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Restore From LDF File Only: Why It Fails and What Works

June 6, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Server Security

A restore from LDF file only is not possible, because a log holds changes and not the database. This post answers five common questions, shows the error SQL Server gives, and restores a database from a full backup, a log backup and a tail-log backup.

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SQL SERVER – Fix Error: Currently This Report Does Not Have Any Data to Show, Because Default Trace Does Not Contain Relevant Information

May 26, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Schema, SQL Reports, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration, SQL Server Management Studio

If there is a way to fix the error which they get when they try to open Schema Changes History. The error was related to Not Have Any Data to Show.

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Where to Download SQL Server 2019 for FREE? – Interview Question of the Week #276

May 10, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Interview Questions and Answers
SQL Download, SQL Sample Database, SQL Server, SQL Server 2019, SQL Server Management Studio

Question: Where to Download SQL Server 2019 for FREE?

Answer: This is one of the most popular questions, I keep on receiving from blog readers.

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SQL SERVER – Last Page Insert PAGELATCH_EX Contention Due to Identity Column

May 5, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Primary Key, SQL Constraint and Keys, SQL Identity, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Wait Stats, Testing

Today’s goal is to understand what is the Last Page Insert PAGELATCH_EX Contention Due to Primary Key. Let us start understanding it together.

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SQL SERVER Management Studio and SQLCMD Mode

April 30, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Download, SQL Scripts, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, sqlcmd, Testing

Honestly, there is an alternative way to quickly use SSMS SQLCMD mode as a development environment, let us learn about it today. 

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sqlcmd vs SSMS: How to Time the Same Loop Fairly

April 29, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Command Line, SQL Scripts, SQL Server Management Studio, sqlcmd, Testing

A sqlcmd vs SSMS timing is fair only when both tools run the same file. The clock must sit inside the script. This post times 10,000 inserts three ways with a log table, shows what changed and what didn’t, and lists the settings to match before you compare.

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oStress vs SSMS: What Each Tool Is Built to Measure

April 28, 2020
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Command Line, SQL Scripts, SQL Server Management Studio, Testing

oStress vs SSMS is not a race, because the tools measure different things. This post times 10,000 inserts in three ways with a clock inside the script, then shows how eight sessions finish the same work faster. It explains what a one-session loop really measures.

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