2818609 - Msg 156 raised by sp_dropdevice - SAP ASE

• When executing sp_dropdevice after a recent upgrade to SP03 PL07, error message 156 is reported:

1> sp_dropdevice mydevice, dropfile
2> go
Msg 156, Level 15, State 2:
Server 'ase16', Procedure 'sp_dropdevice', Line 236:
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'else'.
Msg 11031, Level 16, State 1:
Server 'ase16', Procedure 'sp_dropdevice', Line 236:
Execution of procedure sp_dropdevice failed because of errors parsing the source
text in syscomments during upgrade. Please drop and recreate dbo.sp_dropdevice.

• Alternately, dbcc upgrade_object("sybsystemprocs","sp_dropdevice", "check") will report error 153:

1> dbcc upgrade_object("sybsystemprocs", "sp_dropdevice", "check")
2> go
DBCC upgrade_object: Syntax checking PROCEDURE dbo.sp_dropdevice
Msg 156, Level 15, State 2:
Server 'ase16', Procedure 'sp_dropdevice', Line 236:
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'else'.
Msg 11031, Level 16, State 1:
Server 'ase16', Procedure 'sp_dropdevice', Line 236:
Execution of procedure sp_dropdevice failed because of errors parsing the source
text in syscomments during upgrade. Please drop and recreate dbo.sp_dropdevice.
DBCC upgrade_object: PROCEDURE dbo.sp_dropdevice syntax check failed

SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) SP03 PL07

CR819746, CR#819746, 819746 , KBA , BC-SYB-ASE , Sybase ASE Database Platform (non Business Suite) , Bug Filed