Altering Table structure - SSMS - Timeout Expired
Altering a table using SQL Server Management Studio ( SSMS ) can be done by right clicking on the table and by...
2011-06-17
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SQL and SQL Only
Database Owner - Error Message
Sometimes, a simple task that as a DBA you do day in and day out,
can throw wierd errors.
You...
2011-06-12
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I am back
I am back again!!!. It has been ages since I posted.An important event in my life kept me away from...
2011-06-11
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Finding last database growth date and time
A file growth operation on a database server is a extremely expensive operation. Many Performance problems correlate to a Data...
2011-01-04
490 reads
Server Side trace
Most of us are aware of tracing queries using SQL profiler. But an effective way of performing tracing is using...
2010-12-24
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Perfmon counters list - Quest poster
Stumbled upon this PDF from quest which lists the important Perfmon counters and their acceptable values. A must print and...
2010-12-08
496 reads
Lock escalation : SQL Server 2008
Lock escalation is a event which occurs when SQL Server decides to upgrade a lock at a lower level hierarchy...
2010-11-29
1,325 reads
Backup log Truncate_Only in SQL Server 2008
BACKUP LOG <db_name> WITH truncate_only command, used for clearing the log file, is deprecated in SQL Server 2008. So this post will explain option...
2010-11-16
1,662 reads
Finding CPU Pressure - dm_os_schedulers DMV
The last post dealt with checking CPU pressure using wait_stats DMV. But, to get a complete picture of CPU Pressure,...
2010-11-09
788 reads
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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