Find LOB tables with no PRIMARY KEY
Question: How can I find and report on SQL Server tables with LOB columns but where the table has no PRIMARY KEY? I'm classing an LOB column as 'TEXT', 'NTEXT','IMAGE' ,'XML',...
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Question: I want to find SQL Server table columns which are using user-defined types . I also want to find SQL Server columns in which the nulability at the column level is different from the...
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Question: How can I find tables in a SQL Server database that have a Primary Key ? Answer: To identify if a table has a Primary Key - you can use the OBJECTPROPERTY method with the property...
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Question: I'm attempting to drop a drive on Windows 2016 but seeing space used . I've checked the drives but there are no files in the drive. I also checked "Hidden items" and no files appear . How can...
View ArticleTaking transaction log backup and full back at the same time
Question: Is it possible to take a SQL Server database transaction log backup and full backup at the same time ? Are there any conflicts ?Answer: Yes , taking a transaction log backup and a full back...
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View ArticleSql certificate chain was issued by an authority that is not trusted
Question: I'm getting this error when connecting Microsoft OLE DB Driver 19 for SQL Server & Microsoft ODBC Driver 18.x for SQL Server.The certificate chain was issued by an authority that is not...
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