For years, String or binary data would be truncated never told us which column was too long. Now SQL Server does, and here is how to identify the column responsible.
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How to Compile Queries and Not Execute Them? – Interview Question of the Week #219
How do you compile queries and not execute them? SET NOEXEC ON validates the syntax without running the statement, as this simple SSMS example shows.
SQL SERVER – Script Level Upgrade for Database ‘master’ Failed Because Upgrade Step ‘SSIS_hotfix_install.sql’ Encountered Error 15151
Another SQL Server upgrade failure: upgrade step SSIS_hotfix_install.sql hit error 15151 because a user did not exist. Here is how I fixed it.
SQL SERVER – Error in Validation: Listener in Workgroup – Unable to determine if the computer exists in the domain ‘WORKGROUP’
A client’s domain-less Always On cluster in Azure could not create a listener: Unable to determine if the computer exists in the domain ‘WORKGROUP’. Here is why.
SQL SERVER – Script Level Upgrade for Database ‘master’ Failed Because Upgrade Step ‘msdb110_upgrade.sql’ Encountered Error 8649, State 1, Severity 17
Patching SQL 2017 failed at msdb110_upgrade.sql with error 8649: the query cost exceeded the configured threshold. Here is the cause and the fix.
Indexed Computed Columns: Speeding Up Code You Cannot Change
Use indexed computed columns to help fixed vendor queries on UPPER or CAST, while checking determinism and required SET options.
SQL SERVER – A Brief History of Deadlock and Modern Approach of Resolution
A deadlock investigation needs the graph and cooperation between DBAs and developers. I distinguish a blocking wait from a cyclic dependency.
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