In this blog post, we will learn about STRING_SPLIT function which was earlier introduced in SQL Server 2016 but still not widely adopted in the industry. We will learn today how to Split Comma Separated Value String in a Column Using STRING_SPLIT.
SQL SERVER – Fix Error: Invalid object name STRING_SPLIT
Just the other day one of the readers sent me following email after reading my earlier blog post: STRING_SPLIT Function Performance Comparison. He really liked the new feature of SQL Server 2016 and decided to start using this new feature. However, as soon as he started to use this feature, he received following error. He was very much confused why he was not able to use the STRING_SPLIT function even though he had SQL Server 2016.
21 Essential Scripts: Jump-Start Performance Tuning for Accidental DBAs – PASS Pre-Con 2018
Today, I am going to talk about my the most anticipated pre-conference 21 Essential Scripts: Jump-Start Performance Tuning for Accidental DBAs scheduled at PASS Summit 2018. This session is going to be amazing fun and very unique. It is full day demo-oriented learning session.
SQL SERVER – How to Get SQL Server Agent Properties?
During Comprehensive Database Performance Health Check we always go over various SQL Server properties. Lots of people do not know that there are quite a few SQL Server settings which can help us improve our SQL Server performance many folds. While I was discussing SQL Server properties, someone asked me if there are similar settings for SQL Server Agent available which users can tune.
SQL SERVER – Installation Error – Unable to Open Windows Installer File – 2147286960
SQL installation and parching are the processes which every DBA has to do. Some smart DBAs do this via script and some go with a manual approach. When it fails, it is fun to debug it because you have to take help from internet to find possible causes and solution. In this blog, we would learn about how to fix error Unable to open Windows Installer file -2147286960.
How to List All the SQL Server Jobs When Agent is Disabled? – Interview Question of the Week #171
Question: How to List All the SQL Server Jobs When Agent is Disabled?
SQL SERVER – Service Pack Failure: MissingRegistryKeyException. The Registry Key is Missing
One of my blog readers contacted me and informed that he is getting the same error as mentioned in below blog SQL SERVER – Service Pack Failure: MissingRegistryKeyException. Note that it had the same error message, but that did not help him here. In this blog, we would learn how to fix MissingRegistryKeyException while installing SQL Server service pack. Let us fix the error registry key is missing.
Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 22 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 100 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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