Warn of possible permission problems if "EXEC sp_helptext..." does not work view. Fixes #73.

Author: metaskills

CHANGELOG

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 
-* 3.0.13 *
+* 3.0.15 *
+
+* Warn of possible permission problems if "EXEC sp_helptext..." does not work view. Fixes #73.
+
+
+* 3.0.13/3.0.14 *
 
 * Allow TinyTDS/DBLIB mode to pass down :host/:port config options.
 

activerecord-sqlserver-adapter.gemspec

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.platform      = Gem::Platform::RUBY
   s.name          = "activerecord-sqlserver-adapter"
-  s.version       = "3.0.14"
+  s.version       = "3.0.15"
   s.summary       = "SQL Server 2005 and 2008 Adapter For ActiveRecord."
   s.description   = "SQL Server 2005 and 2008 Adapter For ActiveRecord"
 

lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlserver/schema_statements.rb

@@ -306,7 +306,13 @@ def view_information(table_name)
             if view_info
               view_info = view_info.with_indifferent_access
               if view_info[:VIEW_DEFINITION].blank? || view_info[:VIEW_DEFINITION].length == 4000
-                view_info[:VIEW_DEFINITION] = info_schema_query { select_values("EXEC sp_helptext #{quote_table_name(table_name)}").join }
+                view_info[:VIEW_DEFINITION] = info_schema_query do
+                                                begin
+                                                  select_values("EXEC sp_helptext #{quote_table_name(table_name)}").join
+                                                rescue
+                                                  warn "No view definition found, possible permissions problem.\nPlease run GRANT VIEW DEFINITION TO your_user;"
+                                                end
+                                              end
               end
             end
             view_info
@@ -320,6 +326,7 @@ def table_name_or_views_table_name(table_name)
 
         def views_real_column_name(table_name,column_name)
           view_definition = view_information(table_name)[:VIEW_DEFINITION]
+          
           match_data = view_definition.match(/([\w-]*)\s+as\s+#{column_name}/im)
           match_data ? match_data[1] : column_name
         end

lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlserver_adapter.rb

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class SQLServerAdapter < AbstractAdapter
       include Sqlserver::Errors
 
       ADAPTER_NAME                = 'SQLServer'.freeze
-      VERSION                     = '3.0.14'.freeze
+      VERSION                     = '3.0.15'.freeze
       DATABASE_VERSION_REGEXP     = /Microsoft SQL Server\s+"?(\d{4}|\w+)"?/
       SUPPORTED_VERSIONS          = [2005,2008,2010,2011].freeze