Please help me out on this facing the xml error while running job

• kulasekhar090

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  January 11, 2018 at 2:14 am

  #402829

  FOR XML could not serialize the data for node because it contains a character (0x0000) which is not allowed in XML. To retrieve this data using FOR XML, convert it to binary, varbinary or image data type and use the BINARY BASE64 directive.

  Code looks like this , please advice necessary modifications to run the job successfully.

  
USE [master]
GO

  /****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[usp_DBLoginAudit] Script Date: 12/14/2017 08:35:47 ******/IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].[usp_DBLoginAudit]') AND type in (N'P', N'PC'))DROP PROCEDURE [dbo].[usp_DBLoginAudit]GO

  /****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[usp_DBLoginAudit] Script Date: 12/14/2017 08:35:47 ******/
IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].[usp_DBLoginAudit]') AND type in (N'P', N'PC'))
DROP PROCEDURE [dbo].[usp_DBLoginAudit]
GO

  USE [master]GO

  USE [master]
GO

  /****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[usp_DBLoginAudit] Script Date: 12/14/2017 08:35:47 ******/SET ANSI_NULLS ONGO

  /****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[usp_DBLoginAudit] Script Date: 12/14/2017 08:35:47 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO

  SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ONGO

  SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO

  CREATE procedure [dbo].[usp_DBLoginAudit] AsBegin

  CREATE procedure [dbo].[usp_DBLoginAudit] As
Begin

  /*

  /*

  SQL Server Login Audit

  SQL Server Login Audit

  This query will generate a report in one table having separate details for each task like sql server & datbase roles, orphan users details get separately & orphan logins details separately.*/

  This query will generate a report in one table having separate details for each task
like sql server & datbase roles, orphan users details get separately & orphan logins details separately.
*/

  IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Login_Audit') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #Login_Audit

  IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Login_Audit') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #Login_Audit

  create table #Login_Audit(A nvarchar (500),B nvarchar (500)default (''),C nvarchar (200)default (''), D nvarchar (200)default (''))

  create table #Login_Audit
(A nvarchar (500),B nvarchar (500)default (''),C nvarchar (200)default (''), D nvarchar (200)default (''))

  insert into #Login_Audit select a,b,c,d from(select count(name)a from sys.syslogins where name not like '%#%') a, -- total count(select count (name)b from sys.syslogins where name not like '%#%'and isntuser=1) b, --for login is windows user (select count (name)c from sys.syslogins where name not like '%#%'and isntname=0) c, -- for login is sql server login (select count (name)d from sys.syslogins where name not like '%#%'and isntgroup=1 )d;

  insert into #Login_Audit
select a,b,c,d from
(select count(name)a from sys.syslogins where name not like '%#%') a, -- total count
(select count (name)b from sys.syslogins where name not like '%#%'and isntuser=1) b, --for login is windows user
(select count (name)c from sys.syslogins where name not like '%#%'and isntname=0) c, -- for login is sql server login
(select count (name)d from sys.syslogins where name not like '%#%'and isntgroup=1 )d;

  DECLARE @tableHTMLA VARCHAR(MAX) ;iF EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 * FROM #Login_Audit)BEGINSET @tableHTMLA = N'<H1><font color="#000088">SQL Server Security Audit Report</font></H1>' + N'<table border="1">' + N'<tr><th>Total Count of Login</th>' + N'<th>Windows User</th>' + N'<th>SQL server User</th>' + N'<th>Windows Group</tr>' + CAST ( ( SELECT td = a, ' ', td = b, ' ' , td = c, ' ' , td = d, ' ' FROM #Login_Audit FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE ) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) + N'</table>' ;ENDELSE SET @tableHTMLA = N'<H1><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#007700">No Results</font></H1>'

  DECLARE @tableHTMLA VARCHAR(MAX) ;
iF EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 * FROM #Login_Audit)
BEGIN
SET @tableHTMLA =
N'<H1><font color="#000088">SQL Server Security Audit Report</font></H1>' +
N'<table border="1">' +
N'<tr><th>Total Count of Login</th>' +
N'<th>Windows User</th>' +
N'<th>SQL server User</th>' +
N'<th>Windows Group</tr>' +
CAST ( ( SELECT td = a, ' ',
td = b, ' ' ,
td = c, ' ' ,
td = d, ' '
FROM #Login_Audit
FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE
) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) +
N'</table>' ;
END
ELSE
SET @tableHTMLA = N'<H1><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#007700">No Results</font></H1>'

  IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Login_Audit_SA') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #Login_Audit_SA

  IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Login_Audit_SA') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #Login_Audit_SA

  SELECT a.name as Logins, a.type_desc, LoginStatus = case a.is_disabled when 1 then 'Disable'when 0 then 'Enable'End INTO #Login_Audit_SAFROM sys.server_principals a INNER JOIN sys.server_role_members b ON a.principal_id = b.member_principal_idWHERE b.role_principal_id = 3 and a.name not like 'NT%'ORDER BY a.name

  SELECT a.name as Logins, a.type_desc, LoginStatus = case a.is_disabled
when 1 then 'Disable'
when 0 then 'Enable'
End
INTO #Login_Audit_SA
FROM sys.server_principals a
INNER JOIN sys.server_role_members b ON a.principal_id = b.member_principal_id
WHERE b.role_principal_id = 3 and a.name not like 'NT%'
ORDER BY a.name

  DECLARE @tableHTMLB VARCHAR(MAX) ;iF EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 * FROM #Login_Audit_SA)BEGINSET @tableHTMLB = N'<H1><font color="#000088">Logins with SysAdmin Permission</font></H1>' + N'<table border="1">' + N'<tr><th>Login name</th>' + N'<th>Login Type</th>' + N'<th>Login Status</tr>' + CAST ( ( SELECT td = Logins, ' ', td = type_desc, ' ' , td = LoginStatus, ' ' FROM #Login_Audit_SA FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE ) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) + N'</table>' ;ENDELSE SET @tableHTMLB = N'<H1><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#007700">No Results</font></H1>'

  DECLARE @tableHTMLB VARCHAR(MAX) ;
iF EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 * FROM #Login_Audit_SA)
BEGIN
SET @tableHTMLB =
N'<H1><font color="#000088">Logins with SysAdmin Permission</font></H1>' +
N'<table border="1">' +
N'<tr><th>Login name</th>' +
N'<th>Login Type</th>' +
N'<th>Login Status</tr>' +
CAST ( ( SELECT td = Logins, ' ',
td = type_desc, ' ' ,
td = LoginStatus, ' '
FROM #Login_Audit_SA
FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE
) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) +
N'</table>' ;
END
ELSE
SET @tableHTMLB = N'<H1><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#007700">No Results</font></H1>'

  IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Login_Audit_FxdSrRol') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #Login_Audit_FxdSrRol

  IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Login_Audit_FxdSrRol') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #Login_Audit_FxdSrRol

  SELECT b.name,a.type,a.permission_name,a.state_desc into #Login_Audit_FxdSrRolFROM sys.server_permissions a INNER JOIN sys.server_principals b ON a.grantee_principal_id = b.principal_idWHERE b.name not like '%#%' and b.name not like 'NT%' and b.name <> 'public'ORDER BY b.name

  SELECT b.name,a.type,a.permission_name,a.state_desc into #Login_Audit_FxdSrRol
FROM sys.server_permissions a
INNER JOIN sys.server_principals b ON a.grantee_principal_id = b.principal_id
WHERE b.name not like '%#%' and b.name not like 'NT%' and b.name <> 'public'
ORDER BY b.name

  DECLARE @tableHTMLC VARCHAR(MAX) ;iF EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 * FROM #Login_Audit_FxdSrRol)BEGINSET @tableHTMLC = N'<H1><font color="#000088">Instance Level Permission Details</font></H1>' + N'<table border="1">' + N'<tr><th>Logins</th>' + N'<th>Permission Type</th>' + N'<th>Permission Desc</th>' + N'<th>Status</tr>' + CAST ( ( SELECT td = Name, ' ', td = Type, ' ' , td = permission_name, ' ', td = state_desc, ' ' FROM #Login_Audit_FxdSrRol FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE ) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) + N'</table>' ;ENDELSE SET @tableHTMLC = N'<H1><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#007700">No Results</font></H1>'

  DECLARE @tableHTMLC VARCHAR(MAX) ;
iF EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 * FROM #Login_Audit_FxdSrRol)
BEGIN
SET @tableHTMLC =
N'<H1><font color="#000088">Instance Level Permission Details</font></H1>' +
N'<table border="1">' +
N'<tr><th>Logins</th>' +
N'<th>Permission Type</th>' +
N'<th>Permission Desc</th>' +
N'<th>Status</tr>' +
CAST ( ( SELECT td = Name, ' ',
td = Type, ' ' ,
td = permission_name, ' ',
td = state_desc, ' '
FROM #Login_Audit_FxdSrRol
FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE
) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) +
N'</table>' ;
END
ELSE
SET @tableHTMLC = N'<H1><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#007700">No Results</font></H1>'

  IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Login_Audit_DBPerm') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #Login_Audit_DBPerm

  IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Login_Audit_DBPerm') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #Login_Audit_DBPerm

  Create Table #Login_Audit_DBPerm (dbname varchar(50), Loginname varchar(100), Perm varchar(100), status varchar(100))

  Create Table #Login_Audit_DBPerm (dbname varchar(50), Loginname varchar(100), Perm varchar(100), status varchar(100))

  Insert into #Login_Audit_DBPermexec master.dbo.sp_MSforeachdb 'use [?]SELECT db_name () as DBNAME,b.name as users,a.permission_name,a.state_descFROM sys.database_permissions a INNER JOIN sys.database_principals b ON a.grantee_principal_id = b.principal_id where a.class =0 and b.name <> ''dbo'' and b.name <> ''guest''and b.name not like ''%#%'' and b.name not like ''NT%'' and b.name not like ''MS%'''

  Insert into #Login_Audit_DBPerm
exec master.dbo.sp_MSforeachdb 'use [?]
SELECT db_name () as DBNAME,b.name as users,a.permission_name,a.state_desc
FROM sys.database_permissions a
INNER JOIN sys.database_principals b ON a.grantee_principal_id = b.principal_id
where a.class =0 and b.name <> ''dbo'' and b.name <> ''guest''and b.name not like ''%#%'' and b.name not like ''NT%'' and b.name not like ''MS%'''

  DECLARE @tableHTMLD VARCHAR(MAX) ;iF EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 * FROM #Login_Audit_DBPerm)BEGINSET @tableHTMLD = N'<H1><font color="#000088">Database Level Permission Details</font></H1>' + N'<table border="1">' + N'<tr><th>Database Name</th>' + N'<th>Login Name</th>' + N'<th>Permission</th>' + N'<th>Status</tr>' + CAST ( ( SELECT td = DBNAME, ' ', td = Loginname, ' ' , td = Perm, ' ', td = status, ' ' FROM #Login_Audit_DBPerm FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE ) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) + N'</table>' ;ENDELSE SET @tableHTMLD = N'<H1><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#007700">No Results</font></H1>'

  DECLARE @tableHTMLD VARCHAR(MAX) ;
iF EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 * FROM #Login_Audit_DBPerm)
BEGIN
SET @tableHTMLD =
N'<H1><font color="#000088">Database Level Permission Details</font></H1>' +
N'<table border="1">' +
N'<tr><th>Database Name</th>' +
N'<th>Login Name</th>' +
N'<th>Permission</th>' +
N'<th>Status</tr>' +
CAST ( ( SELECT td = DBNAME, ' ',
td = Loginname, ' ' ,
td = Perm, ' ',
td = status, ' '
FROM #Login_Audit_DBPerm
FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE
) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) +
N'</table>' ;
END
ELSE
SET @tableHTMLD = N'<H1><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#007700">No Results</font></H1>'

  IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Login_Audit1') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #Login_Audit1

  IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Login_Audit1') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #Login_Audit1

  create table #Login_Audit1(A nvarchar (500),B nvarchar (500)default (''))

  create table #Login_Audit1
(A nvarchar (500),B nvarchar (500)default (''))

  insert into #Login_Audit1 (A,B) exec sp_validatelogins

  insert into #Login_Audit1 (A,B) exec sp_validatelogins

  insert into #Login_Audit1 (A) select u.name from master..syslogins l right join sysusers u on l.sid = u.sid where l.sid is null and issqlrole <> 1 and isapprole <> 1 and (u.name <> 'INFORMATION_SCHEMA' and u.name <> 'guest' and u.name <> 'system_function_schema'and u.name <> 'sys') DECLARE @tableHTMLE VARCHAR(MAX) ;iF EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 * FROM #Login_Audit)BEGINSET @tableHTMLE = N'<H1><font color="#000088">Orphan Users</font></H1>' + N'<table border="1">' + N'<tr><th>User Name</tr>' + CAST ( ( SELECT td = a, ' ' FROM #Login_Audit1 FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE ) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) + N'</table>' ;ENDELSE SET @tableHTMLE = N'<H1><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#007700">No Orphan Users</font></H1>'IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Login_Audit2') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #Login_Audit2

  insert into #Login_Audit1 (A)
select u.name from master..syslogins l right join
sysusers u on l.sid = u.sid
where l.sid is null and issqlrole <> 1 and isapprole <> 1
and (u.name <> 'INFORMATION_SCHEMA' and u.name <> 'guest'
and u.name <> 'system_function_schema'and u.name <> 'sys')

  DECLARE @tableHTMLE VARCHAR(MAX) ;
iF EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 * FROM #Login_Audit)
BEGIN
SET @tableHTMLE =
N'<H1><font color="#000088">Orphan Users</font></H1>' +
N'<table border="1">' +
N'<tr><th>User Name</tr>' +
CAST ( ( SELECT td = a, ' '
FROM #Login_Audit1
FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE
) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) +
N'</table>' ;
END
ELSE
SET @tableHTMLE = N'<H1><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#007700">No Orphan Users</font></H1>'

  IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Login_Audit2') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #Login_Audit2

  create table #Login_Audit2(A nvarchar (500),B nvarchar (500)default (''))

  create table #Login_Audit2
(A nvarchar (500),B nvarchar (500)default (''))

  insert into #Login_Audit2 (A,B) select name, SUSER_sNAME (owner_sid) from sys.databases order by name asc

  insert into #Login_Audit2 (A,B)
select name, SUSER_sNAME (owner_sid) from sys.databases order by name asc

  DECLARE @tableHTMLF VARCHAR(MAX) ;iF EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 * FROM #Login_Audit2)BEGINSET @tableHTMLF = N'<H1><font color="#000088">Database Owners</font></H1>' + N'<table border="1">' + N'<tr><th>Database Name</th>' + N'<th>Owner</tr>' + CAST ( ( SELECT td = a, ' ', td = b, ' ' FROM #Login_Audit2 FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE ) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) + N'</table>' ;ENDELSE SET @tableHTMLF = N'<H1><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#007700">No Results</font></H1>'

  DECLARE @tableHTMLF VARCHAR(MAX) ;
iF EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 * FROM #Login_Audit2)
BEGIN
SET @tableHTMLF =
N'<H1><font color="#000088">Database Owners</font></H1>' +
N'<table border="1">' +
N'<tr><th>Database Name</th>' +
N'<th>Owner</tr>' +
CAST ( ( SELECT td = a, ' ',
td = b, ' '
FROM #Login_Audit2
FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE
) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) +
N'</table>' ;
END
ELSE
SET @tableHTMLF = N'<H1><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#007700">No Results</font></H1>'

  Declare @body varchar(max)Declare @subject1 varchar(max)Set @subject1 = 'DB Security Audit Report -'+ @@SERVERNAME

  Declare @body varchar(max)
Declare @subject1 varchar(max)
Set @subject1 = 'DB Security Audit Report -'+ @@SERVERNAME

  Set @body = @tableHTMLA + @tableHTMLB + @tableHTMLC + @tableHTMLD + '</TABLE></BODY></HTML>' ;

  Set @body = @tableHTMLA + @tableHTMLB + @tableHTMLC + @tableHTMLD + '</TABLE></BODY></HTML>' ;

  EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail @profile_name ='DBA_Alerts', @recipients='itservicesdatabase@daimler.com;itservices.Monitoring@daimler.com',, @subject = @subject1, @body = @body , @body_format = 'HTML' ;

  EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail
@profile_name ='DBA_Alerts',
@recipients='itservicesdatabase@daimler.com;itservices.Monitoring@daimler.com',
--@recipients='nithya.priya@daimler.com'--@recipients='nithya.priya@daimler.com',
@subject = @subject1,
@body = @body ,
@body_format = 'HTML' ;

  End

  End

  GO

  GO

• Thom A

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  January 11, 2018 at 2:24 am

  #1975458

  Duplicate of https://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/1916761/FOR-XML-could-not-serialize-the-data-for-node-because-it-contains-a-character-0x0000-which-is-not-al

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• HappyGeek

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  January 11, 2018 at 2:34 am

  #1975459

  Other post here: https://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/1916761/FOR-XML-could-not-serialize-the-data-for-node-because-it-contains-a-character-0x0000-which-is-not-al

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