try adding the parameter:

@query_result_no_padding = 1

I'm trying to do the same thing, managed to get rid of the pesky white space, but something about the encoding(?) is causing Excel to...

I had similar problems installing SP3 on my x64 server (version 2005.090.3054.00) but have managed to get it working.

Initially all of the components (except Setup Support Files) failed to...

For what it's worth I just experienced the same issue. The problem started after I edited the maintenance plan and I have 2 theories as to what might have caused...

Excellent article and discussion, what would I do without sqlservercentral?

It occurred to me that with SQL 2005 you could combine it with a ddl trigger and eliminate the need for...