Msg 3910 means the transaction context is in use by another session. A client saw it in a distributed transaction over a linked server that pointed at the local SQL Server. Three-part names avoid the linked server altogether.
SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 15274 – Access to the Remote Server is Denied Because the Current Security Context is not Trusted
In this blog we would talk about fixing error 15274 – Access to the remote server is denied because the current security context is not trusted.
SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 8180 – Statement(s) Could not be Prepared. Deferred Prepare Could not be Completed
A linked server query with OPENQUERY gave Msg 8180: Statement(s) could not be prepared. Deferred prepare could not be completed. Here is what I learned and the fix.
SQL SERVER – OLE DB Provider ‘Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0’ for Linked Server ‘(null)’ Returned Message ‘Unspecified Error’
Reading Excel through OPENROWSET failed: the OLE DB provider for linked server (null) returned message ‘Unspecified error’. Here is how I fixed it.
SQL SERVER – FIX: Number Data Type from Oracle Linked Sever Shown in Scientific Notation
A client saw numbers from an Oracle linked server shown in scientific notation in SQL Server. Here is the query that shows the issue and how to fix it.
SQL SERVER – How to Create Linked Server to SQL Azure Database?
If you take the normal approach to create a linked server to SQL Azure Database, then you would end up in below error message.
SQL SERVER – System Procedure to List Out Table From Linked Server
The System Procedure sp_tables_ex lists table metadata from an existing linked server. I check its provider and login mapping separately.