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  • Reply To: Error installing 2012

    I have not seen that exact error, but my guess is that the error isn't being thrown by the SQL Server installer,but being thrown by Windows.  My GUESS is that...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: connecting to named instances from sql server to sql server, firewalls

    That is how a firewall is designed though.  There are no "shortcuts" with security.

    The ONLY other way you can set that up is to allow applications through the firewall instead...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Timeoffset calculation logic

    CASE statement.  I'm not entirely sure where you are running the query, but basically do a check if SYSDATETIMEOFFSET() > Daylight savings start date AND if SYSDATETIMEOFFSET() < Daylight savings...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: SSRS error post inplace migration from SQL 2008 to SQL 2017

    Did you restore the encryption keys using the SSRS configuration tool?  Without that, it won't be able to decrypt any encrypted data.

    I would recommend checking out this post:

    https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46876442/ssrs-migration-from-2008-to-2016/46879292#46879292

    and make sure...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: SSRS error post inplace migration from SQL 2008 to SQL 2017

     

    The post is very confusing.  Did you do an inplace upgrade or did you do a migration?  I am not sure what an "inplace migration" is.  I am also confused...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Timeoffset calculation logic

    I think if you are stuck on SQL Server 2012, you are going to need to use a CASE statement to handle daylight savings time.

    If you can upgrade to 2016,...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Arithmetic Overflow Error

    To add to Frederico_fonseca's response - when I hit snags like that, my first step is to take the innermost portion of the troublesome query section and break it out. ...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: stored procedure insert into a table -parameter containing the name of the table

    For something like that, you will need to use dynamic SQL.

    Be careful using it though as if it is not designed carefully and with proper safeguards, it is easy to...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Parallel package locking issue

    That is weird that running it in series causes the block as well...

    even stranger that running package 1 to call 1 copy of package 2 makes things run successfully.

     

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Thoughts on storing repetitive data

    I would capture as much data as I can that makes sense.  A timestamp of the import is something I try to capture in the staging and historical tables because...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Storage Space Requirements in OLAP and OLTP

    That is a big "it depends" question.  OLAP is used for reporting and analytics.  OLTP is used for transactional data.

    If you have a bunch of data used for application purposes,...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Parallel package locking issue

    SPID -2 is an orphaned DTC transaction:

    https://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/disaster-recovery-101-dealing-with-negative-spids-2-and-3/

    Another good read on SPID -2:

    http://www.eraofdata.com/sql-server/troubleshooting-sql-server/orphaned-msdtc-transactions-2-spids/

    So something is starting a distributed transaction and SQL is uncertain on the state of that distributed transaction.

    Also, how...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Thoughts on storing repetitive data

    My opinion (others may disagree), I try not to denormalize reporting data unless some of the data is going to be used by multiple reports.  I try to reduce the...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Strange Attachment Corruption for Database Mail

    So it isn't the client then... I am wondering if it could be the mail server.

    If it was consistent it would be easier to figure out.   If it showed up...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Strange Attachment Corruption for Database Mail

    As you have Outlook, I'm thinking you likely have Exchange as the back end mail server.  Do you have OWA (outlook web access) on the exchange server?  I have a...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

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