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Feb21

Installing SQL Server on Linux

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Linux, SQL Server, SQL Server Installation, SQL Setup
1 Comment

Installing SQL Server on Linux involves supported packages, mssql-conf setup, service checks, and an understanding of Windows differences.

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Feb21

Reading the SQL Server Error Log Properly

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, Database, SQL Scripts, SQL Server
5 Comments

Read the SQL Server error log for startup details and incident context, filter it with T-SQL, and cycle files without losing needed history.

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Feb20

SQL SERVER – UDF to Return a Calendar for Any Date for Any Year

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL DateTime, SQL Function, SQL Scripts
22 Comments

Reader Dan Golden built on my weekly calendar function to create a UDF to return a calendar for any date for any year. I fixed a small first and last week bug.

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Feb19

SQL SERVER – 2005 – FIX: Error message when you run a query against a table that does not have a clustered index in SQL Server 2005: “A severe error occurred on the current command”

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Index
5 Comments

A SELECT on a table with only a nonclustered index gave Msg 0, A severe error occurred on the current command. Cumulative update 6 for SQL Server 2005 SP2 fixes it.

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Feb18

Rolling Back a Cumulative Update Safely

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Cumulative Update, DBA, SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Patch, SQL Server
2 Comments

Rolling Back a Cumulative Update needs backups, setup evidence, a tested uninstall path, and special care for databases changed after patching.

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Feb17

SQL SERVER – How to Escape Single Quotes – Fix: Error: 105 Unclosed quotation mark after the character string

Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL String
74 Comments

Jr. Developer asked me other day how to escape single quote?
User can escape single quote using two single quotes (NOT double quote).

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Feb16

SQL SERVER – Msg: 2593 : There are ROWCOUNT rows in PAGECOUNT pages for object ‘OBJECT’.

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server DBCC
No Comments

DBCC shows Msg 2593: There are ROWCOUNT rows in PAGECOUNT pages for object. It is harmless and for information only. Here is what it means.

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