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Nov14

Configuration Drift Between Servers

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, DBA, SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration
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Find configuration drift between SQL Server instances, establish a baseline, and separate approved exceptions from settings that need repair.

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Nov13

SQL SERVER – DBCC CHECKDB Introduction and Explanation – DBCC CHECKDB Errors Solution

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server DBCC
22 Comments

DBCC CHECKDB checks the logical and physical integrity of every object in a database, and it already runs CHECKALLOC, CHECKTABLE and CHECKCATALOG for you.

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Nov12

SQL SERVER – FIX : ERROR Msg 1803 The CREATE DATABASE statement failed. The primary file must be at least 2 MB to accommodate a copy of the model database

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages
7 Comments

Msg 1803: CREATE DATABASE failed because the primary file must be at least 2 MB to hold a copy of the model database. Make it larger than model and 512KB.

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Nov12

Decimal Precision and Rounding in SQL Server

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Mathematical Function, SQL Datatype, SQL Function, SQL Server
1 Comment

Decimal precision in SQL Server controls arithmetic results and rounding; use explicit scales, test boundaries, and compare money with decimal.

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Nov12

SQL SERVER – FIX : ERROR Msg 5174 Each file size must be greater than or equal to 512 KB

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts
1 Comment

Msg 5174 says each file size must be greater than or equal to 512 KB, followed by error 1802. The fix is to create a database larger than 512KB.

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Nov11

Hashing Data With HASHBYTES

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
ETL, SQL Function, SQL Server, SQL Server Encryption, SQL Server Security
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HASHBYTES creates repeatable row fingerprints with SHA2 algorithms, but input encoding, NULL handling, and collision risk need a clear plan.

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Nov10

SQL SERVER – 2005 2000 – Search String in Stored Procedure

Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure
34 Comments

Two scripts to search a string in stored procedure code, one for SQL Server 2000 using syscomments and one for SQL Server 2005, clearly labeled by version.

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