My client saw a different default collation on two servers installed with SQL Server 2012. Here is what decides the default collation during setup.
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SQL SERVER – Puzzle – Playing with Datetime with Customer Data
Playing with Datetime became a puzzle when one conversion worked for a customer but failed for me. The input was unchanged.
SQL SERVER – Edition Downgrade with Supported Migration Checks
To Downgrade SQL Server editions, I plan a supported migration or reinstall. I test the application on the destination edition first.
SQL SERVER – Columnstore Index Cannot be Created When Computed Columns Exist
A developer found a columnstore index cannot be created on a large history table in SQL Server 2014. The surprise cause: computed columns in the table.
MySQL – Fix Error – WordPress Database Error Duplicate Entry for key PRIMARY for Query INSERT INTO wp_options
My blog was slow and scheduled posts failed. The cause was a Wordpress Database Error: duplicate entry for key PRIMARY in wp_options. Here is how I fixed it.
How to Hide Stored Procedure’s Code? – WITH ENCRYPTION – Interview Question of the Week #088
Question: How to Hide Stored Procedure’s Code so anyone with access to stored procedure cannot see it?
SQL SERVER – Setup Screen Not Launching While Updating a Patch
Double clicking a SQL Server patch just flashed a window and vanished. SqlSetup.log in the %temp% folder showed why the Setup Screen was not launching.
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