The sys.dm_exec_requests is a great way to find out how long the BACKUP will take to complete. If you are doing a backup WITH STATS or by GUI, you will not need to use the DMV. But, if someone else is running a backup (or a Job), you can find… Read more

You run into this error when using sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats DMV on a database which is running under SQL Server 2000 (80) compatibility mode.

USE [SqlAndMe]

GO

SELECT      *

FROM        sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats

            (DB_ID('SqlAndMe'),

            OBJECT_ID('dbo.ProductList'),

            1,

            NULL, Read more