Hi All,
I created a user defined function in my sql server 2005 database and then set it as a computed column source in one of my tables. I was stunned when I went to modify the function and got this error:
Msg 3729, Level 16, State 3, Procedure GetCommonPlantFamilyName, Line 10
Cannot ALTER 'dbo.GetCommonPlantFamilyName' because it is being referenced by object 'bgd_PlantGenera'.
Note: 'bgd_PlantGenera' is a table.
I could see wanting this error if I was trying to drop the function, but I only want to modify its body. I'm not changing the function's interface or anything like that. What is the deal here? Is there a way around this error. Is there a command I can use in my alter procedure to bypass this error temporarily without having to dereference the function?

Thanks,

Andy