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SQL SERVER – Count NULL Values From Column

March 5, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Function, SQL NULL, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

I have received a very simple but interesting question by one of my earlier clients about how to count NULL values from the column.

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SQL SERVER – Install Error – The Account Running SQL Server Setup Does Not Have Administrator Rights On the Computer. To Continue, Use an Account With Administrator Rights

March 4, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL
SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server 2019, SQL Server Installation, SQL Server Security, Starting SQL

In this blog, I would share the steps to identify and fix error – The account running SQL Server Setup does not have administrator rights on the computer.

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SQL SERVER – Truncating Data and ANSI_WARNINGS

March 3, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server 2019, Temp Table

Today’s blog subject of Truncating Data and ANSI_WARNINGS was accidentally discovered while working on the Comprehensive Health Check.

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SQL SERVER – SELECT INTO a Table Variable in T-SQL

March 2, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Table Operation, Temp Table

Recently one of my oldest clients asked me a very interesting question about a table variable and SELECT INTO. Let us learn about it.

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How to Join Two Tables Without Using Join Keywords? – Interview Question of the Week #266

March 1, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Joins, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Question: How to Join Two Tables Without Using Join Keywords?

Answer: In my life, I have attended many interviews as an interviewer.

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SQL SERVER – Import Data from Excel

February 29, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Excel, SQL Server, SSIS

One of the very popular questions I receive is how to import data from Excel in SQL Server. Let us learn about that in this blog post.

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SQL SERVER – Displaying Smiley in SSMS – Emoji

February 28, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
emoji, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SSMS

Recently I had an interesting conversation with my client about Emoji in SQL Server. It is possible to create your database with any emoji.

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SQL SERVER – TempDB and Trace Flag 1117 and 1118 – Not Required

February 27, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Server, SQL TempDB, TraceFlags

Yes, it is true that from SQL Server 2016, Trace Flag 1117 and 1118 are not required. Recently I was hired by a large banking firm to help.

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SQL SERVER – Error 15580 – Cannot Drop Master Key Because Dialog “GUID” is Encrypted by It

February 26, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL
Service Broker, SQL Error Messages, SQL GUID, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Encryption, SQL Server Security

In this blog, I would share my knowledge about how to fix error 15580 – Cannot drop the master key because dialog “GUID” is encrypted by it.

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SQL SERVER – Drivers for DevOps – Efficient Monitoring

February 25, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
DevOps, Redgate, SQL Server

DevOps is now a part of the volubility of the DBA. Let us talk about today how Efficient Monitoring is one of the important drivers for DevOps.

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