Question

This is some weird behavior…

Whenever I script certain tables (using CREATE TO…) or edit stored procedures (using modify in the right click context menu) I sometimes get really weird results… For example, scripting most tables gives me:

CREATE TABLE [dbo.].[TableINeverAskedFor]
...

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[TableIWant](
    [ID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
    [Name] [nvarchar](128) NOT NULL,
    [ModuleID] [int] NOT NULL,
    [OtherInfo] [int] NOT NULL,
CONSTRAINT [PK_ModuleDefinitions] PRIMARY KEY NONCLUSTERED 

CREATE TABLE [dbo.].[TableINeverAskedFor]
...

ALTER TABLE [dbo].[TableWhichHasNothingToDoWithMyTable] ADD  CONSTRAINT [FK_WhyDoesThisHappen?]  DEFAULT ((0)) FOR [ID]

Stored procedures are even more weird… the bigger the sotred procedure, the more alter scripts I get, just like above. It’s really annoying and I am afraid I’m going to do something stupid and not pay attention one day.

Relevant info:

• I have SQL Server 2008 R2 installed, a new install.
• I have a few developers in my shop experiencing similar problems.
• I also have a SQL Server 2008 box (no R2) doing the same thing.
• My instance is updated with SP1 and theirs aren’t.
• We can also replicate the issue on multiple databases.
• Our production server is not giving us the same issue.
• Some stored procedures and tables don’t have this problem however the same stored procedures and tables can be replicated. It’s not a random issue.
• I have no plugins installed.

EDIT: It’s not that weird… I can see it being useful for table creation. Editing a stored procedure though, that was what was very confusing to me.

Answer 1

In Management Studio go to Tools > Options > SQL Server Object Explorer > Scripting and change Generate script for dependent objects to false. False is the default so you did ask for this at some point. 😉