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Jul21

SQL SERVER – Fix : Error Msg 1813, Level 16, State 2, Line 1 Could not open new database ‘yourdatabasename’. CREATE DATABASE is aborted.

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts

Fix : Error Msg 1813, Level 16, State 2, Line 1 Could not open new database ‘yourdatabasename’. CREATE DATABASE is aborted. This errors happens when corrupt database log are attempted to attach to new server. Solution of this error is little long and it involves restart of the server. I…

Jul20

SQL SERVER – Fix : Error Msg 4214 – Error Msg 3013 – BACKUP LOG cannot be performed because there is no current database backup

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Error Messages, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

This is very interesting error as I could not found any documentation on-line. It took me nearly 1 hour to figure out what was creating error.

Jul19

SQL SERVER – 2005 – SSMS – View/Send Query Results to Text/Grid/Files

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Download, SQL Error Messages, SQL Joins, SQL Scripts, SQL Server DBCC, SQL Server Security

Many times I have been asked how to change the result window from Text to Grid and vice versa. There are three different ways to do it. Method 1 : Key-Board Short Cut Results to Text – CTRL + T Results to Grid – CTRL + D Results to File…

Jul19

SQL SERVER – SPACE Function Example

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Function, SQL Scripts

A month ago, I wrote about SQL SERVER – TRIM() Function – UDF TRIM() . I was asked in comment if SQL Server has space function? Yes. SELECT SPACE(100) will generate 100 space characters. The use of SPACE() function is demonstrated in BOL very fine. Example from BOL: USE AdventureWorks;…

Jul18

SQL SERVER – Restore Database Without or With Backup – Everything About Restore and Backup

Pinal Dave

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

SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Download, SQL Scripts

The questions I received in last two weeks: “I do not have backup, is it possible to restore database to previous state?” “How can restore the database without using backup file?” “I accidentally deleted tables in my database, how can I revert back?” “How to revert the changes, I have…

Jul17

SQL SERVER – CASE Statement in ORDER BY Clause – ORDER BY using Variable

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Function, SQL Scripts

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This article is as per request from Application Development Team Leader of my company. His team encountered code where application was preparing string for ORDER BY clause of SELECT statement. Application was passing this string as variable to Stored Procedure (SP) and SP was using EXEC to execute the SQL…

Jul16

SQL SERVER – Microsoft White Papers – Analysis Services Query Best Practices – Partial Database Availability

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

Best Practices, SQL Download, SQL White Papers

Microsoft TechNet frequently releases White Papers on SQL Server Technology. I have read the following two white papers recently. The summary of its content is here. Analysis Services Query Performance Top 10 Best Practices Optimize cube and measure group design Define effective aggregations Use partitions Write efficient MDX Use the…

Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.

Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 94 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.

Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.

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