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I'm trying to make a centralized database, but keep referential integrity with other ddatabses. Does Anyone know how to create a foriegn keyes across databases?
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This cannot be done in SQL Server. SQL BOL says, "FOREIGN KEY constraints can reference only tables within the same database on the same server." Terry L. Broadbent - DBA
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faq183-874 contains "Suggestions for Getting Quick and Appropriate Answers" to your questions in the SQL Server forum. Many of the ideas apply to all forums.
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