XML Support and SQL Server (Part 4)
Checkout the fourth part of my XML support and SQL Server article series here.
In this part, I talked about XML...
2013-02-23
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SQL Agent Alert System Error: [264] An attempt was made to send an email when no email session has been established
Today, I received an email from the development team complaining why they have not received any of the SQL Agent...
2013-02-11
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XML Support and SQL Server (Part 3)
Checkout the third part of my XML support and SQL Server article series here.
In this part, I talked about the...
2013-02-11
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Partitioning Relational Data – (Part – 2)
This is the second part of the three part article series on partitioning relational data.
In the first part of this...
2013-02-05
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Find the (available) amount of memory available to SQL Server (instance / machine)
From time to time, I see the following question posted on various SQL forums asking how we can determine the...
2013-01-14
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Partitioning Relational Data – (Part – 1)
A common requirement for dealing with large datasets is the ability to split the data into smaller blocks to help...
2013-01-08
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XML schema (XSD)
When creating XML documents, you must work from a design that defines the structure of the document. This strengthens the...
2013-01-08
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sp_spaceused system-stored procedure
You can use the sp_spaceused system-stored procedure to return space usage information about a database or a table within a...
2013-01-02
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Database Snapshots – A view of database at a specific point in time
Beginning with SQL Server 2005, Microsoft introduced a new feature called database snaphots, which gives DBAs a way of presenting...
2012-12-11
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Does my SQL Server database use any Edition specific features?
Today, I received a phone call from a friend who is thinking to downgrade the database hosted in SQL Server...
2012-12-11
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A Quick Restore
While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
USE DNRTest BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO /* Bunch of stuff tested here */RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACEWhat happens if this runs, assuming the "bunch of stuff" isn't anything affecting the instance. See possible answers