Sql Server Licensing
Hi, I didn't know where to post it so I'm posting here. I'm a developer and currently I've a developer license. I never worried/needed a production license until now but I've got a client who is SQL...
View ArticleCan't save edited view in SSMS - 'There is already an object named xxx' error
While in SSMS 2014, I right clicked on one of my views, which I will simply refer to here as 'xxxxxx'. I then selected Design from the pop up menu. After making a small edit, I tried to save my...
View ArticleSelect a range of rows?
I know I can edit SELECT TOP (200) to increase rows, but how can I select NEXT 200 rows or rows 200 thru 400? I have tried OFFSET, START AT, SKIP, etc.
View Articleinstalling sql server management studio without everything else
I'd like to install sql server management studio 2014 express, but without installing the rest of sql server. My guess is that if I install everything, it will slow down my computer, and my databases...
View ArticleWriting IIF Statements for Sales Reps Goals
I have a query that takes all of the Sales Reps Goals and divides them into daily goals based on Potential sales days. This works perfectly when a rep starts before the beginning of the year. The issue...
View Articlestore email format in SQL server table column
Hello all,I have a text area in application where users typing a email format for Govt. grievance detail.Like Dear Sir,Dated ...Some detailRegards ..I have column to store this as nvarchar(4000)i can...
View ArticleQuey Plan Query
Hi,A user reported an issue where her application had froze. When I checked the database I could see that there was a query running related to what she was doing that was consuming a lot of CPU. Here...
View ArticleTimeout when creating a view
Hi, apologies if this has been posted in the wrong place, new to SQL Server and these forums!We have a large-ish transaction file (around 57million rows currently) which i'm trying to aggregate to a...
View ArticleBackup and restore
Hi Experts,I have got 117 GB database, I took backup, it just took 20 minutes to backup.when I try to restore it is taking much time from past 20 minutes not even 10 % progress, and when I checked the...
View ArticleSQL licensing
hi Guys,just want to find out, if i bought SQL per core license, will there be a paper license send to me to retrieve the Product key like for the OS license or it will just come with the CD...
View ArticleNo remote connection
Hi, I've done a number of SQL 2008R2 installs before and have never had a problem, however today I have had to install on Windows server 2012 (argh!!!) and can't seem to get connections from my local...
View ArticleCannot connect to SQL Server Express after today's Window 7 Update
Out of the blue I cannot connect SQL Server Express via an application or MS SQL Server Management Studio.Installed automatic update for Windows 7 this morning.SQL Server service seems to be...
View ArticleProblems building a graph using sql SUM
Hello ! i'm curently having issues to build a particular graph : First, i have a database (moves) which contains 2 columns (timestamp DATETIME, dist NUMERIC), i have no problems to display a graph with...
View ArticleUnhandled exception when installing SQL Server 2008 R2
I tried to download SQL Server 2008 R2 Express it ran for about 30 minutes and then gave a Net Framework error stating that "an Unhandled exception has occurred in your application. If you click...
View ArticleHow to find users with READ\WRITE authority for a Database
System: SQL 2008 R2I need to find the users with READ\WRITE authority for a Database. Is there a query that I can run to find those users?Thank you for your help.
View ArticleDatabase size doesn't add upto total individual size of tables
I found the database size using this query:EXEC sp_spaceused;This gave me a result of 600GB. Then I found the individual table sizes using the following query:SELECT t.NAME AS TableName, s.Name AS...
View ArticleVisual Studio - SQL data source
Visual Studio - Configure Data Source 15 minutes ago|LINK Hello all, I set up my data source for a SQL server table and such. The grid view is showing the table, but in one of the columns i have all...
View ArticleHide Results Pane
How do I hide the Results Pane in SQL Server Management Studio 2012? It used to be Ctrl+R but this no longer works :(
View ArticleQuestion about slowness and Indexes
I have a table with over 10 million rows and a couple dozen fields. It's pretty massive, and pretty slow too. To help with the problem, I did a right-click New Index and added Non-Clustered Indexes...
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