmg_pgecahpmodels as model 
            on model.hmg_pgecahpmodelsid = lot.hmg_cahpplanstolotsid
            and model.hmg_pgecahpplansid = lot.hmg_pgecahplots         
END

I doubt this is very hard to solve. I assume I need to specify a namespace or something. However, I’m new to SQL Server and I don’t have any idea how to start on this.

Thanks — Tim

Answer 1

1. Are you sure you are located in correct database, not master?
2. Are you sure your permissions are fine?
3. Are you sure this is a table, not a view?