SQL Server – Saving Changes Not Permitted in Management Studio
SQL Server Management Studio does not allow you to save changes to a table which require table re-creation such as...
2013-04-09 (first published: 2013-04-01)
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SQL Server – Executing Multiple Script Files Using SQLCMD
There are different options available when you want to execute a .sql script file on a server. You can open...
2013-03-25
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SQL Server – Changing Default Database Location for Server
When you create a new database in SQL Server without explicitly specifying database file locations, SQL Server created files in...
2013-03-18
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SQL Server – Start/Stop SQL Server from command line
You can start/stop SQL Server services using Services Console or SQL Server Configuration Manager. You can also perform these operation...
2013-03-11
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SQL Server – How to Rename Table/Column in SQL Server
To rename an object in SQL Server you can use sp_rename system stored procedure or you can do this via...
2013-03-04
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SQL Server – Finding out Database creation time
Finding database creation time is simple if database has not been detached from server. You can find database creation time...
2013-02-19
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SQL Server – Cycle Error Logs for SQL Server and SQL Server Agent
SQL Server error logs can fill up quickly, and when you are troubleshooting something you may need to go through...
2013-02-08
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SQL Server – Attach Database with MDF file only
Earlier on my blog I posted about how you can attach a database using T-SQL when no log file is...
2013-01-30
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SQL Server – Check Enabled Trace Flags for Server
In SQL Server you can enable a Trace Flag at session (effective for current session only) level and global level....
2013-01-24
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SQL Server – Enabling backup CHECKSUM with Trace Flag 3023
You can use WITH CHECKSUM option to perform checksum when backup is created. When used this verifies each page for...
2013-01-15
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The Long Name
I run this code to create a table:
When I check the length, I get these results:
A table name is limited to 128 characters. How does this work?