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Title card: .NET Framework 4.0 Failed: Exit Code -2146498511

SQL SERVER – Upgrade Error: Microsoft NET Framework 4.0 Installation Has Failed With Exit Code – 2146498511

August 2, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Cumulative Update, DotNet, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, Starting SQL

The solution of error Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 installation has failed with exit code  -2146498511 which was faced during SQL Server upgrade

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Title card: Error 35296: Log Backup on Secondary Replica Failed

SQL SERVER – Error 35296: Log Backup for Database “SQLAuthority” on Secondary Replica Failed Because the New Backup Information Could Not be Committed on Primary Database

August 1, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
AlwaysOn, SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Error Messages, SQL High Availability, SQL Server, Transaction Log

Error 35296: log backup on a secondary replica failed because the new backup information could not be committed on primary. Here is the cause I found.

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Filtered Statistics: Fixing Estimates for Skewed Data

July 31, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Statistics

Use filtered statistics to describe skewed customer values, inspect histograms, and test estimates under literal and parameterized queries.

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Title card: Invalid Command Line Argument: Setup Error 1639

SQL SERVER 2019 – Installation Failure – Invalid Command Line Argument. Consult the Windows Installer SDK for Detailed Command Line Help

July 30, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Command Line, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Installation

Invalid command-line argument. Consult the Windows Installer SDK for detailed command-line help. Let us see the error about Installation Failure.

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Fewest Logical Reads: The Answer to the Delete Qualified Rows Puzzle

July 29, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Puzzle
SQL Delete, SQL Performance, SQL Scripts

The fewest logical reads for the multiple table delete puzzle come from reading each table as few times as the rules allow. A string of student IDs gets to 4 reads. A set based delete needs 5 and is the one to use. The starting script needed 19.

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How to Remove Quotes of QUOTENAME? – Interview Question of the Week #235

July 28, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL String

Question: How to Remove Quotes of QUOTENAME? I received based on my yesterday’s blog post SQL SERVER – QUOTENAME Function and Custom Quote Character.

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QUOTENAME Function: Custom Quote Characters and Dynamic SQL

July 27, 2019
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Dynamic SQL, SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL String

The QUOTENAME function turns a name into a safe identifier and doubles any closing delimiter inside it. Tested queries show which quote characters work, the 128 character limit and a dynamic SQL example. A short card lists the rules.

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