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I deployed a setup of windows application which have a .mdf database file included with this setup. I want to install it to another machine where I don't want to install sql server. Is it possible to...
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Hi, I understand that DBCC SHRINKLOG is available on PDW but can't find any details about the params it takes.DBCC SHRINKFILE uses a log file name and the new size, I suspect DBCC SHRINKLOG uses the...
View Articlehow to change domain name in SSMS
Hi all, I have been with SSMS in windows authentication in my company domian. but,now i have to work in client domain through windows authentication(vpn is connected) .i don't want to use remote...
View Articlecluster index view: Online VS Offline
Hello, I have a table SALES that have around 500 clustered index views based on it. Now, in oder to edit the table (add more rows) I drop all views, add the data and then create again the views and...
View ArticleData transfer into partition table took more time
Scenario: We have a Staging table (consider it as Table A) which is refreshed Every month. Every month table A is truncated and inserted with 6 million records approx. Once the mandatory update done...
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The documentation for ALTER DATABASE Compatibility Level includes an item in the level 90 to level 100 list that states that:In level 90:"The SET options required for an xQuery method are not validated...
View ArticleHow to get a new year+5 end date from a given date
Hi I have one more thing like I have to get one more date from this. The year should be added with 5 but the month and date are fixed (31\12) example1: if input date is 01\10\2014 output-31\12\2019...
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I have a windows 2008 R2 Standard 64 bit server with sqlexpress 2005 installed. I logon the server and use windows authentication to launch Microsoft SQL Server Manangement Studio Express with no...
View Articlekerberos authentication understanding
Hi, Could someone explain brief about this kerboros. What is Kerberos authentication in SQL Server? Why do we need kerberos? I have seen setups failing because of kerberos? How do we enable kerberos...
View Articlecannot login to sql server using domain account
hi all, i added my domain account\username and password using credentail manager like below shown in box.now how can i logon to sqlserver using this domain account...so that i can access client servers...
View Articlerunning 8.1 64 bit and sql server 5 32bit keeps installing on my brand new HP
My old laptop has sql server 5 32bit on it and I just bought a HP Pavilion 500-200t. As soon as I connect to the internet, the sql 5 comes back on my 64bit computer and makes it very slow. I want to...
View Articleinsert script for data data insertion into table having identity column
Hi all, i need to write a normal insert script for inserting records into a table having identity column.now, my doubt is whether we have to give the value for identity column? But,it normally takes...
View ArticleUpgrade path from Access 2003/SQL 2003 ADP to cloud, Azure, etc.
My company uses a massive client database to track all interactions with our clients -- phone log, billing info, authorized users, associates, products and services they subscribe to, etc. -- as well...
View ArticleSQL Server reboot recommedations
SQL Server Guru's,We usually follows the weekly/ monthly/ quarterly SQL Server reboot as a general practice, but I did not came across any recommendations from MS like after certain days SQL Services/...
View ArticleIs it possible to run a mdf database without SQL Server
I deployed a setup of windows application which have a .mdf database file included with this setup. I want to install it to another machine where I don't want to install sql server. Is it possible to...
View ArticleDisk speed test
I found this code on the following link. I tested it against tempdb and another database with the same options. THe speed between the two are lot different. THe tempdb is way faster than the other...
View Articlehow to change domain name in SSMS
Hi all, I have been with SSMS in windows authentication in my company domian. but,now i have to work in client domain through windows authentication(vpn is connected) .i don't want to use remote...
View Articlecluster index view: Online VS Offline
Hello, I have a table SALES that have around 500 clustered index views based on it. Now, in oder to edit the table (add more rows) I drop all views, add the data and then create again the views and...
View ArticleData transfer into partition table took more time
Scenario: We have a Staging table (consider it as Table A) which is refreshed Every month. Every month table A is truncated and inserted with 6 million records approx. Once the mandatory update done...
View ArticlexQuery method SET options?
The documentation for ALTER DATABASE Compatibility Level includes an item in the level 90 to level 100 list that states that:In level 90:"The SET options required for an xQuery method are not validated...
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