XACT_STATE separates transaction validity from the decision to retain work. Two isolated examples show a doomed transaction and a committable one, both with deliberate errors. Clean up on the same connection and respect the caller’s transaction ownership.
Rolling Back a Cumulative Update Safely
Rolling Back a Cumulative Update needs backups, setup evidence, a tested uninstall path, and special care for databases changed after patching.
SQL SERVER – How to Escape Single Quotes – Fix: Error: 105 Unclosed quotation mark after the character string
Jr. Developer asked me other day how to escape single quote?
User can escape single quote using two single quotes (NOT double quote).
SQL SERVER – Msg: 2593 : There are ROWCOUNT rows in PAGECOUNT pages for object ‘OBJECT’.
DBCC shows Msg 2593: There are ROWCOUNT rows in PAGECOUNT pages for object. It is harmless and for information only. Here is what it means.
Reading Memory Clerks to See Where Memory Goes
Memory clerks show how SQL Server allocates memory among engine components; learn to read the DMV, spot unusual growth, and investigate safely.
CHAR: Invalid Character Codes Return NULL
CHAR constructs a character instead of printing an integer. Preserve byte-code inputs and distinguish an ordinary space from missing output.
SQLAuthority News – SQL Joke, SQL Humor, SQL Laugh – Funny Microsoft Quotes
I have received many emails that I should write more post like SQLAuthority News – SQL Joke, SQL Humor, SQL Laugh – Funny Quotes.