SQL Server 2005 T-SQL Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

SQL Server 2005 T-SQL Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

This book has been published it is 768 pages and published by Apress and you can order it from amazon
You can download chapter 6 here to get a feel for the book

Need to brush up on specific SQL Server tasks, procedures, or Transact-SQL commands? Not finding what you need from SQL Server books online? Or perhaps you just want to familiarize yourself with the practical application of new T-SQL–related features. SQL Server 2005 T-SQL Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach is an ideal book, whatever your level as a DBA or developer.
This “no-fluff” desk reference offers direct access to the information you need to get the job done. It covers basic T-SQL data manipulation, the use of stored procedures, triggers and UDFs, and advanced T-SQL techniques for database security and maintenance. It also provides hundreds of practical recipes that describe the utilities of features and functions, with a minimim of background theory.
Additionally, this book provides “how-to” answers to common SQL Server T-SQL questions, conceptual overviews, and highlights of new features introduced in SQL Server 2005. It also features concise T-SQL syntax examples, and you can use the book to prepare for a SQL Server-related job interview or certification test.

Below is the table of contents

CHAPTER 1 SELECT
CHAPTER 2 INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE
CHAPTER 3 Transactions, Locking, Blocking, and Deadlocking
CHAPTER 4 Tables
CHAPTER 5 Indexes
CHAPTER 6 Full-Text Search
CHAPTER 7 Views
CHAPTER 8 SQL Server Functions
CHAPTER 9 Conditional Processing, Control-Of-Flow, and Cursors
CHAPTER 10 Stored Procedures
CHAPTER 11 User-Defined Functions and Types
CHAPTER 12 Triggers
CHAPTER 13 CLR Integration
CHAPTER 14 XML
CHAPTER 15 Web Services
CHAPTER 16 Error Handling
CHAPTER 17 Principals
CHAPTER 18 Securables and Permissions
CHAPTER 19 Encryption
CHAPTER 20 Service Broker
CHAPTER 21 Configuring and Viewing SQL Server Options
CHAPTER 22 Creating and Configuring Databases
CHAPTER 23 Database Integrity and Optimization
CHAPTER 24 Maintaining Database Objects and Object Dependencies
CHAPTER 25 Database Mirroring
CHAPTER 26 Database Snapshots
CHAPTER 27 Linked Servers and Distributed Queries
CHAPTER 28 Performance Tuning
CHAPTER 29 Backup and Recovery

SQL Server 2005 Free E-Learning

Whether you are interested in database administration, database development, or business intelligence, there is some free * E-Learning to help you get up to speed on the newest features of the software. The E-Learning courses, valued at $99 each, are an effective way to learn on your own schedule and feature hands-on virtual labs that provide an in-depth, online training experience.

Database Administrator
2936: Installing and Securing Microsoft SQL Server 2005
2937: Administering and Monitoring Microsoft SQL Server 2005
2938: Data Availability Features in Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Database Developer
2939: Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2005
2940: Building Services and Notifications Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005
2941: Creating the Data Access Tier Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005

Business Intelligence Developer
2942: New Features of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services
2943: Updating Your Data ETL Skills to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
2944: Updating Your Reporting Skills to Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services

* Microsoft E-Learning for SQL Server 2005 is free until November 1, 2006. Note that this is a limited time offer and Internet connection time charges may apply.

Fun With SQL Server Update Triggers

Below is some code that will show how to test for updated field values in an update trigger. As you can see the IF UPDATE (field) is true even when the values don’t change. Another thing to keep in mind is that if a value changes from NULL to something else and vice-versa, and you are comparing deleted and inserted tables without using COALESCE or ISNULL it won’t return those rows. Run the code below to see what I mean


CREATE TABLE TestTrigger (TestID INT identity,
name VARCHAR(20),
value DECIMAL(12,2) ,
CONSTRAINT chkPositiveValue CHECK (value > 0.00) )


INSERT INTO TestTrigger
SELECT 'SQL',500.23


CREATE TRIGGER trTest
ON TestTrigger
FOR UPDATE
AS

IF @@ROWCOUNT =0
RETURN

IF UPDATE(value)
BEGIN
SELECT '1', * FROM deleted d JOIN inserted i ON d.testid =i.testid
SELECT '2',* FROM deleted d JOIN inserted i ON d.testid =i.testid
AND i.value <> d.value
SELECT '3',* FROM deleted d JOIN inserted i ON d.testid =i.testid
AND COALESCE(i.value,-1) <> COALESCE(d.value,-1)
END
GO

--Let's update the value to 100
UPDATE TestTrigger SET value = 100 WHERE testid =1
--we get back all 3 rows


--Let's run the same statement
UPDATE TestTrigger SET value = 100 WHERE testid =1
--we get back the first row


--Let's really update
UPDATE TestTrigger SET value = 200 WHERE testid =1
--we get back all 3 rows

--Let's update with NULL
UPDATE TestTrigger SET value =NULL WHERE testid =1
--we get back rows 1 and 3, row 2 is not returned because it can't compare it

--Let's update with NULL again
UPDATE TestTrigger SET value =NULL WHERE testid =1
--we get back row 1

--Let's update with 300
UPDATE TestTrigger SET value =300 WHERE testid =1
--we get back rows 1 and 3, row 2 doesn't return because it can't compare NULL to 300

--Let's update with 500
UPDATE TestTrigger SET value =500 WHERE testid =1
--we get back all 3 rows

Keep Your Statistics Up To Date

I had a scheduled job that runs every hour and took about a minute to complete. Somehow for no good reason this job suddenly takes hours and hours to finish. There was nothing done to the server, no service packs or patches. I checked fragmentation with DBCC SHOWCONTIG and it looked fine. I checked for blocking by running sp_who2 and there was no blocking going on. Now I was puzzled, what could have caused this? The table is not huge, about 50000 rows. Then I decided to update the statistics by running UPDATE STATISTICS and the problem went away immediately. The strange part is that there was such a huge difference in excution time, if it was double or triple I would understand but this was hunderds times slower. I don't have auto update statistics enabled because I have huge tables and can not have SQL server running sp_updatestats in the middle of the day. I have added this one table to the statistics job that I currently have and will monitor if the stats are up to date

SQL Server 2005 System View Poster

If you have never bought an issue of SQL Server Magazine then this is the month to do it. The latest issue comes with a huge SQL Server 2005 System View Poster. This poster itself is worth the price, I will get myself another issue so that I can have a poster at work and one at home. The poster contains all the system views and is organized in the following sections.
Objects, Types and Indexes
Trace and Eventing
Linked Servers
Common Language Runtime
Partitioning
Databases and Storage
Execution Environment
Service Broker
Security
Transaction Information
Serveriwide Configurations
Server-wide Information

SQL Server 2005 December BOL Update And Samples

Updated versions of Books On Line and Sample Databases are available from the links below
SQL Server 2005 Books Online (December 2005)
SQL Server 2005 Samples and Sample Databases (December 2005).

SQL Server Site Geo Map For November

These are the countries where the bulk of the visitors for this blog are coming from. As you can see most off the visitors are from the US and Europe, Asia is in third place. When I look at the maps day by day I also see some visitors from Africa and the Middle East but you need more than one visitor per city in order for it to show up in the monthly map. I only started Google Analytics at the end of November so it will be interesting to see if December will be much different

SQL Server 2005 Master Database System Views

Below is a list of the SQL Server 2000 system tables and the corresponding SQL Server 2005 system views in the master database

SQL Server 2000 System Table   SQL Server 2005 System View
sysaltfiles....................sys.master_files
syscacheobjects................sys.dm_exec_cached_plans
syscharsets....................sys.charsets
sysconfigures..................sys.configurations
syscurconfigs..................sys.configurations
sysdatabases...................sys.databases
sysdevices.....................sys.backup_devices
syslanguages...................sys.languages
syslockinfo....................sys.dm_tran_locks
syslocks.......................sys.dm_tran_locks
syslogins......................sys.server_principals
sysmessages....................sys.messages
sysoledbusers..................sys.linked_logins
sysopentapes...................sys.dm_io_backup_tapes
sysperfinfo....................sys.dm_os_performance_counters
sysprocesses...................sys.dm_exec_connections
...............................sys.dm_exec_sessions
...............................sys.dm_exec_requests
sysremotelogins................sys.remote_logins
sysservers.....................sys.servers

November SQL Google Searches

These are the top SQL Searches on this site for the month of November. I have left out searches that have nothing to do with SQL Server or programming. Here are the results...

SQL SERVER BEGIN MONTH
xp_cmdshell
sql server" AND aggregate AND uniqueidentifier
northwind db
free sql code help
backup log files
Date formatting in SQL Server
union in sql
sql commands
show all tables sql statment
JDBC WITH SQL SERVER
determining server requirements
update row number sql
SQL functions in MS SQL Server
invoke xp_cmdshell from java
Login failed for user 'sa' Reason: not associated with a trusted SQL server connection
storage space" " text datatype"
what is an SQL server?
SQL server characteristic
application OLAP SQL 2000 with ASP

To see the top searches for October click here

SQL Server 2005 Sample Book Chapters

Karen's SQL Blog has a blog post with a list of SQL Server 2005 sample chapters. Since I did not want to duplicate or copy the work that she has put into it I have decided to provide a link to that specific blog post here. Take a look around on her blog there are always links to interesting articles/downloads on her blog and it's updated frequently.

Mapping SQL Server 2000 System Views To SQL Server 2005

SQL Server 2000 System Table   SQL Server 2005 System View
syscolumns.....................sys.columns
syscomments....................sys.sql_modules
sysconstraints.................sys.check_constraints
...............................sys.default_constraints
...............................sys.key_constraints
...............................sys.foreign_keys
sysdepends.....................sys.sql_dependencies
sysfilegroups..................sys.filegroups
sysfiles.......................sys.files
sysforeignkeys.................sys.foreignkeys
sysfulltextcatalogs............sys.fulltextcatalogs
sysindexes.....................sys.indexes
sysindexkeys...................sys.index_columns
sysmembers.....................sys.databases_role_members
sysobjects.....................sys.objects
syspermissions.................sys.database_permissions
...............................sys.server_permissions
sysprotects....................sys.database_permissions
...............................sys.server_permissions
sysreferences..................sys.foreign_keys
systypes.......................sys.types
sysusers.......................sys.database_principals

SQL Server 2000 Undocumented Procedures For Files, Drives and Directories

Below are some undocumented SQL Server 2000 procedures for information about files, drives and directories.
You should not depend on this because they might me deprecated in the future, but if you want to find out fast if a file exists, what the size is and other things I think that they are good to use since it saves you some scripting or using terminal services

returns the network name of the server
master..xp_getnetname

Returns 1 if a file exists, 1 if the file is a directory and 1 if a parent directory exists
master..xp_fileexist 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\readme.txt'

Lists all the subdirecories of a given path including the level of the path
master..xp_dirtree 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\'

Lists a directory's immediate sub directory (1 level down)
master..xp_subdirs 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\'

List the file detals for a file, the following fields are returned
Alternate Name,Size,Creation Date, Creation, Time Last Written, Date Last Written, Time Last Accessed,
Date Last Accessed Time and Attributes
master..xp_getfiledetails 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\readme.txt'

List all the fixed drives and free MB on the machine
master..xp_fixeddrives

Returns the database name, size and space used for the temp db
master..Sp_tempdbspace

Lists all the ODBC datasources (name and description) available on the machine
master..xp_enumdsn

List the current error logs (Archive #, Date and Log File Size) on the server
master..xp_enumerrorlogs

Calculating Thanksgiving By Using SQL in SQL Server

Happy Thanksgiving, here is some SQL code to calculate the next 11 (including today) Thanksgiving days

CREATE TABLE #NumberPivot (Number INT PRIMARY KEY)

DECLARE @intLoopCounter INT
SELECT @intLoopCounter =0

DECLARE @dtmStardate DATETIME
SELECT @dtmStardate ='2005-11-24 00:00:00.000'

DECLARE @dtmEnddate DATETIME
SELECT @dtmEnddate ='2015-11-30 00:00:00.000'

WHILE @intLoopCounter <(SELECT DATEDIFF(d,@dtmStardate,@dtmEnddate))
BEGIN
INSERT INTO #NumberPivot
VALUES (@intLoopCounter)
--+ 7 will only work if you start from a Thursday, use +1 for other days
SELECT @intLoopCounter = @intLoopCounter +7
END


--One way
SET DATEFIRST 7

SELECT CASE WHEN COUNT(*) <> 5
THEN MAX((DATEADD(d,number,@dtmStardate)))
ELSE MAX((DATEADD(d,number,@dtmStardate))) -7 END AS ThanksGivingDay,
DATEPART(yyyy,DATEADD(d,number,@dtmStardate)) AS [Year]
FROM dbo.#NumberPivot
WHERE DATEPART(mm,DATEADD(d,number,@dtmStardate)) = 11
GROUP BY DATEPART(mm,DATEADD(d,number,@dtmStardate)) ,DATEPART(yyyy,DATEADD(d,number,@dtmStardate))

--And another
SELECT dt AS ThanksGivingDay, YEAR(dt) AS [Year]
FROM
( SELECT DATEADD(d,number,@dtmStardate) AS dt
FROM dbo.#NumberPivot
) X
WHERE MONTH(dt)=11
AND DAY(dt) BETWEEN 22 AND 28
ORDER BY YEAR(dt)

--Enjoy the turkey

SQL Server 2005 Virtual Labs

There are virtual labs available for SQL Server 2005
You get a downloadable manual and a 90-minute block of time for each module. You can sign up for additional 90-minute blocks at any time.
Go here to access the following labs


SQL Server 2005 Integration Services
SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
SQL Server 2005 Introduction to SQL Server Management Studio
SQL Server 2005 XML Capabilities
SQL Server 2005 SQL Server and ADO.NET (Lab A)
SQL Server 2005 SQL Server and ADO.NET (Lab B)
SQL Server 2005 T-SQL Enhancements
SQL Server 2005 Server Management Objects
SQL Server 2005 Web Services
SQL Server 2005 SQL CLR Integration
SQL Server 2005 SQL Query Tuning

Use OBJECTPROPERTY To Find Out Table Properties

How many times did you open up a table in design view to find out if a table has
a delete trigger
a clustered index
an identity column
a primary key
a timestamp
a unique constraint
etc etc?

There is an easier way to find out all this info by using the OBJECTPROPERTY function
You will have to get the object id from the table to pass it into the OBJECTPROPERTY function.
To get the object id you can use the OBJECT_ID function.
Run the code below in the Northwind database to see how it works

USE Northwind

DECLARE @objectID INT
SELECT @objectID =OBJECT_ID('customers')

select OBJECTPROPERTY(@objectID,'TableDeleteTrigger') AS 'Table Has A Delete Trigger',
OBJECTPROPERTY(@objectID,'TableHasClustIndex') AS 'Table Has A Clustered Index',
OBJECTPROPERTY(@objectID,'TableHasIdentity') AS 'Table Has An Identity Column',
OBJECTPROPERTY(@objectID,'TableHasPrimaryKey') AS 'Table Has A Primary Key',
OBJECTPROPERTY(@objectID,'TableHasTimestamp') AS 'Table Has A Timestamp',
OBJECTPROPERTY(@objectID,'TableHasUniqueCnst') AS 'Table Has A Unique Constraint',
OBJECTPROPERTY(@objectID,'IsAnsiNullsOn') AS 'ANSI NULLS Is Set To ON'

Lookup OBJECTPROPERTY in Books On Line to find out about additional properties

Feature Pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2005

The Feature Pack is a collection of standalone install packages that provide additional value for SQL Server 2005. It includes:
Latest versions of redistributable components for SQL Server 2005
Latest versions of add-on providers for SQL Server 2005
Latest versions of backward compatibility components for SQL Server 2005

Go here (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d09c1d60-a13c-4479-9b91-9e8b9d835cdc&displaylang=en) to get to the page

The following things can be downloaded from that page

Microsoft ADOMD.NET
ADOMD.NET is a Microsoft .NET Framework object model that enables software developers to create client-side applications that browse metadata and query data stored in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services. ADOMD.NET is a Microsoft ADO.NET provider with enhancements for online analytical processing (OLAP) and data mining.

Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0
Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0 is the latest version of the native XML processing stack. MSXML 6.0 provides standards-conformant implementations of XML 1.0, XML Schema (XSD) 1.0, XPath 1.0, and XSLT 1.0. In addition, it offers 64-bit support, increased security for working with untrusted XML data, and improved reliability over previous versions of MSXML.

Microsoft OLEDB Provider for DB2
The Microsoft OLE DB Provider for DB2 is a COM component for integrating vital data stored in IBM DB2 databases with new solutions based on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition and Developer Edition. SQL Server developers and administrators can use the provider with SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Analysis Services, Replication, and Distributed Query Processor. Run the self-extracting download package to create an installation folder. The single setup program will install the provider and tools on both x86 and x64 computers. Read the installation guide and Readme for more information.

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 PivotTable Services
PivotTable Services 8.0 is the OLE DB provider for SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services and is used to connect with an Analysis Services 2000 server. PivotTable Services does not work with SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services. Therefore, client applications that need connect to Analysis Services in both SQL Server 2000 and SQL Sever 2005 will need to install both PivotTable Services 8.0 and Analysis Services 9.0 OLE DB Provider in a side-by-side configuration.

Microsoft SQL Server 2000 DTS Designer Components
The Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Data Transformation Services (DTS) package designer is a design tool used by developers and administrators of SQL Server 2005 servers to edit and maintain existing DTS packages until they can be upgraded or recreated in the SQL Server 2005 Integration Services package format. After installing this download, SQL Server 2005 users can continue to edit and maintain existing DTS packages from the Object Explorer in SQL Server 2005 Management Studio and from the Execute DTS 2000 Package Task Editor in Business Intelligence Development Studio, without needing to reinstall the SQL Server 2000 tools. The DTS package designer in this download was formerly accessed from the Data Transformation Services node in SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Manager.

Microsoft SQL Server Native Client
Microsoft SQL Server Native Client (SQL Native Client) is a single dynamic-link library (DLL) containing both the SQL OLE DB provider and SQL ODBC driver. It contains run-time support for applications using native-code APIs (ODBC, OLE DB and ADO) to connect to Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, 2000 or 2005. SQL Native Client should be used to create new applications or enhance existing applications that need to take advantage of new SQL Server 2005 features. This redistributable installer for SQL Native Client installs the client components needed during run time to take advantage of new SQL Server 2005 features, and optionally installs the header files needed to develop an application that uses the SQL Native Client API.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services 9.0 OLE DB Provider
The Analysis Services 9.0 OLE DB Provider is a COM component that software developers can use to create client-side applications that browse metadata and query data stored in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services. This provider implements both the OLE DB specification and the specification’s extensions for online analytical processing (OLAP) and data mining.
Note: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services 9.0 OLE DB Provider requires Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0, also available on this page.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Backward Compatibility Components
The SQL Server Backward Compatibility package includes the latest versions of Data Transformation Services 2000 runtime (DTS), SQL Distributed Management Objects (SQL-DMO), Decision Support Objects (DSO), and SQL Virtual Device Interface (SQLVDI). These versions have been updated for compatibility with SQL Server 2005 and include all fixes shipped through SQL Server 2000 SP4.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Command Line Query Utility
The SQLCMD utility allows users to connect, send Transact-SQL batches, and output rowset information from SQL Server 7.0, SQL Server 2000, and SQL Server 2005 instances. SQLCMD is a replacement for ISQL and OSQL, but can coexist with installations that have ISQL or OSQL installed.
Note: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Command Line Query Utility requires Microsoft SQL Server Native Client, also available on this page.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Datamining Viewer Controls
The Data Mining Web Controls Library is a set of Microsoft Windows Forms controls that enable software developers to display data mining models created using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services in their client-side applications. The controls in this library display the patterns that are contained in Analysis Services mining models.
Note: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Datamining Viewer Controls requires Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services 9.0 OLE DB Provider, also available on this page.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver
In its continued commitment to interoperability, Microsoft will release and support a new Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver for SQL Server 2005. The SQL Server 2005 JDBC Driver download is available to all SQL Server users at no additional charge and provides access to SQL Server 2000 and SQL Server 2005 from any Java application, application server, or Java-enabled applet. This is a Type 4 JDBC driver that provides de-facto database connectivity through the standard JDBC application programming interfaces (APIs) available in J2EE (Java2 Enterprise Edition).

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management Objects Collection
The Management Objects Collection package includes several key elements of the SQL Server 2005 management API, including Analysis Management Objects (AMO), Replication Management Objects (RMO), and SQL Server Management Objects (SMO). Developers and DBAs can use these components to programmatically manage SQL Server 2005.
Note: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management Objects Collection requires Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0 and Microsoft SQL Server Native Client, also available on this page.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition
Use SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition (SQL Server Mobile) to rapidly develop applications that extend enterprise data management capabilities to mobile devices. For the latest SQL Server Mobile add-ins, updates, tools, and components, visit the SQL Server Mobile Download site.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Notification Services Client Components
The SQL Server 2005 Notification Services Client Components package provides client APIs that enable subscription management and event submission within custom applications that include SQL Server 2005 Notification Services functionality. The subscription management APIs allow developers to create subscriptions and subscribers, and manage subscriber devices. The event submission APIs allow users to specify events using the event APIs or stored procedures.

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Upgrade Advisor
Upgrade Advisor analyzes instances of SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000 in preparation for upgrading to SQL Server 2005. Upgrade Advisor identifies deprecated features and configuration changes that might affect your upgrade, and it provides links to documentation that describes each identified issue and how to resolve it.

Microsoft .NET Data Provider for mySAP Business Suite, Preview Version
SQL Server 2005 includes support for accessing SAP data by using the Microsoft .NET Data Provider for mySAP Business Suite. This provider lets you create an Integration Services package that can connect to a mySAP Business Suite solution and then execute commands to access data via supported interfaces. You can also create Reporting Services reports against a server running the mySAP Business Suite.You can use the Microsoft .NET Data Provider for mySAP Business Suite in the SQL Server Import and Export Wizard and in various Integration Services features (including the Script task, the DataReader Source component, and the Script component), as well as the data processing extensions in Reporting Services.The Microsoft .NET Data Provider for mySAP Business Suite is not included in SQL Server 2005. The preview version is licensed as pre-release software as outlined in the License Terms. See the Readme included with the download for information on the prerequisites for using the Microsoft .NET Data Provider for mySAP Business Suite.

Reporting Add-In for Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005 Express
The Reporting Add-In for Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2005 Express includes a ReportViewer control, an integrated report designer, and a comprehensive API that lets you customize run-time functionality. You can use the control to add interactive real-time data reports to your ASP.NET Web applications. Reports can use data from any ADO.NET DataTable or custom Business object. You can create reports that combine tabular, matrix, and visual data in free-form or traditional report layouts. An integrated report designer is included so that you can create the custom reports that bind to the control.The Reporting Add-In is the same reporting component that is included with other editions of Visual Studio, but without support for Windows Forms applications. For more information including product documentation and samples, see the ReportViewer Controls (Visual Studio) topic on MSDN.

SQL Server 2005 Launch In Philadelphia

I have attended the SQL Server 2005 Launch In Philadelphia. It was very informative I learned some stuff I didn't know and saw some usefull implementations of the new features. There were about 30-40 vendors present. The one vendor that I hoped would be there was not. This company is red-gate and they are the makers of a product called SQL Compare I have used this product for about 2 years now and was hoping to speak to someone and letting them know how much I liked their product. The Architecting Scalable Flexible and Secure Database Systems track was interesting as well as all the others. What kind of goodies did you receive here? Of course everyone received SQL 2005 Standard and Visual studio 2005 Standard Editions. Also included was Windows 2003 Server R2 RC1, Biztalk server 2006 CTP, A free exam voucher, free Biztalk 2006 Developer Edition download (after registering for the beta download) and a shirt of course (ironically Philadelphia is not mentioned on the shirt).

Perhaps the best give away was the Launch 2005 Resource DVD, it is packed with all kinds of stuff. For SQL Server these are
Case Studies
Datasheets and More
Launch 2005 - Data Platform Track
Videos
Webcasts
Whitepapers
eLearning


All in all a good event and I am glad I went

Find all Primary and Foreign Keys In A Database

To find all your foreign and primary keys in your database run the code below.
The ouput will return the primary key, primary key table, foreign key, foreign key table. Primary keys that don't have foreign keys will have N/A in the foreign key output

USE Northwind

SELECT tc.TABLE_NAME AS PrimaryKeyTable,
tc.CONSTRAINT_NAME AS PrimaryKey,
COALESCE(rc1.CONSTRAINT_NAME,'N/A') AS ForeignKey ,
COALESCE(tc2.TABLE_NAME,'N/A') AS ForeignKeyTable
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS tc
LEFT JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.REFERENTIAL_CONSTRAINTS rc1 ON tc.CONSTRAINT_NAME =rc1.UNIQUE_CONSTRAINT_NAME
LEFT JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS tc2 ON tc2.CONSTRAINT_NAME =rc1.CONSTRAINT_NAME
WHERE TC.CONSTRAINT_TYPE ='PRIMARY KEY'
ORDER BY tc.TABLE_NAME,tc.CONSTRAINT_NAME,rc1.CONSTRAINT_NAME

SQL Server 2005 Book Rant

I have 2 store credits one for Borders and the other one for Barnes and Noble. So I decided to buy the Pro SQL server 2005 and SQL Server 2005 Administrators Companion this Saturday. I first went to Barnes and Noble and no books. So that already damped my mood. Next I decided to go to Borders and the same thing no books either. This really made me furious, how long does it take for a store to get the books? I wanted instant gratification and I can’t have any. So I went home and ordered them on Amazon I just hope I will get them by Wednesday.

Cannot add, update, or delete a job that originated from an MSX Server

Well this is one of those very friendly error messages that when you look at it you know immediately what is going on. Of course I am being sarcastic here. This happened to a client who was migrating their servers and backed up all the SQL server Databases and restored them on the new machine they bought. What happened is this, they named the new machine differently than the old machine. When you look at the jobs you can see them (and that’s about it). You can not delete, update or run these jobs. Unfortunately renaming the server was not an option for the client. I looked in the sysjobs table in the msdb database and found out that the name stored was the old servers name

SELECT originating_server FROM msdb..sysjobs

I then updated the originating_server fields in the table with the new server name value and everything was fine after that. As far as I know this doesn't effect SQL server 7 since it stores (local) in the originating_server column