what is this error message?

I am new to User Defined functions(UDF). I downloaded several UDF codes and compiled through Query Analyzer. After compilation whenever i tried to access the function some worked but most of the UDFs that return TABLE object shows error everytime.

"Invalid Object Name"

UDF codes I downloaded shud not have problem in coding since i have read so many comments on those codes saying they worked fine with others. Must be problem with my SQL version or what??. Only those UDFs that returns TABLE object show error when executing even they compile well.

Can it be becuz I am not using any service packs?
May be I am not doin' the rite thing? Can anyone suggest any idea?

for eg:
i have downloaded a split function code and i executed it in the following way in query analyzer

select dbo.Splitstr('a^b^c','^')
-it gives following error since it returns table

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Server: Msg 208, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Invalid object name 'dbo.Splitstr'.
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i have downloaded another UDF and ran it as follows.
select dbo.Properstr('what is your name?')
-it works fine since it returns string(varchar)

- i am using SQL server 2000.

Thanks a lot in advance!!

Since UDF returns a table , you should "query" the function as a table....

SELECT * FROM dbo.Splitstr('a^b^c','^')

--HTH--

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Originally Posted by mikr0s

Since UDF returns a table , you should "query" the function as a table....

SELECT * FROM dbo.Splitstr('a^b^c','^')

--HTH--

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thanks a lot man...