SQL SERVER – Unique Nonclustered Index Creation with IGNORE_DUP_KEY = ON – A Transactional Behavior
SQL SERVER – SQL Server RDL Specification
SQL SERVER – Fix: Error: 262 : SHOWPLAN permission denied in database
During one of my recent training class when I asked students to check the execution plan using (can be enabled using CTRL+M), they received error as following.
Msg 262, Level 14, State 4, Line 1
SHOWPLAN permission denied in database ‘AdventureWorks’.
SQL SERVER – Unique Nonclustered Index Creation with IGNORE_DUP_KEY = ON
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SQL SERVER – Find Location of Data File Using T-SQL
While preparing for the training course of Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008 Query Optimization and & Performance Tuning, I needed to find out where my database files are stored on my hard drive. It is when following script came in handy to find the location of the data file using T-SQL.Â
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 100Â 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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