Backup database in CMS
Sometime you know the database name which you want to backup, but you don't know which server it is on....
2012-05-09
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Generate restore script automatically by backup history table
I wrote a store procedure which could generate restore script automatically by backup history table. it can help you select...
2012-04-30
6,967 reads
Setup database mirroring and log shipping together
SQL Server has multiple high availability solutions. Comparing with cluster, database mirroring and logshipping are easier to setup, and they...
2012-04-25 (first published: 2012-04-21)
12,418 reads
script system object in resource database
When I troulbshooting the logshipping problem, I found many logshipping store procedure can not be found in the master or...
2012-04-19
1,023 reads
Log shipping setup problem
Last week, our log shipping setup had a problem, so I spent some time to dig into the log shipping....
2012-04-18
2,600 reads
Why I can not connect sql server ???
Recently, I installed sql server 2012 on windows 7 laptop, today when I wanted to login sql server with TCP/IP, I got...
2012-04-10
6,408 reads
Why shrink sql server data file failed?
Today I need to shrink a big data file, I know shrink file is not a best practise, and it...
2012-04-07
2,376 reads
Clean SQL Server Cache
I lives alone, usually, I clean my small apartment at every weekend, wipe the table/firniture with cloth, clean the capet...
2012-04-06
26,504 reads
SQL Server 2012 license
Not sure if it is a good news or bad news, SQL Server 2012 license shifts from processor-based to core-based.......here...
2012-04-05
1,940 reads
Install SQL Server 2012 Book online on local disk
After installing the SQL Server 2012 on my laptop, I found there is only online document available, no local book...
2012-04-01
25,989 reads
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Question of the Day
The Decoded Value
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned from this code:
DECLARE @message VARCHAR(50) = 'Hello SQL Server 2025!'; DECLARE @encoded VARCHAR(MAX); SET @encoded = BASE64_ENCODE(CAST(@message AS VARBINARY(1000))); SELECT BASE64_DECODE(@encoded)See possible answers