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How can I query data from a linked server, and pass it parameters to filter by?

I have a really big query that needs to be run on multiple databases, and the results appended to a temp table and returned. The basic syntax looks something like this: INSERT INTO #tmpTable (Id, ...
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SQL Server update query on linked server causing remote scan

I have a SQL Server 2012 setup as a linked server on a SQL Server 2008 server. The following queries executes in less than 1 second: SELECT kg.IdGarment FROM Products p INNER JOIN ...
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Linked server available to users without permissions

I have users seeing a linked server which they are not supposed to see. The linked server is defined so that only I will have access to it, but everybody can see and use it. I have created the ...
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0answers
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Linked Server Login Timeout but SqlCmd works

I've got a SQL 2005 SP4 server that connects to a 2008 SP3 instance via linked servers using the SQL Server server type. Every once in a while, one of those linked servers will start throwing login ...
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Linked server issue

I made a linked server between two sql server instances. The remote one I have very little control over. When I try a query I get this: Cannot obtain the schema rowset "DBSCHEMA_TABLES_INFO" for ...
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How can I get my linked server working using Windows authentication?

I'm trying to get a linked server to ServerA created on another server, ServerB using "Be made using the login's current security context" in a domain environment. I read that I'd need to have SPNs ...
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sp_testlinkedserver taking long time to time-out

I'm using the following code to check if a linked server is available before running queries on it: declare @srvr nvarchar(128), @retval int; set @srvr = 'my_linked_srvr'; begin try exec @retval ...
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What permissions are required to view the contents of a catalog on a remote server?

I defined a linked server from a SQL Server box to a MySQL box. I went through a very detailed set of instructions and steps, everything works like a charm when I am logged in. The linked server ...
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SQL Server 2012 linked server to SQL Server 2000

I am trying to select through an linked server from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2000. The linked server has been setup and I can browser the target database through the linked server which ...
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SQL Server link to linked server

My client has a Visual FoxPro database that needs to co-mingle with SQL Server data (SELECT only, no updates or deletes). After quite a bit of searching I found the VFP OLEDB provider doesn't work ...