Incorrect syntax near '.' - sql-server-2008

Question

I get this error:
Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 11
Incorrect syntax near '.'.
On this code:
SELECT
dest.text
FROM
sys.dm_exec_query_stats
AS
deqs
CROSS
APPLY
sys.dm_exec_sql_text
(
deqs.sql_handle -- This is line 11.
)
AS
dest
WHERE
deqs.last_execution_time
>
'2018-07-01 00:00:00'
AND
dest.text
LIKE
'%QuittanceAudit%'
;
I spread that code out on multiple lines so that the error message could more precisely report the location of the error.
Or, in a standard format:
SELECT dest.text
FROM sys.dm_exec_query_stats AS deqs
CROSS APPLY sys.dm_exec_sql_text(deqs.sql_handle) AS dest
WHERE deqs.last_execution_time > '2018-07-01 00:00:00'
AND dest.text LIKE '%QuittanceAudit%'
;
The problem I am trying to solve is getting the history of the select statements that have run using this technique:
https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/4043/can-i-see-historical-queries-run-on-a-sql-server-database

Answer 1

It seems to me there is nothing wrong in your syntax, it runs fine on my server.
Are you using a user account different from sa?
To run dm_exec_sql_text(deqs.sql_handle) you need VIEW SERVER STATE permission on the server and to run dm_exec_query_stats you need both VIEW SERVER STATE permission on the server and VIEW DATABASE STATE permission in the database.
Try this:
GRANT VIEW SERVER STATE TO YourUserAccount
GRANT VIEW DATABASE STATE TO YourUserAccount