Incorrect syntax near 'PIVOT'

Question

I\'m running SQL Server 2008 R2. I\'m trying to build a table that takes data from a table structured like this:

company | ded_id | descr

10          1             


        

Answer 1

I had the same error (Incorrect syntax near 'PIVOT'...) and solved it by changing compatibility level in the Options section of database properties.

I also found how to script the compatibility level change:

ALTER DATABASE database_name   
SET COMPATIBILITY_LEVEL = 100

(see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb510680.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396)