Multiple DB's to central location - If i have lets say 5 databases all around 2-5 GB and 30 tables on 5 different servers (SQL 2012...
Data Copy for reporting purposes - Hi! @ present we have a reporting server which is for internal and external users..they run regular reports. - we keep the...
Password policy for system logins - Hi, I would like to hear your opinion on password policy for system accounts. (not the service accounts) For our staff members...
Save off and put back stats in production - First, I apologize if this is a duplicate post. I searched the forums and did not find what I was...
sp_DatabaseRestore - Hi, I'm just curious if others use sp_DatabaseRestore from Brent Ozar's First Responder's Kit. If so, are you having any issues...
Access users can't use SQL 2016 (?) - I'm migrating several Access backends from SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2016. I have successfully gotten the ODBC connections...
ToolBox missing for Maintenance task - This morning I logged into SSMS SQL2016 to edit a maintenance plan. I would add a cleanup task. But I noticed...
Querying against a multi-ID/Value table - I've got a parameter table that I need to get counts from. The table contains a multidimensional set of ID's/Values....
Performance improvement following a disable indexes, shrink, enable indexes - but why? - I'm stumped and need the assistance of the wider community to understand what is going on. The database in question has...
Trying to copy sql backups to AWS S3 - Hello - We have weekly full and daily diff backups scheduled (created via a maintenance plan). The backups are created on a...
Grouping dates and IDs together - I have what at first (and second and fifth) glance appears to be an impossible task. I have to take...
SqlException :- incorrect syntax near the keyword as,incorrect syntax near t2 - Hi All, I'm trying to run this code in my asp.net app below but getting error SqlException :- incorrect syntax near the keyword as,incorrect...
Query - Performance between dates - Im running a query and it has numerous linked tables. I have entered a date parameter of one week (28/01/2018...
Summing Sales Data - Hi If I run the script below I get the following output. South - 50 - 50...
Oracle RAC - SQL Server equivalent?? - Anybody used Oracle RAC ?? Are there any benefits - Is there similar options in SQL Server ? Cheers guys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justin Hostettler-Davies www.databaseexpertise.com
Combine columns under category group - Pie chart - Hi, I have a pie chart thats taking data from one of the dataset. My dataset has around 7 columns. Columns-A,B,C,D,E,F,G In...
#Error when converting HH:MM:SS to seconds using expression - Greetings!! I have the following expression that is returning a #Error, and I'm stumped on what to try next. Any help...
Package variables reference environment variables? - I have a package where network file paths are set up as package parameters, and these parameters are referenced in...
Why can't I paste SQL code into a post??? - I've just spent 20 minutes preparing a new post in the SQL 2008 forum. It took me that long to...
Last date time of the report run - Hi, Again its me. Is there any global variable in SSRS which will store the last time when the report ran?...