Add a Database file to an existing database
I inherited an old SQL Server 2000 instance running 8.00.239 (SQL Server 2000 Enterprise edition / Sp4) One of the Databases (created back in 2007) has it's Data and log files on the C: Drive....
View ArticleDatabases on accessible
Hello,I have 2 database that became unailable and message I got datebase log not Availabile,when I rebotted sql server services it resolved the problem,it start happening 4 times a month.Any idea why...
View ArticleSQL 2005 Conectivity to SQL 2000
[b]Help (Out-of-process use of OLE DB provider):[/b]w00t:We have a SQL server (SQL2005 Sp2 (3054) on our company that every night executes a SQL job (use Stored Procedures, no executables involved)...
View ArticleLink SQL2012 from SQL2000
Hello all,crazy question. I have SQL server 2000 and SQL2012. I need on SQL2000 to create link to SQL2012 and to read some data from tables in SQL2012.I had try to create new linked server in SQL2000....
View Articledata file increase after index rebuild
I have SQL Server 2000 database, ran index rebuild job over the weekend, but the data file increase after the index rebuild. How can I regain the space? Thank you!
View ArticleUpgrade from SQL 2005 Standard to 2008 R2 or Enterprise
Hello,I am running SQL 2005 Standard SP2 and would like to upgrade to SQL 2008 R2. The articles that I have read are giving mixed information. One article says that I can only upgrade to SQL 2008...
View ArticleSafe to reset sa password?
I have been asked to resolve an issue where the SQL sa password is - well, a password not considered "best practice" for security. This instance SQL 2000 hosting Sharepoint 2003 on Windows 2003...
View ArticleSQL 2000 - How long has a job (all steps inclusive) been running?
So I've scoured the web and it seems everything I find will alert really well on just one job step that runs over a predetermined time - But nothing for the entire job.You can look at the History view...
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Deleting an owner
I've deleted this owner from all the tables and roles that I can see it was attached to yet I still get this message: Error 15284: The user has granted or privileges to the following in the database...
View Articleerror 15284 when trying to drop user
I'm trying to drop a user and am getting 'The database principal has granted or denied permissions to objects in the database and cannot be dropped. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 15284)'this is on SQL...
View ArticleNeed to Defrag Indexes Without Writing to the Transaction Log
Every weekend we defrag our indexes on our primary ERP database. It takes about four hours. I run about 4,300 lines to defrag each index. Here is a sample:DBCC INDEXDEFRAG (ERP_App, [ABOPTS],...
View ArticleSQL Server 2000 table statistics
I'm starting to review the design of a SQL Server 2000 database, and I'm trying to reduce the amount of time that I spend looking for tables that are used most often. Basically, I want to spend more...
View Articlesp_who2, command is COMMIT TRANSACTI
Hi All,Could someone advise me about Command = COMMIT TRANSACTI in sp_who2 result.I have seen insert, update, delete command was being locked usually.but I've never seen "COMMIT TRANSACTI"...
View ArticleJob Failure running DTS package
Hi,I have a job that runs DTS package which continuously fails with below error. However the package runs successfully. I tried changing the account and recreating the job but it does not work at all....
View ArticleSQL 2000 Database Availabily
HiI want to extract out some pretty simple statistics about each database on my SQL 2000 Instance; Database availability (online, accessible) and the last time the status of the database changed. Is...
View ArticleError log setup - where can I find it in 7?
We have an ancient installation that is now reporting an error message that it can not write to "F:\MSSQL7\ ...". The problem is that there is no drive F: on this system anymore. :-(Can someone tell me...
View ArticleSQL 2000 memory recommendations
I wonder if anyone can eyeball the below setup and comment as to whether the below is still optimal we have done a P2V, and left all settings as they were implemented many years ago by an independent...
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retrieve / recover sa password
Hi all!We just finished installing our new server with SQL Server 2005.One of our older applications is apparently using the sa login to connect to on of the databases on the server. Not only that, the...
View ArticleThe description for Event ID 17052 from source MSSQLSERVER cannot be found....
SQL Server is up and running and did not find any errors on the SQL Error log, But receiving the error on event viewer due to which it is giving false alert. Please help Log Name: ApplicationSource:...
View ArticleGetting rid of "Nested" views
Hi all,Will be taking over some systems that use these, and wondered if there are any best practice checklists to rewriting these, preferably in '08 version.Cheers,Jake
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