sql-server

How do I filter SQL Server traffic between app and DB servers using Wireshark?

I'm trying to identify the source of some ill-timed connection resets. I'm trying to use Wireshark to capture the traffic that goes between the application server and database server. How do I set up a filter for this in Wireshark? ...

MDB2 With SQL Express 2008

Hi all, So basically here's my problem. I'm looking for a solution to allow us to connect with SQL Express 2008, while still using MDB2 as our database abstraction layer. I need something like this, mainly because we still need to be able to use MySQL and Postgres (and ORMs seem to be not an option at this point in time). Preferably, t...

SQL Server 2008 SQLCLR Issue

I have a SQLCLR that was originally running on SQL Server 2005 DB. I have since rebuilt the CLR to run on SQL Server 2008. The CLR requires a reference to WindowsBase.dll. I added WindowsBase.dll as an assembly to the SQL Server 2008 DB. When I try to use the rebuilt CLR I get the message Could not load file or assembly 'WindowsBase...

Changing multiple values in an XML column in SQL Server 2008

I've got a column in a SQL Server table that is type XML. I want to change multiple values in the XML in a stored proc. I've already found the XML.Modify(...) command and have it working for a single value. Can I change multiple values in the XML in one update command or do I need to do it as multuple update commands? ...

SQL Server: How to call a UDF, if available?

Most systems will have a user-defined function (UDF) available. Some will not. i want to use the UDF if it's there: SELECT Users.*, dbo.UserGroupMembershipNames(Users.UserID) AS MemberOfGroupNames FROM Users Otherwise fallback to the acceptable alternative SELECT Users.*, (SELECT TOP 1 thing FROM Something WHERE S...

Combine stored procedure and query in T-SQL

What ways are there to combine executing of a stored procedure and using it's result or parameters in a regular SQL query? Or not supported yet but planned in future versions of SQL Server. I'm afraid that I use variables when it's possible do not. I mean next: -- passing result of SELECT to SP SELECT a, b FROM t EXEC my_sp a, b -- pa...

Problems installing SQL Server 2008 on Windows 7 Pro

I'm having no luck. I've tried installing SQL Server 2008 Express on my Windows 7 Pro box about 4 times now. Each time it installs the 'setup files required' then does nothing. All I can do is click the 'New ... or Add Features...' link to try starting again but get the same results each time. Any developers experienced this before? ...

SQL Server: sp_help with Default Values

Is there an alternative to sp_help that includes the default values for parameters? ...

Exec problem in SQL Server 2005

Hi, I have the situation where i have two databases with same structure. The first have some data in its data tables. I need to create a script that will transfer the data from the first database to the second. I have created this script. DECLARE @table_name nvarchar(MAX), @query nvarchar(MAX) DECLARE @table_cursor CURSOR SE...

SQL - Joining multiple records to one record

I've got a SQL Server database with the the following tables: Client (ClientID, ClientName) SalesAgent (AgentID, AgentName) Item (ItemID, Description) Purchase (PurchaseID, ClientID, ItemID, Price) PurchaseSalesAgent (PurchaseID, AgentID) Each purchase is only ever one item to one client but there can have been multiple agents invo...

SQL Query - 20mil records - Best practice to return information

I have a SQL database that has the following table: Table: PhoneRecords -------------- ID(identity Seed) FirstName LastName PhoneNumber ZipCode Very simple straight forward table. This table has over 20million records. I am looking for the best way to do queries that pull out records based off area codes from the table. For instance ...

Database Mirroring of SQL server

I have two databases that are mirrored to another server using database mirroring. The mirror server has to be down for some reason for few days. Now the production server is having principal databases in (PRINCIPAL/DISCONNECTED) State. Clients can access those databases. So what happens when they keep on adding data to these databases?...

.NET | Persist multiple objects in minimum number of queries

I have a list of objects which needs to be persisted in a SQL Server database table, where each object gets persisted as single record. i.e. List of objects result in insertion of multiple records. Trivial way of saving the objects is to loop over the list and fire a query/stored procedure/etc. for saving that record. But this results i...

Full text searching in SQL Server 2008 Express Advanced

Hi, I have recently installed SQL Server 2008 Express Edition with Advanced Services on XP Pro but am having trouble getting full text searching to work with an restored database. The database was originally created in SQL Server 2005. When I call a stored proc that uses the full text index then I get the following error: Full-Text Sea...

Trouble with a query

Hi there, I'm having trouble with a query in SQL Server 2008 on some forex trading data. I have a trades table and an orders table. A trade needs to comprise of 2 or more orders. DDL schema and sample data below. What I want to do is write a query that shows the profit/loss in pips for each trade. A pip is 1/1000th of a currency. So th...

How can i check sql server 'views' dependencies

Is there a way that i can find out what base tables are being used by views using a custom query or stored procedure? ...

How can I connect to SQL Server using (local)\INSTANCE_NAME?

I have a developer that is having trouble connecting to a SQL Server instance by entering the server name (local)\HIS_SERVER_INSTANCE into Visual Studio->Server Explorer. If he replaces (local) with his machine name, it connects fine. I have had similar issues before but they seemed to fix themselves. Does anyone know a fix for this? ...

WinHost, Configuration Error, 'LocalSqlServer' wasn't found in the app config or connection string.

I've ran into a weird issue when ever I deploy to my winhost account and try to login using membership provider it works fine locally but once it's on the intarnets it breaks. Configuration Error Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file require to service this request. Please review the specific erro...

SQL Server Views - INFORMATION_SCHEMA.VIEW_TABLE_USAGE

When i query INFORMATION_SCHEMA.VIEWS it list all views but when i query INFORMATION_SCHEMA.VIEW_TABLE_USAGE it displays only few views. How can i rebuild all the views info in INFORMATION_SCHEMA.VIEW_TABLE_USAGE? ...

Use SQL to filter the results of a stored procedure

I've looked at other questions on Stack Overflow related to this question, but none of them seemed to answer this question clearly. We have a system Stored Procedure called sp_who2 which returns a result set of information for all running processes on the server. I want to filter the data returned by the stored procedure; conceptually,...