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Ad Hoc Queries Disabled

This article takes a look at an error that may occur depending on your use of linked servers and the use of openrowset.
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2020-01-02 (first published: )

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Prompt in ADS

Ever since VS Code and Azure Data Studio came out, people have been asking for SQL Prompt to port over. I’ve been right there with you, though unsure of...

2020-01-02 (first published: )

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2019 in Review

What an incredible year it’s been.  I kept thinking that I was busy, but I had no idea until I looked at the final numbers (I have a Power...

2020-01-01

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2019 Year in Review

As we open 2020 (and the house is still quiet on this New Year’s Morning), I thought I’d take a moment to reflect on the past year.
Blogging 2019 was...

2020-01-01

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Red Flags in Your Query (T-SQL Tuesday #200)

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T-SQL Tuesday #200: When I Look at a Query …

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This month is a milestone for T-SQL Tuesday. It’s number 200, which doesn’t sound...

Reflections on the Life of a DBA

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The DBA life is fraught with pain. Those battles that we endure are mostly...

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Checking the Error Log I

On my SQL Server 2025, I want to search the error log from my T-SQL code for potential issues and then inform an administrator. What is the current way to easily query the error log?

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