Create View using Linked Server db in SQL Server

Question

How can I create View on Linked Server db. For Example I have a linked server [1.2.3.4] on [5.6.7.8]. Both db servers are SQL Sserver 2005. I want to create View on [5.6.7.8

Answer 1

Its a SQL Management Studio Issue. If you try to create the view using management studio NEW VIEW then you get that error incorrect syntax.

But if you use SQL Query:

CREATE VIEW [dbo].[viewname] 
AS 
    SELECT  * 
    FROM    [0.0.0.0].database.dbo.table 
GO 

then it will work.

To test you will see the view created when you refresh views. If you just do a select query from the view you will see the view return results.

But if you try to go into design mode for that view and try executing the design query the error will pop up again even though the view was successfully created.