Cumulative Update – 3 for SQL Server 2014 RTM Is Now Available !
The 3rdcumulative update release for SQL Server 2014 RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative...
2014-08-26
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How to kill a negative SPID (like SPID -2 or -3) in SQL Server?
Today, I face issue during one database restore. I am not able to restore because “Database is in use, Not able to take exclusive lock”. I have killed all...
2014-08-25
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How to kill a negative SPID (like SPID -2 or -3) in SQL Server?
Today, I face issue during one database restore. I am not able to restore because “Database is in use, Not...
2014-08-25
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SQL Server 2005 || Database backup failed because Full Text catalog files are OFFLINE
Error : Database backup is getting fail with below reason. The backup of full-text catalog ‘FullTextCatalog’ is not permitted because it is not online. Check errorlog file for the...
2014-08-11
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SQL Server 2005 || Database backup failed because Full Text catalog files are OFFLINE
Error : Database backup is getting fail with below reason.
The backup of full-text catalog ‘FullTextCatalog’ is not permitted because it is...
2014-08-11
1,139 reads
Renaming or Changing SQL Server Cluster Instance
Renaming or Changing SQL Server cluster instance process is bit different from renaming a stand-alone instance.
Refer : Rename or Change SQL...
2014-08-12 (first published: 2014-08-04)
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Rename or Change SQL Server Standalone Named Instance
Today, We will go through with the steps of renaming or changing SQL Server Standalone Named Instance. Renaming or Changing SQL Server Standalone Named Instance is almost same as...
2014-07-29
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Rename or Change SQL Server Standalone Named Instance
Today, We will go through with the steps of renaming or changing SQL Server Standalone Named Instance.
Renaming or Changing SQL...
2014-08-05 (first published: 2014-07-29)
9,120 reads
Cumulative Update – 1 for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 Is Now Available !
The 1st cumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative Update 1 contains all the hotfixes...
2014-07-27
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Cumulative Update – 1 for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 Is Now Available !
The 1st cumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 is now available for download at the Microsoft...
2014-07-27
757 reads
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Why the following cmds in sequence do not work
I need to delete rows from both the temporal main and history tables. The...
When SQL Server Central Went Down
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The String Distance I
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The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
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