The FOR BROWSE clause is no longer supported in views. Set the database compatibility level to 80 or lower for this statement to be allowed.

Error Message:
Msg 176, Level 15, State 1, Procedure, Line 8
The FOR BROWSE clause is no longer supported in views. Set the database compatibility level to 80 or lower for this statement to be allowed. Severity level:
15. Description:
This error message appears when you try to use the browse mode in a view definition. Consequences:
The SQL statement cannot be parsed and further execution is stopped. Resolution:
Error of the Severity level 15 are generated by the user and can be fixed by the SQL Server user. The statement cannot be run this way. You cannot use the browse mode in a view definition. Versions:
All versions of SQL Server. Example(s):
IF OBJECT_ID(‘dbo.t’) IS NOT NULL
    DROP TABLE dbo.t;
GO CREATE TABLE dbo.t
(
    c1 int
);
GO IF OBJECT_ID(‘dbo.v’) IS NOT NULL
    DROP VIEW dbo.v;
GO CREATE VIEW dbo.v
AS
SELECT
    *
FROM
    dbo.t
FOR BROWSE; Remarks:
In the above example we try to use the browse mode in the view definition dbo.v. This raises the error. ]]>

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