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SQL SERVER – 2008 – Fix Connection Error with Visual Studio 2008 – Server Version is not supported

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
Database, Software Development, SQL Download, SQL Error Messages, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Service Pack
While attending conference SQLAuthority Author Visit – Microsoft Student Partner Conference, some developers informed me that SQL SERVER 2008 cannot be connected to Visual Studio 2008 and error displays as MS does not support SQL Server version. I was surprised initially as I could not believe that two MS products are…
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SQLAuthority Author Visit – Ahmedabad User Group Meeting September 2008

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News
Database, DBA, MVP, SQL User Group, SQLAuthority Author Visit
Today is third Saturday of the Month and every third Saturday we have Ahmedabad User Group Meeting. Our user group is growing and getting interesting. Everybody who attended last months User Group (UG) Meeting realized that how important it is to attend UG meetings. UG President Jacob Sebastian (SQL Server…
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SQL SERVER – 2008 – Interview Questions and Answers – Part 8

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
Data Warehousing, Database, SQL Data Storage, SQL Function, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Server DBCC, SQL Utility
Click here to get free chapters (PDF) in the mailbox SQL SERVER – 2008 – Interview Questions and Answers Complete List Download What is Data Compression? In SQL SERVE 2008 Data Compression comes in two flavors: Row Compression Page Compression Row Compression Row compression changes the format of physical storage…
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SQL SERVER – 2008 – Interview Questions and Answers – Part 7

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
Database, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server Security, SQL Utility
Click here to get free chapters (PDF) in the mailbox SQL SERVER – 2008 – Interview Questions and Answers Complete List Download How can we rewrite sub-queries into simple select statements or with joins? Yes we can write using Common Table Expression (CTE). A Common Table Expression (CTE) is an…
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SQL SERVER – 2008 – Interview Questions and Answers – Part 5

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
Database, SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure, SQL Utility
Click here to get free chapters (PDF) in the mailbox SQL SERVER – 2008 – Interview Questions and Answers Complete List Download What command do we use to rename a db, a table and a column? To rename db sp_renamedb 'oldname' , 'newname' If someone is using db it will…
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SQL SERVER – 2008 – Interview Questions and Answers – Part 4

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
Database, SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Function, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Stored Procedure, SQL Utility
Click here to get free chapters (PDF) in the mailbox SQL SERVER – 2008 – Interview Questions and Answers Complete List Download 1) General Questions of SQL SERVER Which command using Query Analyzer will give you the version of SQL server and operating system? SELECT SERVERPROPERTY ('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY…
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SQL SERVER – 2008 – Interview Questions and Answers – Part 3

Pinal Dave
SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks
Database, SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Index, SQL Scripts, SQL Utility
Click here to get free chapters (PDF) in the mailbox SQL SERVER – 2008 – Interview Questions and Answers Complete List Download 1) General Questions of SQL SERVER 2) Common Questions Asked Which TCP/IP port does SQL Server run on? How can it be changed? SQL Server runs on port…
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