Cannot find either column “dbo” or the user-defined function or aggregate “dbo.FN_Split”, or the name is ambiguous

Question

I have following function which accepts the CSV & delimeter & splits it

ALTER FUNCTION [dbo].[FN_Split] (@String varchar(max), @Delimiter char(1))           


        

Answer 1

I think to clarify the comment from astander

try your code like this :

while @i<=@max
begin
if @i=0
begin
set @sql='insert into Person select items from dbo.FN_Split(@p_SourceText,  
 @p_Delimeter) where orderId = 00'
end

 else
  begin
   if @i=(@max-1)
    begin
 set @sql=@sql+'UNION select items from dbo.FN_Split(@p_SourceText,
                  @p_Delimeter) where orderId ='+@i
    end
 else
  begin
   set @sql=@sql+'UNION select items from dbo.FN_Split(@p_SourceText,        
                 @p_Delimeter) where orderId ='+@i UNION'
      end
   end
   set @i=@i+1
end
END 

Answer 2

First, make sure you did run the create script in the correct database.

Second, as @astander started mentioning, you are using the function results incorrectly.

Your function returns a table, not a value. You'll need to execute the function as part of your sql statements, not during your build of ad hoc queries. For example, this code:

 set @sql=@sql+'UNION select items from'+ dbo.FN_Split(@p_SourceText,
                  @p_Delimeter)+' where orderId ='+@i+')'

would become:

set @sql = @sql+'UNION select items from dbo.FN_Split(' + @p_SourceText +', ' +
                  @p_Delimeter + ') where orderId =' + @i + ')'

Make similar changes everywhere you are currently referencing the function.

Answer 3

For my case it was really a function missing when i exported data from one database to another. Can not be found in the destination database > Functions > Scalar-valued Functions. Then i created [dbo].[equals] and it worked. (copied from source database)