Useful queries #3: Get SQL Server Edition, Version, Build and Last Update date and time.
Keeping track of all the versions and editions SQL Server instances can be a daunting task if you don’t have...
2011-10-11
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Download all SQL Server DENALI CTP3 Demo VHD 36 files at once
Microsoft has made available for download the SQL Server DENALI CTP3 Demo VHD several weeks ago at http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27253. The SQL...
2011-09-25
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Using Unary Operators to control Analysis Services hierarchy aggregations
Analysis Services hierarchy aggregations can be easily controlled using unary operators. For example, in accounting there are GL accounts that...
2011-09-23
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Afterthoughts: SQL Saturday #79 South Florida 2011
This past Saturday August 13th I presented two sessions at SQL Saturday #79 hosted by the South Florida SQL Server...
2011-08-17
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SSAS errors: DefaultMember(Measures,Measures) (1, 1) The ‘[xxx]‘ member was not found in the cube when the string, [Measures].[xxx], was parsed.
When attempting to browse an Analysis Services cube you may be presented with the following error message:
DefaultMember(Measures,Measures) (1, 1) The...
2011-08-03
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Dynamically generate current Year, Month or Date member with MDX
MDX can be extended with Visual Basic functions like the FORMAT() and NOW() functions to dynamically generate the current year, month or...
2011-07-22
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SQL Server Codename “Denali” CTP3 Resources
SQL Server codename “Denali” CTP3 has been released to the public after much anticipation. You may ask yourself, “What happened...
2011-07-13
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2011-06-29
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Afterthoughts: SharePoint Saturday Tampa 2011
This past Saturday June 11th, 2011 I had the opportunity to co-present at SharePoint Saturday Tampa thanks to a special invitation...
2011-06-13
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SSRS Error: Report Preview displays Access to the path ‘…\bin\Debug\Report.rdl’ is denied
While working on Reporting Services at a client site I came across this error when trying to preview a report...
2011-06-08
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Question of the Day
Fixing the Error
On SQL Server 2025, I have a database that has this collation: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS. I decide I want to run this code:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C*3068 and good night', '*') AS 'A Classic';
I get this error:Msg 9844, Level 16, State 4, Line 24 The char/varchar input type uses an unsupported collation. Only a UTF8 collation is supported with char/varchar input type in UNISTR function.What is the easiest way to fix this error? See possible answers