There are two possible reasons for this error:

1) The network connection is bad and corrupts the data sent over it.

2) The application uses a client API which has an incorrect...

Not simple to investigate from the SQL Server side of things. Doing "sp_helptext sp_columns_ex", I find this:

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I don't fully understand your description, but it seems that you check Tools->Options->SQL Server Object Explorer->Scripting and that the option "Generate script for dependent objects" is set to False.

Personally, I would not care about the trace flag at all and I don't understand why Microsoft bothered implementing it. The point with IDENTITY is that is a meaningless number...

I'm not sure that I understand your question; it seems that you are leaving out some details. Are you tracing for auditing purposes?

Since tables on a linked server are outside...

I see MERGE in use every now and then.

INTERSECT admittedly has some...

PHXHoward (9/6/2013)

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I was hoping that there was an easy fix that would help me to understand the internals of how SQL Server registers itself and is identified by the SP/CU...

lisa.ogle (9/6/2013)

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Thats fine but we all have to learn somewhere and Im guessing you all were not born with the ability to do SQL. I am thinking you too...

Yes, a support case can be expensive. But you have to weigh this against the alternatives. How much does it cost you to not being able to apply the CU?...

I would double-check that you don't have CU5 for SQL 2012 RTM, and after having verified that you actually have the files for http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2861107, I would open a case with...

Paul White (9/5/2013)

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When the nonclustered index is forced, an unfortunate side-effect results in two sorts being needed. As Erland mentioned, a general-purpose index optimization pre-sorts rows on ClaimID keys for...

We don't see...

The error nessage Could not find the Database Engine startup handle. usually means that Setup could not connect to the Database Engine, which it expects to be running at this...

What does "SELECT @@version" report for this instance?

Sanz (9/5/2013)

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We have tuned the procedure now. It is being serially processed now. We need parallelism, and for that I believe we need more than one dialog. Not sure how...