How To Determine The Version Of SQL Server Programatically.
Aug 16, 2007
What is the official supported way to determine the version of SQL server and installed Service Pack programatically.
Different components such as Analysis Services or SSIS can have service pack applied at different times. So what is the right officially supported way to determine the version of those components.
Using Sql Srv 7I know I can use the system sp's sp_stored_procedures and sp_sproc_columnsto determine all the sps in a db, and what input parms there are for aparticular sp... but... if the sp returns a result set, is there a way tofind out the stru of that in a similar manner???
This info is from mss management studio express. how can i determine if SP2 is installed?
Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express 9.00.3042.00 Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 6.0.6000.16386 (vista_rtm.061101-2205) Microsoft MSXML 3.0 6.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0.6000.16448 Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0.50727.312 Operating System 6.0.6000
Hi, Is there a way to determine what RS service pack is installed on your pc? Aside from the print button on your IE browser. You can't check it on the about RS nor on you add/remove programs window...Thanks...
Is there - apart from the notorious RESTORE HEADERONLY - an tool which is able to tell which SQL Server version created a specific BAK file? I'm looking for a tool that can be used w/o an available/running SQL Server installation.
Alternatively, is there any documentation about what is read with RESTORE HEADERONLY so I could write a tool myself?
Where would I find the version "bytes" in a BAK file?
Is there any way to restore a database of higher version to lower version.
E.g. I have created a database in sql server 2012, created some tables & procedures in that.I took Full backup of that database. Can I restore it to sql 2008r2 or any lower version.
I know direct restore is not possible, I have to use either import or export option or generating script,but i want to know is there any easy step to do so.
Since some analysis services features are only available in Enterprise version , I have to upgrade my SQL 2005 server from standard edition to enterpise edition.
So I uninstall originial standard version of analysis service and install a Enterprise version. However, the analysis service is still a standard version after installation.
Is it possible to keep data engine as standard version and install a enterprise version of analysis service?
Hello,I have been searching and reading a lots of information on the microsoft website about the different version of SQL server, but still can not make my decision.In term of performance, is there a real big difference between the workgroup and the standard version? The workgroup is limited to 3 GB of RAM while the standard is unlimited, would that really change the performance if my server has 16Gb or RAM?The price difference is pretty substantial so if could only have to buy the workgroup , it would be better.One more question, regarding the type of licence, my server has 2 processors, could I avoid buying 2 licences and get the Server plus CAL instead. I am using this server to host 4 web-application running on SQL server. Each database is about 15 MB.Thanks in adavance for your advises.Arno
I am wondering if it is possible to change from SQL Server Enterprise Evaluation Version to Developer Version. The reason is because the Enterprise Evaluation version expires after 180 days. So if I create reports and cubes in Enterprise Evaluation I can import them into Developer Edition right? Should I remove the Enterprise Evaluation version after 180 days or leave it then install Developer Edition?
I have tried to attatch a database ,created by SQL server Express within a C# application , in SQL server 2005 Enterprise edition, but the following error message appears:
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TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio ------------------------------
Attach database failed for Server 'MEDO'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft SQL Server&ProdVer=9.00.1187.00&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExceptionTemplates.FailedOperationExceptionText&EvtID=Attach database+Server&LinkId=20476
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
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The database 'E:X.MDF' cannot be opened because it is version 611. This server supports version 607 and earlier. A downgrade path is not supported. Could not open new database 'E:X.MDF'. CREATE DATABASE is aborted. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 948)
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so , how can I solve this problem , I need to reed the data resides in the tables of 'X' database , how can I do it?? please help me.
We have a 64bit os machine that we accidently loaded the 32 bit version of sql server on. We now want to upgrade it to 64 bit sql server, but we now have a production database on it. My understanding is that all I have to do is detach the production database, upgrade to 64bit sql server, then reattach the database. Is this really all I have to do?
Can some one here give me more insight about how to upgrade a SQL Server 2005 Standard Version (32 bits) to a SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Version (32 bits) as default instance on a Windows 2003 enterprise OS (32 bits). I want to know what is the easist way and what is the safest way. May I preserve some settings I have for the STD version, or I have to start from strach again to configure the server? Is there any catches, anything I should have attention to (We are using heavily about CLR and fulltext indexing)?
Does anyone know how to get SQL Server versions, Service pack versionsand the Server that instance of SQL is running on a network. I haveseen some threads on how to list SQL servers in a network but I need tofind more info about these SQL servers.Any help appreciated..!Thx...
Hello, I installed the SQL Server 2k EnterPrise version and developer version on the same version, and the developer version is an instance "Development". How do I expose both of them to internet? Just open both of them to port 1433? And on the client side, just say IP and IP/Development? Do I need specific set up, will they conflict? Thanks,
I downloaded the 101 Samples installation (i.e. 101SamplesCS.msi) from Microsoft's website, which contains SQL Server database files.
While working with the databases in the "Data Access" samples from the 101 Samples projects, I get the following error:
"Database <mdf_name> cannot be upgraded because its non-release version (600) is not supported by this version of SQL Server. You cannot open a database that is incompatible with this version of sqlservr.exe. You must re-create the database..."
I assume the database files were created with a beta or CTP version of SQL Server 2005. Does anyone know where I can get an updated version of these database files or scripts to update them?
I am writing a program in .Net to retrieve properties of Sql Server.How can I find the following properties without querying the database:1. Replication enabled2. Default language3. Processors and threads running.Thanks,verve
Hello, I need to execute a stored procedure from the data layer, that uses a transaction. And I have to override the default transaction timeout for this traansaction I know how to change the transaction timeout form Management Studio, but I need to be able to change it only for that specific transaction (from the stored procedure's code or from the data layer)
Hi, How can i store the record insert/update timestamp in a SQL server 2000 db programacally. ? what are the date/time functions in ASP.NET 2.0 ? I know that this can be done by setting the default valut to getdate() function in SQL, but any other way on ASP page or code-behind page ???
For example, executing a DTSX stored in a server, execution is fine and successfully but the log file attached to that DTSX is not created at all after the execution. Otherwise if I'm going to execute from the server everything is fine: log file is created and gathering the usual information.
Let me know if exists any option for to enable this from the own DTSX.
If I run local packages log files are created without problems.
I have to create a DSN for SQL-Server. Therefor I use the function "SQLConfigDataSource" from "ODBCCP32.DLL". But the problem is that the SQL-Server does not use the Standard-Portnumber 1433. I've tried to make the DSN with "SERVERNAME xxxx" where xxxx is the Portnumber, sometimes it works, but often it does not. When it does not work, then the Checkbox in the ODBC-Configuration-Tool is checked, so the connection is searching for the standard-port. How can I tell the system that it shall NOT use dynamic configuration?
I've been doing a lot of reading on this and my head is starting tohurt! It seems to be quite a feat to work out how much memory isactually being used by our server.I'm running W2K advanced server with SQL 2000 EE, 8GB of RAM, a min of4GB and a max of 6GB is assigned to SQL server.I'm trying to work out whether we've assigned enough or toomuch/little memory to SQL server. My first thought was to let SQLdymanically manage its own memory and see how much it uses, of coursewhen AWE (/3GB /PAE) is enabled it will just use all that isavailable.In perfmon "target server memory" = 6.1GB, "total server memory" =6.1GB, "total pages" = 768000 ( x 8KB = 6.1GB).My second thought was to use "total pages" - the average "free pages"= average mem used, therefore giving me the average amount of memoryused by SQL. I found out that SQL uses a min of 4GB (the min weassigned) and the max of all the memory, 6GB.Is there an easier way of finding out how much memory is actually usedin this situation or is going by the above average the best way?What i'm unsure about is will SQL just use all memory assigned to ituntil it has the whole DB in memory? 20GB including indexes etc....Any help would be greatly apprechiated.
I want two write a small script to determine which is the currently active (primary) server in the AG.
Right now, I see that using SELECT * FROM SYS.dm_hadr_availability_replica_states I can determine the role. However, when the server goes down and switches to the secondary node, I don't believe that the role changes (or does it?). How do I determine which is the active node?
I have an ssis package that downloads a SQL Server 2000 database and restores it to a SQL 2005 server. Ninety-five percent of the time it runs just fine, but every so often the job fails and I get the following set of error messages in the log file. (I have had to delete some of the proprietary information for this message to satisfy my boss like putting in [Database name] in place of the actual name of the database in the error message).
OnError, Restore backup file to DB,,,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,0,0x,Converting database [Database name] from version 539 to the current version 611. OnError,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,0,0x,Converting database [Database name] from version 539 to the current version 611. OnError,Restore backup file to DB,,,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,0,0x,Database [Database name] running the upgrade step from version 539 to version 551. OnError,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,0,0x,Database [Database name] running the upgrade step from version 539 to version 551. OnError,Restore backup file to DB,,,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,0,0x,The transaction log for database [Database name] is full. To find out why space in the log cannot be reused, see the log_reuse_wait_desc column in sys.databases OnError,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,0,0x,The transaction log for database [Database name] is full. To find out why space in the log cannot be reused, see the log_reuse_wait_desc column in sys.databases OnError,SQL5,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,0,0x,RESTORE could not start database [Database name]. OnError,SQL5,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,0,0x,RESTORE could not start database [Database name]. OnError,SQL5,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,-1073548784,0x,Executing the query "RESTORE DATABASE [Database name] FROM DISK = '[Path to back up file]' WITH REPLACE, MOVE 'ASP_Live_Data' TO [Path to MDF file], MOVE 'ASP_Live_Log' TO [Path to LDF file]" failed with the following error: "RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.". Possible failure reasons: Problems with the query, "ResultSet" property not set correctly, parameters not set correctly, or connection not established correctly. OnError,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,-1073548784,0x,Executing the query "RESTORE DATABASE [Database name] FROM DISK = '[Path to backup file]' WITH REPLACE, MOVE 'ASP_Live_Data' TO [Path to MDF file]', MOVE 'ASP_Live_Log' TO [Path to LDF file]" failed with the following error: "RESTORE DATABASE is terminating abnormally.". Possible failure reasons: Problems with the query, "ResultSet" property not set correctly, parameters not set correctly, or connection not established correctly. OnTaskFailed,Restore backup file to DB,,,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,1/6/2008 2:59:31 AM,0,0x,(null)
I have received the error message "Package migration from version 8 to version 6 failed".I have developed a SSIS package with Visual Studio 2013 which gives me PackageFormatVersion of 8. I then deploy my package to the ssisdb catalog that is running on a SQL Server 2012, this works fine but when I try to execute the package the error arises…due to SQL Server 2012 has a PackageFormatVersion of 6 and it can’t run something that has a greater version.I haven’t seen any good solution for this but one that would work for me would be to upgrade the Integration Services Server from 2012 to 2014, leaving everything else in 2012 (database, ssms, ssas, ssrs).Would this solve the package format problem? Would I then be able to execute my packages in the ssisdb catalog?
I must determine FILEGROUP on my DB in SQL Server. Because when i wants to retrieve files which is stored in db, it would be face with error about FILEGROUP.
i must determin FILEGROUP on my DB in SQL Server. because when i wants to retrieve files which is stored in db, it would be face with error about FILEGROUP.
Now, I checked and verified that my backup version of SQL Server is the same as the version installed on the computer I'm restoring too.
I have SQL Server on a production machine that I backed up and want to test a full restore on a dev machine to make sure it will work when I need it to.
Now that I've run the restore command on my tape backup and go to restart the SQL server service I receive:
Configuration block version 0 is not a valid version number. SQL Server is exiting. Restore the master database or reinstall.
I'm afraid I don't understand why this is happening. If the builds are the same, then shouldn't restoring the MASTER database have worked normally and I'd be able to restart the service now?
I have the trial version of SQL Server 2005 installed and have setup a couple of databases. This trial version will expire in another few weeks. I recently purchased a copy of the software and want to install it. Will I lose my databases, user info, etc? How do I go about installing without losing anything?
I started this thread as the last attempt to sort the issue out.
I have an SSIS package that loads data from a .csv file into my database. It works fine on my developer machine. I start it programmatically or from Management Studio or from Visual Studio, and it works. Then I deploy it to the MSDB database on the computer on which it will have its final place. There again I can start it from Management Studio or from Visual Studio (using the source file), and it works. But when I start it programmatically, it just fails telling me:
Package Warnings: Package Errors: The version of component "****" (11773) is not compatible with this version of the DataFlow. Component "component "Derived Column" (13627)" could not be created and returned error code 0x80070005. Make sure that the component is registered correctly. The component is missing, not registered, not upgradeable, or missing required interfaces. The contact information for this component is "Flat File Source;Microsoft Corporation;Microsoft SqlServer v9; (C) 2005 Microsoft Corporation; All Rights Reserved; http://www.microsoft.com/sql/support;1". component "Agreement File" (11773) failed validation and returned error code 0xC0048021. One or more component failed validation. There were errors during task validation.
Maybe the source of the problem is that this machine is a 64-bit one, while the developer machine is 32-bit one. But why does the package run fine when I start it from Management Studio?