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All users missing after a detach/reattach
After detaching and reattaching a database to do a copy operation, all of the user objects are now missing from the database (I should add that the copy failed; according to the logs, there was an ...
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4answers
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When should I use the shrink option
I have seen a lot of blogs stating that shrinking is not a good habit as it will reduce the performance of the system. I agree with all those things it will lead to side effects like fragmentation, ...
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Why do linked servers have a limitation of 10 branches in a CASE expression?
Why does this CASE expression:
SELECT CASE column
WHEN 'a' THEN '1'
WHEN 'b' THEN '2'
... c -> i
WHEN 'j' THEN '10'
WHEN 'k' THEN '11'
END [col]
...
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0answers
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ODBC - how to set up ODBC driver for 2 languages (for different code page)
How to set up an ODBC driver to operate the Polish code page (1250) and Lithuania (1257) at the same time? Although the code page Lithuanian is wider than the Polish code page, the driver incorrectly ...
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Index Seek vs Index Scan
Looking at an execution plan of a slow running query and I noticed that some of the nodes are index seek and some of them are index scan.
What is the difference between and index seek and an index ...
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2answers
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How to check if I am hitting the Express Edition size limit?
I am confused. AFAIK SQL Server 2005 Express has a limit of 4GB database data size. However I have the following results from sp_spaceused:
How can I check if my DB is hitting the size limit?
Is ...
0
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1answer
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File locations for Full Text Catalogs using SQL Server 2005 on VMware
I have an issue with one of our development SQL Server Servers. We have databases that use full text search catalogs. Just some background info, our servers are configured to use separate drives for ...
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How to find all positions of a string within another string
How can I find all the positions with patindex in a table or variable?
declare @name nvarchar(max)
set @name ='ali reza dar yek shabe barani ba yek '
+ 'dokhtare khoshkel be disco raft va ali ...
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2answers
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If I fail over one database, do the others that share the same mirror endpoint fail over as well?
We have two databases setup for mirroring on a single SQL Server instance: a test database and a production database. Both get mirrored to another server using the exact same endpoints.
If I go into ...
0
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0answers
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DELETE failed because the following SET options have incorrect settings: 'ANSI_NULLS'
I have inherited a few scripts that are pumped through a c#.NET custom app to update a SQL2005 SP3 database. One of these scripts does a deletion on a user table called msw_timer_task, based on a ...
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2answers
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How can I search the full text of a stored procedure for a value?
I use the following script to search the text of all stored procedures when I want to find specific values.
SELECT ROUTINE_NAME, ROUTINE_TYPE
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.ROUTINES
WHERE ROUTINE_DEFINITION ...
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3answers
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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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2answers
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Restoring differential backup from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2012
We are migrating a client to a new server. Their old server has SQL Server 2005. I have attempted to perform a differential backup however I received an error about the LSN chain being broken.
Please ...
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Can I copy the table structure of a #temp table to a new physical table?
I have a #tempTable that was created using
SELECT *
INTO #tempTable
FROM OPENROWSET('Microsoft.Ace.OLEDB.12.0', 'Excel 8.0;Database=MyFileName.xls',
'SELECT * FROM [Sheet1$]')
Is there an easy way ...
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1answer
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How do I shrink the physical Transaction Log file when it's the principal in a mirror?
We setup database mirroring over the weekend, and forgot to re-enable the job that backs up the transaction logs. When I came in this morning, the transaction log had ballooned to 58GB, and was taking ...
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1answer
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Limiting user access to tables based on a ROLE
I have a SQL Server 2005 database to which I would like to LIMIT access. I have done the following:
Created a database role called NO_HR
Added the tables to this role under Securables that should be ...
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2answers
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SQL Server Transaction logs
Could someone tell me the role of transaction logs in SQL Server ?
I have a transaction log file, after making a lot of transactions for testing purpose I take the backup of it via command. Sometimes ...
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1answer
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Migrating from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2008 R2 on a different box
We currently have a SQL Server 2005 instance hosting a lot of application specific databases (ArchiveManager, SolarWinds, Kaspersky etc). We are planning to deploy a new SQL Server 2008 R2 instance on ...
2
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3answers
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How to take SQL Server database under this scenario?
I have a database of size 290 GB running on SQL Server 2005 (compression is not available) and disk space is z: drive 250 GB and Y: drive is 80 GB. How can I take a full backup in this scenario? How ...
2
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1answer
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Validate Primary Key and Index Selection
I have a table that will store transaction data from store sales registers, I have read quite a bit on index and key choice and below is what I have concluded is the best option but I am new to this ...
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Which system databases should I checkdb and defrag indices?
I have SQL Server Agent (2005) jobs that periodically perform CHECKDB and a defrag (ALTER INDEX REORGANIZE/REBUILD) of any index that is highly fragmented. These are typical maintenance best ...
3
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2answers
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Lock escalation problem on a trigger
I've inherited a SQL Server 2005 database that is getting 2-3 deadlocks a day.
I've tracked it down to a scheduled job that runs during the day and inserts into a table with a trigger.
The trigger ...
4
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2answers
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Objects in Tempdb that are not associated with a session
I have a SQL Server 2005 instance where my tempdb i apparently holding on to objects that are not in use anymore. The database has 24gb total and is apparently unable to go below 8gb in use. For ...
2
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1answer
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Restoring a database back to a point in time before full backup was made
A problem with one of our database tables arose at the end of last week and I wanted to restore that database to a server in order to retrieve the table. We only have the last backup, and a full set ...
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1answer
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SQL Server taking a lot of memory
I have SQL Server Express on my VPS(2GB RAM) with a database size of 1.5 GB that I expect will increase to 15 GB. I have noticed that SQL Server is using 1.5 GB RAM even when only small queries has ...
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Invalid Object SQL Server 2005 Express
I have 2 SQL Servers, let's call them A and B. I have a ColdFusion app that runs on server A. It connects to my database, MyDb. I needed to update the db content so I backed up the same db on server B ...
1
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1answer
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SQL Server 2005 error while starting service
I am getting error while starting the service & errorlog is:
2013-04-04 14:50:49.14 Server Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.1399.06 (Intel X86)
Oct 14 2005 00:33:37
Copyright (c) ...
5
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1answer
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Unexpected Table Scan with Parameterized LIKE
I'm experiencing an unexpected table scan on SQL Server 2005 against a heap table when parameterizing a LIKE statement... but when the same value as the variable is hard-coded, the expected Index Seek ...
2
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3answers
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Backups script completes, but doesn't back up all dbs
I'm running sql server 2005 and I've made a simple backup script that backs up all the databases on one server. The script always succeeds, but when I go to check the log or the files, I see it has ...
4
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1answer
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Process attempted to unlock a resource it does not own
SQL Server 2005 SP4 32-Bit
I have a DBCC CHECKDB job running nightly. Last night, soon after the job started, I got the errors below. The database is NOT in suspect mode, and CHECKDB comes back clean ...
2
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1answer
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FOR XML is generating a empty first line
I'm parsing with flash a XML file generated by this code:
:XML ON
USE MyDatabaseName
GO
SET NOCOUNT ON
SELECT * FROM ProgramacionDia as programa order by hora
FOR XML AUTO,
ROOT ('toflash'),
...
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2answers
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Identifying which values do NOT match a table row
I would like to be able to easily check which unique identifiers do not exist in a table, of those supplied in a query.
To better explain, here's what I would do now, to check which IDs of the list ...
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5answers
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Run Multiple Remote Jobs
I need to manually run a job on more than 150 sql server instances (sql server 2000, remote) from a sql server 2005 instance (the local server). The job is the same on all these instances. The job ...
5
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3answers
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What type of SQL Server Replication fits our scenario? Merge or Transactional?
Background
In our current setup, we have a single SQL Server 2005 instance on our remotely hosted web server. We additionally have another (non-MSSQL) database which we use for our POS system, which ...
2
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2answers
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How to restore a filegroup from its backup in SQL Server
I need guidance on how to restore a file group in Database from the File group backup taken from another same DB server. Is it possible to restore the filegroup by running restore DB for File Group.
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1answer
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IF NOT NULL then UPDATE else keep the value of the field
I think I am somehow close to get it work, but for some reason I still get errors.
I have the following UPDATE query:
UPDATE DeviceAttribute
SET Details = CASE Name
WHEN 'Accessories' THEN ...
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3answers
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How to check if database is in mirrored mode?
I have two database servers A and B where I have databases set up in mirroring namely X. There is another database on server A named Y which is only present on database server A. Y database has a ...
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3answers
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Why is SQL running the same query longer from another connection?
Here is the issue overview: Why does my stored procedure run faster when executed localy vs remotely?
Dont jump to any conclusion just yet, let me explain what I mean...
Here is the setup:
A Windows ...
0
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1answer
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SQL update set column = @ parameter
doeas anyone knows how to update a table where column = @parameter WHERE SELECT
Basically I have a table with the following values. Table name is UserAttribute
ID|Name |Properties|
...
3
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1answer
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Primary key with “NOT FOR REPLICATION” option
I have recently taken over a project, and I have discovered that in most tables the primary key has the property "NOT FOR REPLICATION".
I'm no DBA, but surely in most databases, a record without a ...
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1answer
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how to add attachment(text file) to database mail?
I have scenario
Daily i run a sql job to apply a new updates to one table - this job will create one text file daily - text file contains all new updates
I can send a mail to client that job is ...
4
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1answer
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Find transactions that are filling up the version store
we have enabled the "READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT" for some of our SQL Server 2005 databases.
Now from time to time we see that our TempDB is filling up the harddisk and we suspect the version store to be ...
2
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2answers
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Is there a way that I can export a list of all table triggers on a server?
I have two SQL Server instances that I manage. One is a SQL Server 2000 instance, and the other is 2005.
Some where, on these servers, I recall setting up a couple table triggers that were executed ...
0
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1answer
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Restoring a differential backup in SQL server 2005
I have created a full back up of my database by executing the line below in my application:
Dim Query As String = "backup database Ari to disk='G:\Documents and Settings\i\Desktop\BKAR\" & ...
0
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1answer
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Restoring a differential backup in SQL server 2005 [duplicate]
I have created a full back up of my database by executing the line below in my application:
Dim Query As String = "backup database Ari to disk='G:\Documents and Settings\i\Desktop\BKAR\" & ...
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2answers
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Help with tricky update statement
I've tried writting this update statement every possible way I can think of but I either wind up producing invalid results or run into a syntax barrier.
I have two table variables:
DECLARE
...
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1answer
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Consolidating indexes
I have one big table that is used to generate business intelligence cube. Currently it has around 40M rows and 55 columns. A lot of the cube dimensions are generated by running 'select distinct' on a ...
1
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1answer
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Can I run a Report Server and a Mirror server from a working Log Shipping secondary instance?
Our setup:
City A - Primary server for logshipping
City B - Secondary server for logshipping
Now there is a lot of data being updated from A - B.
And the server in City B is underutilized, and it ...
3
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1answer
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SQL Server 2005 Replication
I am in the process of creating Replication between 2 Remote Servers, server 1 is the Distributor and Publisher and server 2 is the Subscription.
server 1 windows 2003 server 192.168.10.1 connected ...
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SQL Server 2005 Relationship [closed]
I have SQL Server 2005. Tables have relations which each others.
Some tables are libraby. 1 table has 10 foreign relations. I dont like the Database performance, a little slowly and I dont know what ...
