DB Mail Set up
Hi Guys,Quick question :) I need to set up alerts of the SQL server, do i need to restart the agent services after configuring db mail and alerts?Thanks in advance!
View ArticleSharing A Specific Database With Others On Domain
Hello,Its my very first experience with SQL and on the forum so kindly treat me as a novice. I had been maintaining a database on Access 2013 for a very long time but now that the data is giganitc (for...
View ArticleDifference between MS SQL Server 2008 Std and Small Business 2008 r2
please send a comparison of MS SQL Server Std and Small Business. 2008 r2 And also, please reply me whether this can be installed in any MS Server edition.
View ArticleDateTime Value NULL or Not
How to write a query whether a date value is NULL ?I want to check is expiry date is NULL or not .eg, select t_cpls as sales_price_list,t_item as item,t_stdt as effective_date,t_tdat as expiry_date,...
View ArticleHow to delete duplicate records from a table with no unique column
Hi, i have a table with exact duplicate records in all columns, i dont have any unique columns to differentiate the duplicate record, please help me to delete duplicate recordsThanks
View ArticleSQL server licences
Dear All,<o:p></o:p>I would like to know few details about SQL Server licenses. <o:p></o:p>Here is my requirement:<o:p></o:p>I need to setup one server for Reporting...
View ArticleCant able to delete foreign key
Hi All,Im not able to drop foregin key from a child table.Alter Table Dim_Customer Drop Constraint C_ServiceOutl_Customer_552ait was executing for more than 15 mins and still not succeeded Please...
View Articlemaxsize for all DB
1) Is there anyway via TSQL to run a query for all databases in an instance (SQL 2005) to see if any have maxsize set, and if so how close they are to the maxsize?ideally the output would list all...
View ArticleQuery Help
Hi,I'm writing a Coldfusion page to perform some DB cleanup. I'm needing some assistance with a query. ID is the Primary key Int field with no duplicates. Updated is a bit field 1 or 0. Vend_ID is a...
View ArticleBecoming a DBA
Hi want to become a SQL DBA. I have created my own projects and I would say my skills are medium. I was just wondering if anyone knew any good tutorials, books or websites that would help me...
View Articlesql server 2005 support
Are any service pack levels of SQL Server 2005 still supported by Microsoft? If so which, or if not when did the last SP for 2005 go out of support?
View Articlesql server licence management
When you purchase a new version of SQL Server do Microsoft give you a licence key for the software?If your network has numerous installations of SQL Server running different versions with different...
View ArticleDifferent versions of SQL 2008 r2
I have a ISO for SQL Server 2008 r2 and we have 1 standard licence + 2 developer licences.Am I correct in thinking we can use the same ISO for all three installs, it is simply the license that dictates...
View ArticleRegarding MCSA certification
Hello, One of my friends would like to pursue MCSA hence he need to clear 461, 462 and 463 exam. He has already cleared 73-461. Now he is planning for 70-462 and 70-463 exams. With this combination...
View ArticleExport to Excel
Hi AllI am trying to export to excell using the below query, I get a query success message but no file is created in the location. I am VERY new to SQL and found this script on google so not really...
View ArticleSyntax Error
I am getting the following error:GO RESTORE DATABASE FOOTPRINTS2 FROM DISK \\hqvmfiler\sqlnative$\Backups\sqltest1\fptest\Footprints\Footprints_backup_2014_07_05_025121_6970636.bak MOVE 'FPTEST_DATA’...
View ArticleServer and DB permissions
1- How do I display all the users who have permissions on a 2008 R2 Server? 2- How do I display all the users who have permissions on each DB of that Server? Thanks for your help.
View Articlejoin to multiple sql db's
I have one table (user_projects) that lists user_id and project_id, a user table to get the user name and a project table to get the project name. These items are all contained in a single 'admin'...
View ArticleWhich license edition to choose?
Hello,We are building a server to host web apps. It will be public facing to an unknown quantity of web users. The web app will use an SQL database in the background.The server will be an 8-core single...
View Articleselect query
Hi,in the below query SELECT Stuff((SELECT Distinct SSStatus +'\n' +SSStatusComments+'\n' FROM [EFIWorkStatus1] WHERE [ST_ID] = a.[ST_ID] AND [SSStatus] <> 'Select' FOR xml path('')),1, 0, '')...
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