When DTS, BCP or BULK INSERT needs an index out of the way, I prefer to disable index with ALTER INDEX and enable it again with REBUILD. AdventureWorks example.
SQL SERVER – Fix : Error 1205 : Transaction (Process ID) was deadlocked on resources with another process and has been chosen as the deadlock victim. Rerun the transaction
Fix : Error 1205 : Transaction (Process ID) was deadlocked on resources with another process and has been chosen as the deadlock victim. Rerun the transaction.
SQL SERVER – Fix: Error 130: Cannot perform an aggregate function on an expression containing an aggregate or a subquery
Error 130 says you cannot perform an aggregate function on an expression containing an aggregate, like AVG(COUNT()). A derived table gets around it.
SQL SERVER – Binary Sequence Generator – Truth Table Generator
A script that builds a 512 row truth table with its decimal value and binary sequence, using CROSS JOINs on a bit table. Add or remove joins to resize it.
SQL SERVER – DBCC commands List – documented and undocumented
The full list of documented and undocumented DBCC commands with their syntax, plus how DBCC TRACEON(2520) and DBCC HELP show all of them in Query Analyzer.
SQL SERVER – SQL Joke, SQL Humor, SQL Laugh – Photo
A little SQL laugh to brighten your day: a funny photo I found at Worse Than Failure. Read the last line of the ingredients list closely.
SQL SERVER – MS TechNet : Storage Top 10 Best Practices
My pick of the Storage Top 10 Best Practices from MS TechNet: know your IO, keep designs simple, put logs on RAID 1+0, isolate logs from data and plan TEMPDB.
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