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SQL SERVER – Data Warehousing Interview Questions and Answers – Introduction

July 25, 2007

SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Data Warehousing, Database, DBA, SQL Download, SQL Scripts

Click here to get free chapters (PDF) in the mailbox This series is in response to many of my reader’s continuous request to start Data Warehousing Interview Questions and Answers series. This series is written in the same spirit as previous two series which has received good response. Samples Question…

SQL SERVER – 2005 – Server and Database Level DDL Triggers Examples and Explanation

July 24, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Stored Procedure, SQL Trigger

Let’s learn about Server and Database Level DDL Triggers Examples and Explanation here. Let us learn more about this topic.

SQL SERVER – UDF – Function to Get Previous And Next Work Day – Exclude Saturday and Sunday

July 23, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL

SQL DateTime, SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

While reading ColdFusion blog of Ben Nadel Getting the Previous Day In ColdFusion, Excluding Saturday And Sunday, I realize that I use similar function on my SQL Server Database. This function excludes the Weekends (Saturday and Sunday), and it gets previous as well as next work day.

SQL SERVER – UDF – Get the Day of the Week Function

July 23, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL DateTime, SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL Utility

The day of the week can be retrieved in SQL Server by using the DatePart function. The value returned by function is between 1 (Sunday) and 7 (Saturday). To convert this to a string representing the day of the week, use a CASE statement. Method 1: Create function running following…

SQLAuthority News – FQL – Facebook Query Language

July 22, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL

Database, SQL Scripts, SQL Utility

I was exploring the new hype today, I found Facebook Developers Documentation very interesting. Facebook API can be queries using FQL – Facebook Query Language, which is similar to SQL.

SQL SERVER – Fix : Error Msg 1813, Level 16, State 2, Line 1 Could not open new database ‘yourdatabasename’. CREATE DATABASE is aborted.

July 21, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts

Fix : Error Msg 1813, Level 16, State 2, Line 1 Could not open new database ‘yourdatabasename’. CREATE DATABASE is aborted. This errors happens when corrupt database log are attempted to attach to new server. Solution of this error is little long and it involves restart of the server. I…

SQL SERVER – Fix : Error Msg 4214 – Error Msg 3013 – BACKUP LOG cannot be performed because there is no current database backup

July 20, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

This is very interesting error as I could not found any documentation on-line. It took me nearly 1 hour to figure out what was creating error.

SQL SERVER – 2005 – SSMS – View/Send Query Results to Text/Grid/Files

July 19, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Download, SQL Error Messages, SQL Joins, SQL Scripts, SQL Server DBCC, SQL Server Security

Many times I have been asked how to change the result window from Text to Grid and vice versa. There are three different ways to do it. Method 1 : Key-Board Short Cut Results to Text – CTRL + T Results to Grid – CTRL + D Results to File…

SQL SERVER – SPACE Function Example

July 19, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Function, SQL Scripts

A month ago, I wrote about SQL SERVER – TRIM() Function – UDF TRIM() . I was asked in comment if SQL Server has space function? Yes. SELECT SPACE(100) will generate 100 space characters. The use of SPACE() function is demonstrated in BOL very fine. Example from BOL: USE AdventureWorks;…

SQL SERVER – Restore Database Without or With Backup – Everything About Restore and Backup

July 18, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News

SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Download, SQL Scripts

The questions I received in last two weeks: “I do not have backup, is it possible to restore database to previous state?” “How can restore the database without using backup file?” “I accidentally deleted tables in my database, how can I revert back?” “How to revert the changes, I have…