I get column names from schema-qualified table metadata. Catalog views help when I also need SQL Server-specific details.
SQL SERVER – Puzzle – Incorrect Results with Decimal
A new puzzle: a simple table with price and discount returns Incorrect Results with DECIMAL. Can you work out why without running the code in SSMS?
SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 3009, Level 16 – Could not Insert a Backup or Restore History Detail Record in the msdb Database
A slow restore that my client cancelled led to Msg 3009: could not insert a backup or restore history record in msdb. Here is what I learned about a trace flag.
What is Copy Only Backup in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #128
Copy Only Backup is an independent backup that does not break the LSN chain or disturb your regular backup plan. Here is the short answer and a longer one.
SQL SERVER – Error: Timeout (30000 milliseconds) Waiting for the SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) Service to Connect
Timeout 30000 milliseconds waiting for the SQL Server service to connect. Why the service start times out, what to check, and how to give it longer.
SQL SERVER – Msg 3168, Level 16 – The Backup of the System Database on the Device Cannot be Restored Because it was Created by a Different Version of the Server
In the recent past, I have written a blog about Ransomware. Here is the link. system database – How to Protect Your Database from Ransomware?
SQL SERVER – Unable to Restore from URL – The Specified URL Points to a Block Blob. Backup and Restore Operations on Block Blobs are not Permitted
Restore from URL failed: operations on block blobs are not permitted. Checked against today’s documentation, the credential decides the blob type.