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SQL 2005 Linked Server Query Periodically Failing

We have a database running on SQL 2005. One of the store procedure looks up a user's email address from Active Directory using a linked server. The call to the linked server occurs in a database function. I'm able to call is successfully from my Asp.Net application the first time, but periodically after that, it fails with the followi...

Teradata Linked Server in SQL 2005

I am trying to connect to Teradata using a Linked Server in SQL Server 2005. When I try to use SQL Server to connect using OPENQUERY, I get the following errors: Msg 7399, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 The OLE DB provider "TDOLEDB.1" for linked server "TERADATA" reported an error. Access denied. Msg 7350, Level 16, State 2, Line 1 Cannot g...

Moving data between oracle and sql server using Linked server

Hello Everyone, I have set up Oracle Linked server on Sql Server 2005 box using Oracle provider oledb and its working fine from sql server 2005 to oracle 9i, i.e. When i run distributed query from sql server i get data from oracle server to sql server. Now I don't have any clue how do i run distributed query from Oracle server and get d...

Fastest way to copy a single large (30,000 rows) table from one database to another?

I've got a large table in a SQL Server 2005 database and I'd like to copy it over to another database. What's the fastest way to do this? Is there a shortcut to linking servers and doing inserts? ...

how to create a linked server using ODBC correctly?

can someone please let me know the steps on creating a linked server using ODBC connection? thanks.... ...

How can "order by" change my results here? Using T-SQL, OPENQUERY, SELECT INTO

I have a scheduled AM process on SQL Server 2008 that imports data from Oracle using a linked server. I am overwriting the imported data from Oracle using drop table, then select into pattern Apparently, the presence of the "order by" affects my end result! Take a look. --This works fine to give me the one row I'm expecting from the ...

Scripting a distributed transaction on SQL

Hello Im using SQL Server with distributed transaction on local Oracles Linked servers, as the following : GO BEGIN DISTRIBUTED TRANSACTION; SET XACT_ABORT off; GO SELECT MAX(DEPTNO)+1, FROM [WSF08_CONTA_ORADATA_II]..[SCOTT].DEPT SET XACT_ABORT on; GO COMMIT TRANSACTION; So when I run this script I get the follows er...

Performance issue while Querying the oracle database using linked server.

I am connecting the oracle db server from sqlserver 2005 using linked server with microsoft oledb oracle drivers. Table present in the oracle db is having the DateTime Stamp. So i will be fetching only the latest records from that table, by passing the query with where condition.But query is taking 6 to 7 minutes approx. 2 crore record...

ODBC Linked server in sql 2005 doesn’t work from remote box

I have a dev workstation with sql 2005 installed and in it I created a linked server to a odbc connection to a clarion database. I can run select statements against it inside sql Mgt studio. When I take a second workstation and connect to the sql on the first box using sql mgt studio, then try the exact same query I get OLE DB provid...

Update linked SQL server with parameters

I have two linked SQL servers and i am trying to issue an update on the other server but am getting an error "Statement(s) could not be prepared.", followed by "Must declare the scalar variable "@Shipper_Nbr"" The syntax i am using is: update DBSERVER.DBNAME.DBO.TABLE set Field = @Value WHERE ID = @id What is the correct way to do th...

Force addition/deletion of a linked server and correct syntax to import data into a table from Excel

Hi all, I'm trying to create a linked server in Sql server 2008 R2, just tried downloading the '64-bit version of the Office 2010 Access AD Engine' exe from Microsoft. Unfortunately, I had tried adding a linked server, BEFORE making this installation, and it failed: EXEC sp_addlinkedserver 'LinkedServer1', 'Excel', 'Microsoft.Jet.OLE...

How to use a SQL2000 Linked Server to query an Oracle 11G table

Can someone help me construct the SQL that I need to query the Projects_dim table using the Linked Server "idwd"? To test the connection, I ran a sample query using the linked server name. To access the tables on the linked server, I used a four-part naming syntax: linked_server_name.catalog_ name.schema_name.table_name. replacing t...

Add Oracle DB as Linked Server

Hi everyone, I am using Windows 7 64 bit, but my Oracle Server I am trying to connect is 32 bit, and so is the SQL Server 2008 and Oracle Client on my machine. I have installed Oracle 10g client (32 bit) with administration tools on my machine and setup Net Services to connect to database. I can connect to all the databases through SQL...

Getting an Error on inserting data when using Linked Server Queries

UPDATE : The issue was col1 was hiereachyid type and even a select didnt work for it. Hi all, I am getting this error - Objects exposing columns with CLR types are not allowed in distributed queries. Please use a pass-through query to access remote object '"RemoteDb"."dbo"."RemoteTable"'. I have already setup the linked server ...

How do I create an ODBC connection to OracleXE using sp_addlinkedserver in MSSQL using a DSN-LESS connection string?

How do I create an ODBC connection using sp_addlinkedserver in SQL using a DSN-LESS connection string? I assume I am doing something wrong with syntax, here is how I set up the connection: EXEC master.dbo.sp_addlinkedserver @server = N'SERVER_NAME', @srvproduct=N'Oracle', @provider=N'MSDASQL', @provstr=N'DataSource=(DESCRIPTION=(AD...