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SQL SERVER – Introduction to JOINs – Basic of JOINs

April 13, 2009

Best Practices, Database, SQL Joins, SQL Scripts, SQL User Group

The launch of Gandhinagar SQL Server User Group was a tremendous, astonishing success! It was overwhelming to see a large gathering of enthusiasts looking up to me (I was the Key Speaker) eager to enhance their knowledge and participate in some brainstorming discussions. Some members of User Group had requested…

SQL SERVER – FIX : ERROR : The SQL Server System Configuration Checker cannot be executed due to WMI configuration on the machine Error:2147749896 (0×80041008)

April 12, 2009

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Utility

A couple of days back I had my computer formatted. I reinstalled it with Vista SP1 32bit. Subsequent to installing other indispensable software I tried to install SQL Server 2005 . However, it instantly displayed the following error message. The SQL Server System Configuration Checker cannot be executed due to…

SQL SERVER – Interesting Observation of DMV of Active Transactions and DMV of Current Transactions

April 11, 2009

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL DMV, SQL Scripts, SQL System Table, SQL Transactions

This post is about a riveting observation I made a few days back. While playing with transactions I came across two DMVs that are associated with Transactions. 1) sys.dm_tran_active_transactions – Returns information about transactions for the instance of SQL Server. 2) sys.dm_tran_current_transaction – Returns a single row that displays the…

SQL SERVER – Restore or Attach Database Without .NDF or .MDF is Not Possible

April 10, 2009

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Database, SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Data Storage, SQL Error Messages

This article revolves around a trivial yet common issue. There might be a set of people for whom the current topic might appear to be insignificant. But I have been asked this question innumerable times, particularly from people who are frequenting using forums or have blog related to storage and…

SQLAuthority News – Download Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007

April 10, 2009

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News

Database, SQL Download, SQL Utility

Note: Download Microsoft SQL Server Management Pack for Operations Manager 2007 by Microsoft The SQL Server Management Pack provides the capabilities for Operations Manager 2007 to discover SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008 installations and components and to monitor them, primarily from the perspective of availability and performance. The availability…

SQLAuthority News – Download SQL Server 2005 Report Packs – SQL Server Sample Reports – Report Templates

April 10, 2009

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks, SQLAuthority News

Database, SQL Download, SQL Reports, SSRS

Note: Download SQL Server 2005 Report Packs by Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services is a comprehensive, server-based reporting solution designed to help you author, manage, and deliver both paper-based, ad hoc, and interactive Web-based reports. Each report pack consists of a set of predefined reports, a sample database, a…

SQL SERVER – Maximum Columns per Primary Key – Fix : Error : Msg 1904, Level 16, The index on table has column names in index key list. The maximum limit for index or statistics key column list is 16

April 8, 2009

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Error Messages, SQL Index, SQL Scripts

My present article covers two fundamental questions. 1) What is the maximum number of columns included in Primary Key Index/Constraint? 2) What is fix/solution for the following error: Msg 1904, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 The index ” on table ‘dbo.Table_2’ has 17 column names in index key list.…