It was not possible to connect SQL Server 2008 to Visual Studio 2005 so far. Microsoft has released Service Pack once it is installed SQL Server 2008.
SQL SERVER – Refresh Database Using T-SQL
Yesterday I received following questions on blog. Ashish Agarwal asked following question. Hi Pinal, Can we refresh a database (like we do by right clicking database node in object explorer and clicking on refresh) thru SQL Query? If yes, can you please tell me the query? Thanks, Ashish Agarwal Answer…
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SQLAuthority News – 5 Millions Visitors – 2 Anniversary – Authors Note on Economy Slow Down and Job Opportunity – SQL Server
I just received the following screen shot from one of the regular readers of the SQLAuthority.com blog. He pointed out important milestone for our blog. We have crossed 5 million visitors. In less than 2 years SQLAuthority.com blog has been visited by 5 million visitors. I even missed the anniversary our blog. On November 1st, 2008 SQLAuthority.com has completed 2 years of its existence and now continuing in 3rd year.
SQL SERVER – Clear Drop Down List of Recent Connection From SQL Server Management Studio
Quite often it happens that SQL Server Management Studio’s Dropdown box is cluttered with many different SQL Server’s name. Sometime it contains the name of the server which does not exist or developer does not have access to it. It is very easy to clean the list and start over.…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Fix : Error: 4064 – Cannot open user default database. Login failed. Login failed for user
I have received following question nearly 10 times in last week though emails. Many users have received following error while connecting to the database. This error happens when database is dropped for which is default for some of the database user. When user try to login and their default database…
Read MoreSQLAuthority News – SQL Server Security Whitepapers
Microsoft has published following three security related white papers. I suggest to all my readers to read them. Read the summary know what is covered in those white papers. Engine Separation of Duties for the Application Developer – Separation of duties is an important consideration for databases and database applications.…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Fix : Error : Login failed for user ‘UserName’. The user is not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection
Recently I have got two desktop computers at home and both of them are very powerful machine. Machine 1 : Windows Vista SP1 with SQL Server 2008 Machine 2 : Windows 2003 with SQL Server 2005 with SP2 When I was trying to connect from SQL Server 2008 to SQL…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Stored Procedure WITH ENCRYPTION and Execution Plan
Stored Procedures are very important and most of the business logic of my applications are always coded in Stored Procedures. Sometime it is necessary to hide the business logic from end user due to security reasons or any other reason. Keyword WITH ENCRYPTION is used to encrypt the text of…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – DECLARE Multiple Variables in One Statement
Just a day ago, while I was enjoying mini vacation during festival of Diwali I met one of the .NET developer who is big fan of Oracle. While discussing he suggested that he wished SQL Server should have feature where multiple variable can be declared in one statement. I requested…
Read MoreSQLAuthority News – Download Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007
Note: Â Download Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 by Microsoft The SQL Server Management Pack provides the capabilities for Operations Manager 2007 to discover SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008 installations and components and to monitor them, primarily from the perspective of availability and performance. The…
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