Can you have a nullable primary key? No. A primary key must not contain NULL: Allow Nulls cannot be set on its columns, and all values must be unique.
What Hiring Managers Look for in a DBA
Hiring managers look for DBAs who can restore data, stay calm under pressure, explain tradeoffs, and show evidence of sound operations.
SQL SERVER – Trace Flags – DBCC TRACEON
Trace flags let a DBA turn a database function on or off for a while. How to use DBCC TRACEON and TRACEOFF, with deadlock trace flag 1205 as the example.
SQL SERVER – Fix : Error : Server: Msg 544, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Cannot insert explicit value for identity column in table
Msg 544, cannot insert explicit value for identity column, happens when IDENTITY_INSERT is OFF. Turn it ON, insert your rows, then turn it OFF again.
SQL SERVER – 2005 Change Database Compatible Level – Backward Compatibility
Use sp_dbcmptlevel to change the database compatible level, like 80 for SQL Server 2000 or 90 for 2005, plus the three step best practice to do it.
SQL SERVER – User Defined Functions (UDF) Limitations
Why are stored procedures more flexible? Here are the User Defined Functions (UDF) limitations: fewer input parameters, no GETDATE(), one result set, and more.
SQLAuthority News – Author Visit – Meeting with Readers – Top Three Features of SQL SERVER 2005
Over dinner in Las Vegas, two readers asked me to pick my top three features of SQL Server 2005 out of Microsoft’s top 30. Here is what I picked and why.