How to know backup scheduled from HP data protector is sucess OR failure
Team,in our env the sql server backups are scheduled from HPDP, we need to know the backups are sucess OR failure by querying the views , is there any view to see this information inside the database...
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I paste database data in Excel. However all of the info is merged into one cell. How can I format this data, so that it will be a simple worksheet with more than one cell? i.e. Name, SSN, Home...
View ArticleHow can I add YYYYMM to each record with a start date and end date that...
I want to add a YYYYMM for members that were enrolled by year and month, I have manually plugged the YYYYMM field I wish to derive. This will enable me to identify gaps in enrollment and/or only...
View ArticleInstalling SQL Server 2008 R2 on a Dell Desktop with MS Server 2008
Due to some new software (Multiverse) our business server with MS server 2003 is going to be migrated to MS Server 2008. This migration went well but now comes the problem: I bought MS SQL Sever 2008...
View ArticleYou need a licence to use this activex control
Hello everybody, after a fresh installation of sql server 2008r2 on a windows 7 system I get this error message when I want to start a new project in BIDS. It does not matter what kind of project,...
View ArticleCan't login SQL Server 2008 R2 Express management studio
Hi i recently installed SQL Server 2008 R2 management studio. When I try to login i select 'Database engine' as the server type, I'm not sure what server name I'm supposed to be using but I tried...
View ArticleHow to Save SQL Server Job Output to a Table
Hi All, I have scheduled a transact - SQL job in SQL Server 2008. I would like to save that output from the job to a table instead of file since the output stored in file looks bad. Let me know how to...
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I can't attach my database came from SQL Server 2012 Instance to SQL 2008...
I was attached database named 'Books' in SQL Server 2012 instance , and when I detach 'Books' database form SQL server 2012 Instance and trying to attach it to SQL Server 2008 instance this message...
View ArticleQuery Execution time - Elapsed time v Actual time taken
Hi All,I have this scenario where I am querying a single table with the following results. It is a very heavy query in that there are multiple aggregate functions and multiple unions on it. Even if the...
View ArticleCount of connection to database
Hello! I want to know a count of opened connections to my database at the moment. How can I know it?
View ArticleNested SQL statements for complex, detailed queries.
Is it possible to write nested SQL statements for complex, detailed queries. A nested query has a WHERE clause that includes a SELECT statement ? Is it true or false ?
View ArticleRegarding sqlserver
Hi, I have a primary key that be used as a foreign keyin that primary key we can use so many times as a foreign key in a tablehow do we restrict should be use as a single time
View ArticleNeed help concatenating when pulling data from AS400/DB2 DB into Excel
Hello All,I am using a connection within Excel 2010 to connect to a AS400/DB2 database and the connection works fine however the query that I am trying to write keeps throwing the errorSQL1014 - Token...
View ArticleUrgent... need help... sa user is locked, but no other user has rights to...
Hello guysI have a problem on a SQL Express DAtabase...The sa user is unlocked... but its the only user with sysadmin rights... i can connect via Manamgent studio, but when i try to unlcok the sa user...
View ArticleWhich SQL Server should i buy?
I need to develop SQL Server Databases/stored procedures/functions and develop SSIS packages and reports with reporting services in SQL Server 2012. Can someone point me to a page with the correct...
View ArticleRESTORE 2012 Database issue
This must be either a permissions issue or the tables are not in the BACKUP?Basically I create the backup in one instance on a Windows 7 Local SQL Sever 2012 database and then restore to a different...
View ArticleCheapest Way for 2012 Cert?
We're just rolling out 2012 where I work and I'd like to get certified with (I believe) an MCSA (461, 462 and 463). But I need to find the least expensive way to do it, because my company will almost...
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