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  • Reply To: Conversion failed when converting the varchar value to data type int.

    Jeff - My GUESS is that it was an implicit conversion due to the division by int.  I expect that Length is a CHAR or VARCHAR datatype, but holds FLOAT...

    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: Managed Instance, cross-database queries. What are the hidden requirements?

    To me it sounds like you have an Azure SQL instance, not an Azure SQL Managed Instance.

    Did a quick google and found this document from Microsoft:

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/features-comparison

    If you scroll down 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.

  • Reply To: Need the (default) port to connect - why is this not implicit.

    The reason it is not implicit is that there is no hard rule saying the default instance must run on port 1433, and most people change it off of 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: replace chain of function calls with better code

    I second the "nonwork_days" table, but I would make sure to design the reason code table well.

    You would want to make sure that the reason code table has a reason...

    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: Conversion failed when converting the varchar value to data type int.

    Could you post the DDL for the tables?  Mostly, I am wondering what the datatype on "Length" is.  If it is not a numeric data type (numeric, decimal, float, int,...

    • This reply was modified 4 years, 8 months ago by Mr. Brian Gale. Reason: adding potential fix

    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: Replace apostrophe in user input field

    I am not 100% certain on the Access syntax for this, but I see a few potential solutions.

    My recommended solution would be to do this as a stored procedure rather...

    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: Checkdb error

    There are other solutions for sure, but they include risk.  For example, you can take the database offline and modify it in a hex editor to correct the bad data.

    If...

    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: Unable to connect to remote Instance

    A lot of my advice still applies.  I would try connecting by the FQDN name of the server as well as the port.

    You ruled out DNS because you can RDP,...

    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: Unable to connect to remote Instance

    Can your client machine see the servers?  Could be firewall issues (that would be one of my first guesses) or network related.  I would try connecting by the full name...

    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: Event log filling up with Sql error

    To add to what Johan said, I'd also check to make sure your database owner is a valid, enabled user.  I've had service broker fail to send messages because my...

    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: Informatica -SQL Error

    Did a quick google and came up with this link:

    https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/9a68b2f5-a033-44a5-ab1b-ec76967ebfd4/protocol-error-in-tds-stream

    Which suggests turning up the remote execution timeout period at the SQL server side OR hardware/network issues.  Since the query runs...

    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: Informatica -SQL Error

    I am pretty sure that the problem is with that buffer pool size as the error indicated.  The error is saying that the connection was closed by the remote host. ...

    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: Restore with NORECOVERY

    I believe the reason it is skipped is because the next restore step MAY include the steps that the undo phase would have undone.  If you use NORECOVERY, SQL is...

    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: TDE - changing master key password

    The master key password is used to decrypt the master key.  If you change the password AND you are decrypting it by password (as opposed to decrypting by the service...

    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: why update statement take too much time ?

    looking at it, to me it appears that it is slow because you are looking at a LOT of data to review and then update a single row.  Mind you...

    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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