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Jul20

SQL SERVER – Dynamic SQL and Global Temporary Tables

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Dynamic SQL, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL TempDB, SSMS, Temp Table
3 Comments

During the recent work of Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check, we had a very interesting situation of Dynamic SQL and Global Temporary Tables.

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Jul19

SQL SERVER – Upgrade Error: The Server Principal is Not Able to Access the Database “msdb” Under the Current Security Context

Pinal Dave
SQL
SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Security, SQL Upgrade, System Database
No Comments

The Upgrade Error messages shown in ERRORLOG was “The server principal “SQLAuthority\AuthOwner” is not able to access the database “msdb”

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Jul18

SQL SERVER – SQL Agent Job and Backslash – Strange Behavior

Pinal Dave
SQL Puzzle
SQL Jobs, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Agent, SQL Stored Procedure
4 Comments

Today’s blog post is about SQL Agent Job and Backslash. I was surprised to see this behavior. Here are the steps to reproduce this behavior.

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Jul17

SQL SERVER – Enable or Disable Resource Governor

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Resource Governor, SQL Memory, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
No Comments

Resource governor which was accidentally enabled by one of their database administrators.  Let us learn how to disable resource governor in this blog post. 

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Jul16

SQL SERVER – Swap Column Values In Table

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Column, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
2 Comments

Here is a question asked to me during Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check. The question was about how to swap column values in a table.

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Jul15

SQL SERVER – Microsoft Official Support End Dates for Different Versions

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Documentation, SQL Server
2 Comments

Earlier this week, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 support ended. I am mentioning Microsoft’s Official Support End Dates for different versions.

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Jul14

How to Find Definition of Computed Column in SQL Server using T-SQL? – Interview Question of the Week #233

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
Computed Column, SQL Function, SQL Server, SQL System Table
No Comments

Question: How to Find Definition of Computed Column in SQL Server using T-SQL?
Answer: A very fair question, I received the other day.

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How to Find Definition of Computed Column in SQL Server using T-SQL? - Interview Question of the Week #233 Global-Temporary-Tables-800x403

SQL SERVER – Dynamic SQL and Global Temporary Tables

How to Find Definition of Computed Column in SQL Server using T-SQL? - Interview Question of the Week #233 upgrade-error-800x257

SQL SERVER – Upgrade Error: The Server Principal is Not Able to Access the Database “msdb” Under the Current Security Context

How to Find Definition of Computed Column in SQL Server using T-SQL? - Interview Question of the Week #233 backslash-800x265

SQL SERVER – SQL Agent Job and Backslash – Strange Behavior

How to Find Definition of Computed Column in SQL Server using T-SQL? - Interview Question of the Week #233 resourcegovernor-800x172

SQL SERVER – Enable or Disable Resource Governor

How to Find Definition of Computed Column in SQL Server using T-SQL? - Interview Question of the Week #233 swap-columns-800x256

SQL SERVER – Swap Column Values In Table

How to Find Definition of Computed Column in SQL Server using T-SQL? - Interview Question of the Week #233 supportends-800x316

SQL SERVER – Microsoft Official Support End Dates for Different Versions

How to Find Definition of Computed Column in SQL Server using T-SQL? - Interview Question of the Week #233 computedcolumn-800x720

How to Find Definition of Computed Column in SQL Server using T-SQL? – Interview Question of the Week #233

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Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.

Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 109 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.

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