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SQL SERVER – 2005 Constraint on VARCHAR(MAX) Field To Limit It Certain Length

June 1, 2007

SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Scripts, SQL String

One of the Jr. DBA at in my Team Member asked me question the other day when he was replacing TEXT field with VARCHAR(MAX) : How can I limit the VARCHAR(MAX) field with maximum length of 12500 characters only. His Question was valid as our application was allowing 12500 characters.…

SQL SERVER – Retrieve Information of SQL Server Agent Jobs

May 31, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Agent, SQL Stored Procedure

sp_help_job returns information about jobs that are used by SQL Server Agent service to perform automated activities in SQL Server. When executed sp_help_job procedure with no parameters to return the information for all of the jobs currently defined in the msdb database.

SQL SERVER – 2005 Change Database Compatible Level – Backward Compatibility – Part 2 – Management Studio

May 31, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Database Compatible Level, SQL Server Management Studio

I have received quite a few request about post I have two days ago SQL SERVER – 2005 Change Database Compatible Level – Backward Compatibility, if this can be done using SQL Server Management Studio. It is very simple to do this using Management Studio as well but I still…

SQL SERVER – Primary Key Must Not Contain NULL – Primary Key are NOT NULL

May 31, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Constraint and Keys

While reviewing the search engine log for this blog I found lots of search regarding Nullable Primary Key. It is not possible. This post is especially to clear the Not Nullable Primary Key Property. The Allow Nulls property can’t be set on a column that is part of the primary…

SQLAuthority.com News – Best SQL Job Search – Best SQL Job List – Find SQL Jobs

May 30, 2007

Pinal Dave

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

Database, DBA, SQL Jobs

SQLAuthority.com News – Best SQL Job Search – Best SQL Job List – Find SQL Jobs Visit : I have been receiving two kind of requests almost every day. 1) Recruiters and Employers asking where can they find good candidates who are truly dedicated to SQL Server? 2) Job seeker…

SQL SERVER – Trace Flags – DBCC TRACEON

May 30, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Scripts, SQL Server DBCC

Trace flags are valuable tools as they allow DBA to enable or disable a database function temporarily. Once a trace flag is turned on, it remains on until either manually turned off or SQL Server restarted. Only users in the sysadmin fixed server role can turn on trace flags. If…

SQL SERVER – Fix : Error : Server: Msg 544, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Cannot insert explicit value for identity column in table

May 30, 2007

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Error Messages, SQL Identity, SQL Scripts

Error Message: Server: Msg 544, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 Cannot insert explicit value for identity column in table when IDENTITY_INSERT is set to OFF. This error message appears when you try to insert a value into a column for which the IDENTITY property was declared, but without having…