SQL Server Licensing
Can you please confirm, if a SQL Server 2008 R2 environment only requires one server license, even if the underlying hardware was designed as a master/slave configuration in order to beef up the...
View ArticleBackup Error - The file on device "" is not a valid Microsoft Tape Format...
Hi, I've given a colleague a copy of a database to restore on another computer that is not linked on our network. We've been having a little trouble with it which I believe is down to corruption. The...
View Articlehow to deallocate the truncated table space
hi experts, Using lot intermediate table in SP, at end of the SP, those table are getting truncating.but those pages are still unallocated and unused , How to unallocated the space and add to OS...
View Articlesimple if-else statement
hey guys Literally a minute ago my if else statement checking if my active directory attributes are null was working but now I keep on getting the error operator "!" can not be applied to string.string...
View ArticleSQL Query method
HiI have 2 tables each containing a material type. Table 1 contains material from their 3D application. Table 2 contains material with specific values that is not ours and we cannot rename or edit the...
View ArticleSQL Server Authentication: How to let a user change his password in advance...
Hi Experts,Could anyone give me the answers fot the two questions below?We need to use SQL Server Authentication for some reason and would like to enforce Password Policy with 90-day expiration period....
View ArticleHow to install SQL Server 2012 Standard downgrade?
I'm not a regular SQL Server installer. We just bought a server bundled with two DVDs:SQL Server 2014 StandardSQL Server 2012 Standard DowngradeWe would like to install SQLServer 2012 instead of 2014...
View Articlehow to find Running Count of String Column?
Hi Members, I'm a new bee in SQL and would request your support for the below requirement. below are the columns I have in table...
View ArticleDoes AppAssure Backup Schedule Affect SQL Log File Size?
In a recent attempt to keep the size of my transaction log files down I altered the schedule of my SQL Server log backups from running every 15 minutes from 07:00 to 19:00 to run every 15 minutes.My...
View ArticleNeed script to find out missing backups
Hi Experts, Can you please let me know the script to find out the databases which are not being backed up only during weekend as we have got about 300 databases and some are not being backed up. I and...
View Articlesql server developer cannot install, long file names
hi. a blind it developer, and needed to install sql server 2014 developer 64 bit, and did uinstall sql server express. a it student and needed to import data into a table, but said I needed the pro,...
View Articlepossible to script Import task wizard?
Hi, I ma using Import task to import excel data to SQL server, but in column mapping we have lot to changes in column name.we are using work group edition to import the data so i cant save the task as...
View Article64 bit vs. 64 bit
Downloaded SQL Server Express 2008 (SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe) and SQL Server Management Studio(SQLManagementStudio_x64_ENU.exe). Both were downloaded from Microsoft.com. Both are 64 bit versions to install...
View ArticleSQL query to get list of pages
Dear All,Please help me to get a SQL query to display all the urls of a website which are having 302 redirection enabled.
View ArticleHow to convert data horizontal to vertical in SQL server?
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View ArticleIssues with using Robocopy as part of SQL job
UPDATE: I realized what Robocopy was doing was simply creating the destination folder if it didn't exist which is why it wasn't failing. However, if I modify the source location it failes and even...
View ArticleCumulative updates for Service Pack 3 of SQL Server 2008 R2
Hi Experts,In of our production server, EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION dump gets generated continuously, and note we get this only when an INSERT statement is being executed.What we have done is...
View ArticleHow to install MS SQL Server 2008 for Small Business in Windows Server...
A client of ours has acquired a package including:Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008 Premium EditionMicrosoft SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition for Small Business (SE SB)Microsoft SQL Server...
View ArticleHow to upload excel file using SSIS with out Excel installed on thes erver
Hi experts, Trying to upload excel in server where excel is not installed. BIDs was there in the server, when i am trying to craete Excel source I am not able.what the workround for this.. How to...
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