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SQL SERVER – Fix: Error: 1934, Level 16, INSERT or UPDATE Failed Because the Following SET Options have Incorrect Settings: ‘QUOTED_IDENTIFIER’.
A query ran fine in SSMS but failed in an Agent job with error 1934: SET options have incorrect settings: ‘QUOTED_IDENTIFIER’. Here is the simple fix.
Row and Page Compression: Estimating Savings Before You Compress
Estimate row and page compression savings per index and partition, then compare storage, CPU, reads, and maintenance before deployment.
My Journey to CrossFit Level 1 Trainer (CF-L1) Credential
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SQL SERVER – Error 17113, Severity: 16 – Error Occurred While Opening File ‘master.mdf’ to Obtain Configuration Information at Startup
I broke my own SQL Server by editing startup parameters. Here is how the ERRORLOG helped me fix error 17113, error opening master.mdf at startup.
SQL SERVER – Fix: Error 946, Severity: 14 – Cannot open database ‘DB’ version 782. Upgrade the database to the latest version
Upgrading an AlwaysOn replica from SQL 2014 to 2016, databases got stuck and the ERRORLOG showed error 946, cannot open database version 782. Why and the fix.
How to Keep Certain Records on Top While Ordering Data? – Interview Question of the Week #110
An interview question: how do you keep one city on top while ordering data by name for the rest? The answer is a small trick in the ORDER BY clause.
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