UPDATE, INNER JOIN, and IN all in one query
I need a little help with a query that exceeds my T-SQL skills right now.I need to make an update to a table where part of the criteria in my WHERE clause is in another table. To save time, I'd like to...
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SQL Server Certification & Career Paths
Are you ready to get to know your SQL Server inside and out? Well, Microsoft has ahandy interactive guidethatcan help you get the right training and guide you to the right exams. Microsoft has also...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 SP2 Update Installation Failed.
I'm having an issue installing the latest hotfix/update for SQL Server 2012 SP1. I am trying to install SP2, but when I tried through Windows Update, it would come up with an error code of 0x851A0020....
View Articleaccess 2003 database needs to be re-made with sql 2008\+
I am working for a company that has 1 guy who comes in and does stuff for an access 2002 converted to work with access 2003 database.6 users or so get on this database/app at a time it is dog slow......
View ArticleUnable to apply CU 13 to SQL Server 2008 R2
I am running version 10.50.4033 and would like to apply cumulative update 14. However, I get an error that basically says I'm not at the correct version to apply this patch.I assume I have to remove...
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Encrypting SQL Server traffic
Walk through the steps necessary to secure communication to and from SQL Server in thisexcellent article by Daniel Petri.Photo WikipediaSteps include obtaining a digital certificate, configuring the...
View ArticleSQL Server Virtualization
I've been doing a lot of research to tweak our VMware virtual environment and also the possibility of bringing our primary SQL environment onto the virtual. I'll list off my setup below for reference....
View Articleentered in a CSV export
I have an existing sql export to CSV. The table contains a comment field that gets exported, and I have found that if that field contains it will through the rest of the CSV file off. The line that...
View ArticleJoins vs. Semi Joins
When dealing with multiple tables, is it more efficient to use "Semi Joins" or traditional joins?Does this change by situation?Thanks!
View Articlecan sql lite be used to import a sql database from a backup file .bak?
Can sql lite browser be used to import a sql database from a backup file or .bak file?If so how can I do this?I tried to import and it shows 0 files 0 tables.
View ArticleMS-SQL Like statement alternative or help
Ok, so we have been asked to create an analytic report for an employee. We have most of the equation in place, but now we are down to a handful of columns in one last table. We need to pull specific...
View ArticleSSDs for SQL Server? Good or Bad Idea?
Hi SpiceHeads!Has anyone had experience with using SSDs alone for a dedicated SQL server? Realize there is an upshot in IOPS performance, but I've heard that long term use sounds like a bad idea,...
View Articleserver hardware requirement and internet bandwidth for webserver
Dear IT Folks,We are going to host a webserver which has SQL DB in our office datacentre.This webserver accessed by 50000 students across the country.Some one pls help me to choose right server...
View ArticleSQL Server changing from mixed to windows only auth randomly
I'm having an issue where our SQL server (2008 R2) will occasionally return an error [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][DBNETLIB]SQL Server does not exist or access denied. After a few minutes or a...
View ArticleSQL Backup too small?
I'm currently backing up an MS SQL database through a maintenance plan (Full daily backup). The database is about 23GB and the "space available" is about 11GB. The weird thing is that the .BAK file is...
View ArticleService Packs for SQL Server 2008 R2 when using Dynamics SL 2011?
I'm trying to find some official up to date requirements/information from Microsoft for the above mentioned scenario, but can't find anything publicly available that's newer than 4/4/2012.I know that...
View ArticleAttached two different SQL databases into SQL Management
is there a way to attach two different databases on two different servers into Management studio to make it easier to transfer the data between tables? This way I could move tables directly from one...
View ArticleSQL2014 .. need some input do I go 1x4 cpu or 2x2 cpu servers ...
I have just received the go ahead to set up a new server 2102 R2 SQL 2014 enterprise environment .. I have licencing for 4 cores ... I have been asked to consolidate several older servers running a mix...
View ArticleSQL 2005 Express upgrade to 2014 Express fails
Hi there!my server is running out of free space on the database. Since 2005 has 4gb free, i tried to upgrade to 2014 which should have 10GB of database space available!i tried to install SQL Express...
View ArticleSQL Maintenance Plans
Hi there,We have Windows SBS 2011 Standard running as a domain and email server at a customers office, this is also running a virtual windows 7 machine to act as a CAD vault using Hyper-V, they have...
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