sp_indexoption is not supported for XML Index. Use ALTER INDEX instead.

Error Message:
Msg 15389, Level 11, State 1, Procedure sp_indexoption, Line 73
sp_indexoption is not supported for XML Index. Use ALTER INDEX instead.

Severity level:
11.

Description:
This error message appears when you try to run the sp_indexoption with an XML index as its argument.

Consequences:
The T-SQL statement can be parsed, but causes the error at runtime.

Resolution:
Errors of the Severity Level 11 are generated by the user and can be fixed by the SQL Server user. The statement cannot be executed this way. XML indices are invalid as arguments for sp_indexoption.

Versions:
This error message was introduced with SQL Server 2005.

Example(s):
USE tempdb;
GO
IF OBJECT_ID(‘tempdb..#t’) > 0
 DROP TABLE #t
GO
CREATE TABLE #t
(
 id INT NOT NULL,
 c1 XML
)
GO
ALTER TABLE #t
  ADD CONSTRAINT PK_t PRIMARY KEY(id)
GO
CREATE PRIMARY XML INDEX IX_XML_t_c1
    ON #t(c1);
GO
EXEC sp_indexoption N’dbo.#t.IX_XML_t_c1′, N’disallowpagelocks’, TRUE;

Remarks:
In the above example we try to use the XML index IX_XML_t_c1 as argument for sp_indexoption This raises the error.

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