Incorrect Syntax near the keyword 'LEFT' in MSSQL6.5

I have an MSSQL6.5 server and when i run the following SQL statement, it
promt me an error message: Incorrect Syntax near the keyword 'LEFT'
SELECT LEFT(CUSTOMER_KEY, 1) FROM CUSTOMER
what happen to my SQL Server? Because i am sure my statement is correct.
if i run this sql on SQL 2000 or 7, no problem.
Hi
Chekc that your column and table name is exaclty the same case as on the SQL
Server 6.5 DB. You might be running a case sensitive SQL 6.5 installation.
Regards
Mike
"yichun" wrote:

> I have an MSSQL6.5 server and when i run the following SQL statement, it
> promt me an error message: Incorrect Syntax near the keyword 'LEFT'
> SELECT LEFT(CUSTOMER_KEY, 1) FROM CUSTOMER
> what happen to my SQL Server? Because i am sure my statement is correct.
> if i run this sql on SQL 2000 or 7, no problem.
>
|||Perhaps the LEFT function was introduced in 7.0? I don't have a Books Online to check against, but I
bet that you do. Check it out. If it isn't available in 6.5, use SUBSTRING instead.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"yichun" <yichun@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have an MSSQL6.5 server and when i run the following SQL statement, it
> promt me an error message: Incorrect Syntax near the keyword 'LEFT'
> SELECT LEFT(CUSTOMER_KEY, 1) FROM CUSTOMER
> what happen to my SQL Server? Because i am sure my statement is correct.
> if i run this sql on SQL 2000 or 7, no problem.
>