Have you got a clustered index on the table? You can do a single table scan and insert the values of the clustered index key that need to be deleted...

You can just shrink it a bit at a time. So instead of trying to shrinking it from 2.6 TB to 500 GB in one go just try making it...

SELECT *
FROM [Prod_ShiftSummary]
WHERE  entrydate >= (
   SELECT CONVERT(date, MAX(EntryDate))
     FROM [Prod_ShiftSummary]
 where office = 'baytown'
) ;

SELECT ap_claim_idM,
       MAX(CASE WHEN ap_claim_icd_prcdr_sequence_number = 1 THEN icd_prcdr_code END) AS Code1,
       MAX(CASE WHEN ap_claim_icd_prcdr_sequence_number...

Thanks all. I can confirm that the code is not being called in a loop, or in an explicit transaction. The parent procedure sproc_ValidateUser just performs some basic validation...

This XML snippet represents information about a database deadlock in SQL Server. Let me break down the key elements:

1. <deadlock>: This is the root element that contains information about the...

If you look at this post there is a stored procedure that will generate the inserts for any table: https://www.sqlservercentral.com/forums/topic/generate-script-for-table-contents#post-4184688

Just install it and call it:

            
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Or even...

One way of doing it is to right click on...

Here is a TVF:

CREATE FUNCTION myFunctioname
(
    @LdryCode as varchar(100),
    @InvtAcctCode as varchar(100),
    @CustName as varchar(100),
   ...

Why don't you take the loop out and do it all in one statement?

It isn't the ASCII function that's causing your error:

Try these statements:

SELECT ASCII('.');
SELECT ASCII(NULL);
SELECT ASCII(42);

All of them return a valid value.

But these all cause the same error you...

If you want a load into a new table, then create the empty table AND create the Clustered Index.  Then, forget SSIS... use BULK INSERT with the...

SQL Server will clean up temporary table when the stored procedure has finished but you can also drop the temporary tables within the stored procedure whenever they are finished with...

If you want a load into a new table, then create the empty table AND create the Clustered Index.  Then, forget SSIS... use BULK INSERT with the TABLOCK option...