Change sql collation in production
I have ms sql server in production and now I need to change collation from SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AI to SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS What is best approach to do this with less down time. Need...
View ArticleSQL report error
Not sure if anyone has come across this. We have a report that is run daily through the report writer that is written in SQL. It has run without problems for over 2 years. Last Thursday it quit...
View ArticleUnable to send emails from Team Foundation Server
My department is in the process of merging another company into ours. Their Software Engineering department uses Team Foundation Server version 12.0.21106.0 One of the Software Engineers is reporting...
View ArticleActive node blade crashing
Hello, We have a 2 HP blade SQL cluster set up and at seemingly random times at 15 minutes after the hour, the active node blade will crash completely and not respond to the ILO commands until the...
View ArticleHow to remove blank row from end of flat file?
I have the same problem encountered in this question (https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2130093-ssis-package-flat-file-destination-blank-row-at-end-of-file) except unlike the OP that was able to...
View ArticleNew version of SQL Server Management Studio with older 2014 server
Can I use newer versions of SQL Server Management Studio(current release, 18.1) with an older SQL Server 2014 (12.0.5207) database?
View ArticleDTS 2000 to SSIS 2012 Migration Question
I am trying to get some old DTS packages from my old 2000 server to my sql 2012 server. I have successfully exported the dts package from the 2000 server, imported it into one of my 2005 servers,...
View ArticleA system assertion check has failed in Microsoft SQL Server 2016
Hi Team,Few months ago I posted a question on assertion failures in sql 2016, for more info please check below link.Here Am posting this again as , I could find resolution for this kind of errors in...
View Article"The give key is not present in the dictionary" SQL Server Standard 2017
Hello!We are trying to setup SQL Server Standard 2017 on a clustered Windows Server 2019 Azure Platform.We use clustered shared volumes to install the instances on, while following the official guides...
View ArticleSecuring SQL Server traffic with remote users
A vendor of ours has a client application we use to access data on the SQL Server at their office. They insist that our mobile users can use the application while traveling without the need to connect...
View ArticleSQL Update - Unable to install - Index was outside the bounds of the array
Hi All,I have a problem with one of our 2012 R2 servers where I'm unable to install the Security Update for SQL 2016 Service Pack 2 CU. The KB article number is KB4505222A couple of details about the...
View ArticleSQL Backup - bizarre issue
I have set up MS SQL 2014 on a new Windows 2016 server using an evaluation key while I get our databases moved to the new server. I have setup a scheduled backup maintenance plan which runs and...
View Articlehow can i format my query results
This may seem like a beginner question and it probably is, but i am running a query in sql and the results it returns is something like 0.01666.this is correct database wise but is completely wrong...
View ArticleLatest version of SQL Server 2017 Standard
Hi,We installed KB4505224 yesterday via Windows Update and the version of SQL Server 2017 Standard Edition shows 14.0.2027.2.If I try and install the latest Cumulative Update...
View ArticleUpgrade SQL Server from 2008 to 2017
Hello, I am planning to upgrade our SQL Server 2008 Express to 2017 Express. Can you guys please review my plan and suggest anything that I should do different. The SQL Server is running on Windows...
View ArticleSQL Backups
We have several SQL servers, and they all at the momet backup to a single NAs device.This is somthing we want to change......We are looking at using two NAS devices (off site will come later)We want to...
View ArticleI need to automate running a few queries in SSMS, exporting the data to excel.
Alright so this is what I've been tasked with.. Running three seperate queries in SSMS, in which I have to change the transaction date on every morning, execute the query, then copy w/headers and paste...
View Articleequivalent SQL Queries of index match (excel) to update column in existing table
0I need to update an existing table by adding a new column. Below is the sample data for the first table which needs to be updated with the new column(Ticket_No_Calc). And here is the sample data of...
View ArticleCan I pull data from Deltek Vision into MS SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)?
Looking to understand how to pull data into SSMS from Deltek so I can create more tailored reporting.
View ArticleExporting results of query from SQL server
I am trying to find a way to automatize SQL query. I tested the query and it works fine so I want now to set it up as a job on SQL server. What is the best way to email result of query via automatic...
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