The sqlcmd utility is a command-line utility for ad hoc, interactive execution of Transact-SQL statements and scripts and for automating Transact-SQL scripting tasks. Often a developer believes that sqlcmd works with only command prompt, however that is not true. sqlcmd can also work with SQL Server Management Studio. There are lots of cool tricks we can do with sqlcmd while we are using it along with T-SQL.
SQL SERVER – Fix : Error: 217 Implicit conversion from data type datetime to int is not allowed.
Just a day before I was working on some query and faced this error. As soon as I receive this, I realized that what I had done wrong and what I needed to fix. The suggestion demonstrated in the error message is to the point and accurate. Let us learn how to fix error 217 for Implicit conversion.
SQL SERVER – The procedure attempted to return a status of NULL, which is not allowed. A status of 0 will be returned instead.
Here is one of the very common question I receive on SQLAuthority Facebook page. I usually answer them on Facebook but this one I find it very interesting so I decided to answer here. “There are few of the stored procedure when I try to execute they return following message. Would…
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SQL SERVER – Pass One Stored Procedure’s Result as Another Stored Procedure’s Parameter
This is one of the most asked questions related to stored procedure in recent time and the answer is even simpler. Here is the question – How to Pass One Stored Procedure’s Result as Another Stored Procedure’s Parameter. Stored Procedures are very old concepts and every day I see more and more adoption to Stored Procedure over dynamic code. When we have almost all of our code in Stored Procedure it is very common requirement that we have need of one stored procedure’s result to be passed as another stored procedure’s parameter.
SQL SERVER – Weekly Series – Memory Lane – #023
Here is the list of selected articles of SQLAuthority.com across all these years. Instead of just listing all the articles I have selected a few of my most favorite articles and have listed them here with additional notes below it. Let me know which one of the following is your…
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SQL SERVER – Group by Rows and Columns using XML PATH – Efficient Concating Trick
I hardly get hard time to come up with the title of the blog post. This was one of the blog post even though simple, I believe I have not come up with appropriate title: Group by Rows and Columns using XML PATH – Efficient Concating Trick. Anyway, here is the question I received.
SQLAuthority Contests – Get 50 Amazon Gift Cards – Experience NuoDB Starlings 1.0.2
SQL is the standard database language. It has been around since the 1970s. ACID (Atomic, Consistent, Isolated, and Durable) guarantees that the database tier handles the transaction processing in a consistent and reliable manner, freeing the application from managing these tasks (and freeing you from having to code them into the…
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SQL SERVER – Resolve Cannot Resolve Collation Conflict Error – SQL in Sixty Seconds #047
One of the most common errors database developer’s receives when they start working with database where there are different collation used. Collation is a very important concept but it is often ignored. First use the method displayed in this video to resolve your error and right away put your efforts…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – An Interesting Case of Redundant Indexes – Index on Col1, Col2 and Index on Col1, Col2, Col3 – Part 6
This is the sixth part of the series regarding Redundant Indexes. If have not read earlier part – there is quite a good chance that you will miss the context of this part. I quickly suggest you to read earlier four parts. On my production server I personally use embarcadero DB Optimizer for…
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SQL SERVER – Three Efficiency Tools for SQL Server From Devart
I just returned from successful road trip of TechEd India. The trip was extremely successful and I have got big chance to engage with community and friends. One of the most frequently asked question during the trip was what kind of efficiency tools do I use while working with SQL Server. I use many different tools and here is the list of my most favorite tools from Devart. If you are using them, do let me know as I would like to get your feedback about the tools.