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Oct3

SQL SERVER – 2005 – Explanation of TRY…CATCH and ERROR Handling With RAISEERROR Function

Yes, TRY…CATCH can use the RAISEERROR function. A developer said I never showed it, so here are simple SQL Server 2005 examples with and without it.

Oct2

SQL SERVER – Find Name of The SQL Server Instance

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Scripts, SQL Utility

SELECT @@SERVERNAME returns the name of the SQL Server instance. We used it in stored procedures that ran different logic on each server during a migration.

Oct1

SQL SERVER – 2005 – OUTPUT Clause Example and Explanation with INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE

Pinal Dave

SQL Performance

SQL Scripts

The SQL Server 2005 OUTPUT clause returns the rows changed by INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE. Each OUTPUT clause example below shows how.

Sep30

LEN Versus DATALENGTH: Trailing Spaces and Unicode Bytes

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Datatype, SQL Function, SQL Server

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LEN versus DATALENGTH answers different length questions. Use explicit text types to check trailing spaces, Unicode bytes, empty values and NULL.

Sep29

SQL SERVER – Two Connections Related Global Variables Explained – @@CONNECTIONS and @@MAX_CONNECTIONS

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Function, SQL Scripts, SQL Transactions

@@CONNECTIONS and @@MAX_CONNECTIONS explained: login attempts since SQL Server started versus the most simultaneous user connections allowed.

Sep28

SQL SERVER – Introduction and Example for DATEFORMAT Command

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL DateTime, SQL Scripts

I found DATEFORMAT in a Jr. DBA’s code. SET DATEFORMAT sets the order of month, day and year so SQL Server can read date strings in other formats.

Sep27

SQL SERVER – FIX : Error 3154: The backup set holds a backup of a database other than the existing database

Pinal Dave

SQL Tips and Tricks

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

302

Error 3154 says the backup set holds a backup of a database other than the existing database. Use WITH REPLACE in RESTORE, or drop the old database first.

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