As a developer you may have often encounter errors while debugging TSQL code. SQL Server will show you an error message referencing you to a particular line number where the syntax error has occurred. This tip explains...
Chetna BhallaFILE Backup in SQL Server Step by Step Tutorial with Examples
Using FILE backup one can backup SQL Server Data File individually. While backing up the database you can specify whole of FILEGROUP instead of specifying each database file individually within the FILEGROUP. In case if...
MIRRORED Backup in SQL Server Step by Step Tutorial with Examples
Using MIRRORED Backup feature a DBA can create up to 3 identical copies of a database backup. This feature is available in SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition and later versions. This is Part 12 of 16 Part SQL Server...
COPY_ONLY Backup in SQL Server Step by Step Tutorial with Examples
COPY_ONLY backup is a special type of SQL Server Backup which is independent of the sequence of conventional SQL Server backups. Normally whenever you take a backup it will affect how later backups are restored...
Different Ways to Find Default Trace Location in SQL Server
How to Find SQL Server Default Trace Location Starting SQL Server 2005, Microsoft introduced a light weight trace which is always running by default on every SQL Server Instance. The trace will give very valuable...
Ashish MehtaALTER DATABASE SET AUTOGROW_ALL_FILES T-SQL Enhancement in SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2016 introduces two new options to ALTER DATABASE statement which can be used to modify database files namely AUTOGROW_SINGLE_FILE and AUTOGROW_ALL_FILES. In the earlier versions of SQL Server...
ALTER DATABASE SET AUTOGROW_SINGLE_FILE T-SQL Enhancement in SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2016 introduces two new options to ALTER DATABASE statement which can be used to modify database files namely AUTOGROW_SINGLE_FILE and AUTOGROW_ALL_FILES. In the earlier versions of SQL Server...
COMPRESS and DECOMPRESS T-SQL Enhancement in SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2016 introduces two new system functions namely COMPRESS and DECOMPRESS. This is Part 7 of 10 Part T-SQL Enhancements in SQL Server 2016 for Developers and DBAs. Click here to read it from the beginning…...
How to Fix Cannot execute script. Insufficient memory to continue the execution of the program (mscorlib) error in SQL Server
Introduction Database Administrators often need to get involved in code deployments wherein they release new code from one environment to another. As a best practice it is highly recommended to note down issues faced...
Download SQL Server 2014 Developer Edition Free
Introduction Download Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Developer Edition for Free for Visual Studio Dev Essentials Members Microsoft has announced that the SQL Server 2014 Developer Edition will available for free to Visual...
TRUNCATE TABLE WITH PARTITIONS T-SQL Enhancement in SQL Server 2016
It is a well known fact that TRUNCATE TABLE is faster than DELETE statement. TRUNCATE TABLE uses lesser system resources and transaction log file when compared to a DELETE statement. This is Part 2 of 10 Part T-SQL...
FORMATMESSAGE Statement T-SQL Enhancement in SQL Server 2016
FORMATMESSAGE statement is enhanced in SQL Server 2016 to accept a msg_string argument. In the previous versions this function was used to form a message from text located in sys.messages This is Part 9 of 10 Part T-SQL...
DROP IF EXISTS T-SQL Enhancement in SQL Server 2016
SQL Server 2016 introduces a new DROP IF EXISTS statement to DROP objects such as tables, columns, indexes, stored procedures, schemas, triggers and user-defined functions. DROP IF EXISTS statement can be used to check...
SQL Server BULK-LOGGED Recovery Model Step by Step Tutorial with Examples
When a database is configured to use a BULK-LOGGED Recovery Model then SQL Server will log minimal amount of information for operations such as SELECT INTO, BULK INSERT, BCP, CREATE INDEX, ALTER INDEX, and REBUILD INDEX...
SQL Server Database Backup Tutorial with Examples
Introduction It is very critical for any organization to protect its data within the database. Hence it is must for an organization to perform database backups at regular intervals. In this tutorial, you will learn...
How to Repair Suspect Database in SQL Server | DBCC CHECKDB REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS | Repair Suspect Database
Introduction There can be a possibility that when you connect to an SQL Server Instance you will find the database being marked as SUSPECT. During such scenarios, you will not be able to connect to the database. In this...
Drop Database in SQL Server by Killing Existing Connections
Introduction Let’s learn how to Drop Database in SQL Server when the users are connected to the SQL Server Database. You may find the need to close all the existing database connections in a database before...
