SSIS Issues : A Day of Learning
Seldom are the days when you run into complex issues but resolve them in the shortest interval of time.
Thanks to...
2017-11-24
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EVERYDAY MSBI/SQL CHALLENGES
SQL Query Experiment - "WHERE" & "ON"
Sometimes the mistakes you make in the coding lead you to a better understanding of a particular concept.
This happened recently...
2017-11-14 (first published: 2017-11-02)
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Be Aware of CARTESIAN PRODUCT When Using Join Keys in SQL
I got a massive satisfaction last week when I was able to bring down the execution time of a sql...
2017-06-06
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Decrease Stored Proc Execution Time By Limiting the Table Size
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Hope everyone is doing well. Last week, I was working on the most exciting task on which any database...
2017-05-30
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Dump Data From SQL 2005 table to Excel 2016
By First looking at the topic name, does the task sound simple to you? Well, I thought so but it...
2017-06-01 (first published: 2017-05-22)
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Run a Job on SQL Azure (Using SSIS Package)
Requirements: A valid azure account, Local Instance of SQL Server (>= 2012), SQL Server Data Tools, Excel 2007 or above
Scenario: Dump...
2017-03-23 (first published: 2017-03-11)
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SQL QUERY NIGHTMARE
Last week, we faced a basic and yet the only major problem that sql developers/admin had to deal with and...
2016-10-07 (first published: 2016-09-23)
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SSRS 2005 Bug - Percentage calculated column when Exporting to Excel
Nature of the Issue Faced :- Say you have 3 columns in a tablix/table on the report. There are 3 textboxes...
2016-05-30 (first published: 2016-05-20)
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ALTERNATIVE TO DISABLING A SQL JOB STEP (FOR SSIS PACKAGES)
For relational data-warehouses where you have the data load scheduled during off hours, timing of different steps in a sql...
2016-05-06
1,285 reads
Possible PARAMETER SNIFFING Scenario in SQL
When you undertake some performance improvement task, you think it is frustrating however at the same time you tend to...
2016-05-11 (first published: 2016-04-29)
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Restoring On Top I
I am doing development work on a database and want to keep a backup so I can reset my database. I make some changes and want to restore over top of my changes. When I run this code, what happens?
USE Master BACKUP DATABASE DNRTest TO DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' GO USE DNRTest GO CREATE TABLE MyTest(myid INT) GO USE master RESTORE DATABASE DNRTest FROM DISK = 'dnrtest.bak' WITH REPLACESee possible answers