Need Knowledge About Patch
Jun 3, 2004Hello, everyone:
Are ther any basic information about patch on SQL Server? How to develop patch, and run it? Thanks a lot
ZYT
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Knowledge Needed &<-----here . Please Help
Mar 13, 2008I am loosing my mind on this one. I select info from a database. I then take that selected info, and select info from another table based on that. Straight forward. The CompanyKey attached to my username is 7 which displays in the ReaderResults.Text. I the following line:
selectSQL2 = "SELECT * FROM Company WHERE companyKey = ('" + CompanyKey + "')"
I can change it to:
selectSQL2 = "SELECT * FROM Company_Membership WHERE companyKey = 7 "
and it works. I have no idea what is going on. Dissapearing string? Here is the code:
Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
'Database ConnectionDim con As New SqlConnection("Data Source = .SQLExpress;integrated security=true;attachdbfilename=|DataDirectory|ASPNETDB.mdf;user instance=true")
'Job1 InfoDim currentUserID
currentUserID = Context.User.Identity.Name.ToString()
Label1.Text = currentUserID
Dim selectSQL1 As String
selectSQL1 = "SELECT companyKey FROM Company WHERE UserID = ('" + currentUserID + "')"Dim cmd1 As New SqlCommand(selectSQL1, con)
Dim reader As SqlDataReaderDim CompanyKey
'Job2 Info
Dim selectSQL2 As String
selectSQL2 = "SELECT * FROM Company WHERE companyKey = ('" + CompanyKey + "')"Dim cmd2 As New SqlCommand(selectSQL2, con)
'Job1 Select
Try
con.Open()
reader = cmd1.ExecuteReader()Do While reader.Read()
CompanyKey = reader("CompanyKey").ToString()
Loop
reader.Close()Catch err As Exception
ReaderError.Text = "Error selecting record."
ReaderError.Text &= err.Message
Finally
ReaderResults.Text = CompanyKey
con.Close()
End Try
'Job2 Select
Try
con.Open()
reader = cmd2.ExecuteReader()
GridView1.DataSource = reader
GridView1.DataBind()
reader.Close()Catch err As Exception
ReaderError.Text = "Error selecting record."
ReaderError.Text &= err.Message
Finally
ReaderResults.Text = CompanyKey
con.Close()
End Try
Testing Knowledge Of SQL And DTS
Mar 31, 2004Hi,
I need help to test person's skills for
knowledge of SQL stored procedures
and DTS
Could someone point on good resources.
Thank you
Alex
Domain Knowledge
Aug 29, 2006Dear Friends, please tell me how can i gain domain knowledge in erp related modules?
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Jul 22, 2007Hello everyone...
i am new to Structured Query Language. I am learning it for the past 6 months form a book by myself. I don't have a teacher available to me. Now when i have finished that with all of the exercises completed. i want to make sure what i've learned is i've really learned it. the problem is that there is no such organization here that i join and have some hand on practical. So now i am asking u guys to help me. Tell me some way so that i make sure of whatever knowledge i have about SQL.
don't worry be happy
What Is Expert SQL Knowledge?
Jul 23, 2005I do a lot of hiring for my company and a lot of the people I interviewsay that they are experts at SQL queries, but when I give them somethingsimple just beyond the typical SELECT type of queries, they choke.For example I have a table that looks like this:PK_ID - primary keyPARENT_ID - a FK to another row in the same tableThis essentially is a tree structure. I will ask interviewees to writea query that will return all the rows that have 2 direct children. Noone knows how to do this.I don't get it. I have done queries which boggle the mind and they arefar more complex than this.Am I asking too much?--* Don VaillancourtDirector of Software Development**WEB IMPACT INC.*phone: 416-815-2000 ext. 245fax: 416-815-2001email: Join Bytes! <mailto:donv@webimpact.com>web: http://www.web-impact.com/ This email message is intended only for the addressee(s)and contains information that may be confidential and/orcopyright. If you are not the intended recipient pleasenotify the sender by reply email and immediately deletethis email. Use, disclosure or reproduction of this emailby anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is strictlyprohibited. No representation is made that this email orany attachments are free of viruses. Virus scanning isrecommended and is the responsibility of the recipient./
View 15 Replies View RelatedTSQL Knowledge Test.
Jan 12, 2004Yo!
My company asked me to do a tech interview on a potential contractor for a three month assignment writing SQL Server stored procedures.
I have some things I can ask him to test his qualifications, such as cross-tab query design, UDF usage, running total queries, select first 'N' queries, Primary Keys vs Clustered Indexes, etc...
I was curious what questions other people might ask in order to assess a person's skill. Remember that this is SQL programming only, not admin stuff, and I want to ask questions with a range of difficulty from easy to head-cracker.
Any suggestions?
Fishing The DTS Knowledge Pool
Sep 24, 2007I am having a puzzling problem with a DTS package in SQL 2000 that uses a combination of "Execute Process Tasks" and "ActiveX Script Tasks." The issue occurs with one of (the second) the ActiveX Script Task. The script invokes a COM object that was written in C#. This COM object connects to the database and writes a record set and then calls a stored procedure.
When I run this step individually, everything works fine. When I run it as part of the package, the record set is being written but the stored procedure is not invoked (SQL Profile confirms this).
I haven't really begun a serious attempt to troubleshoot the problem, though I have played around with the Transactions and OLE DB properties of the DTS Package.
Any suggestions as to why the behavior might be different, or some straightforward tips on troubleshooting would be appreciated. I have access to the COM component source.
Need Advise Of Basic Knowledge
Nov 21, 2006I dont know where to put this thread, I just wanna ask a question..actually what is happen when subscription synchronized the publications among IIS process.. (SQLMobile)
could you guys give me a diagram/schema of it?
thanks before
Knowledge About SQL Server Express
Jun 12, 2006I don't have any knowledge about SQL Server at all... I wanna know:
1. What is SQL Server?
2. Have SQL Server something to do with databases and Microsoft Access to do?
3. What is the link between Visual C++ Express Edition and SQL Server Express Edition?
4. Where on the web can I learn (tutorials) how to use SQL Server Express Edition?
Best Book To Gain Good Knowledge In DBA
Feb 26, 2007Dear Friends,
please suggest me the best book to gain sound knowledge in DBA concepts as well as
writing in sub queries, complex queries as well as inner queries.
thank you very much
Vinod
Good Source To Improve SQL Knowledge
Nov 26, 2007Hi,
I've been working as a .NET developer for many years. However, my educational background isn't in IT at all, so I occasionally find that there are big gaps in my knowledge when I'm called on to do certain things.
My current role is the first one I've had where the efficiency of my database calls has needed to be top-notch. Most of my previous posts have been in building intranet functionality for medium-sized companies so it's just not been an issue and my fairly basic level of SQL knowledge has been enough to get me by.
However, I'm increasingly finding I'm needing to look stuff up, ask for help and so forth and I'm not at all sure that what I'm putting out is up to scratch. I have three main areas of concern:
1) The developers here seem to like doing a lot of the "work" of data sorting and manipulation in SQL whereas I'd previously have just grabbed the whole table and done the manipulation in .NET. I'm finding building my complex queries is just doing my head in - I'm just not used to "thinking" in the way that SQL requires which seems very different from procedural programming.
2) A lot gets said about properly indexing tables for maximum efficiency. I know what an index is and vaguely what it does, but the means of applying them to ensure the best performance is pretty much beyond me.
3) In the same manner I'm now having to worry a lot more about performance issues in my database design. I now the five normal forms and so on, but is there anything else here I need to do to maximise performance?
What I'm asking, really, is whether anyone can recommend a good source for SQL knowledge (book, site, whatever) that specifically focuses on my first problem - it'll teach me the proper way to structure my queries and think about them properly so that they don't look so damn impenetrable. It then needs to go on and address my other issues.
Any suggestions?
Path To A Personal Knowledge Database
Jul 20, 2005Greetings,I have to admit that I'm still a beginner in the database field, but I'mactively studying, and this is why I will be utterly grateful for theproper, accurate, and wise guidance to the right direction or specificpaths of database studies.I simply want to make my first major database project a "personalknowledge database" or a "personal encyclopedia", so to speak. By this Imean that I want to gather diverse, multi-format bits of knowledge intoa single database divided into major categories, sub-categories, and soon. For example, I want to scan collected articles from newspapers &magazine and save them as images, type hand-written notes into thecomputer and save them as MS Word or Text files, save audio files withsearchable keywords, even save searchable MS OneNote audio & text files,all into directories & sub-directories. Then I want to be able to searchall these files for specific words or subjects; sort them according todate, subject, etc; update, add to or append, edit, or even cut & paste(within) any of those records in the database, which rely on easilycustomizable formats like text & images (in contrast with audio files orOneNote files, for example).I also want to prevent wasting time in the future, by avoidingrepetitive, same-keywords typing for every non-text new entry, like animage or audio file, by having a customizable keyword list open (byright clicking for example), where one could mark all the relevantkeywords for the picture or audio file. Also have a short descriptionfor each one of those entries when needed. And I want to be able to addslick, good-looking graphics to the interface of the database and theforms of the records.Basically, my priorities include: saving time filling the database withknowledge, quickly & accurately finding the future targets of anysearch, presenting the search results in a highly comprehensible &organized form, and a good looking interface & forms for every entry,which are pleasing to the eye and encouraging to study.I already use graphics applications for the "looks" part. So my questionis: what are the technologies or applications that I should learn byheart and use in order to design such a database in the best way? WouldMS Access alone do it all for me? Or should I learn other technologies?I'll be grateful for anyone taking the time to help. Thanks.Sincerely,Yasso"Claiming that God does not exist because there are people suffering anddying is like saying that barbers do not exist because there are peoplewith long hair! Truth is: they suffer because they did not find God ordo not go to Him, just like the others did not find a barber or do notgo to one."*** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it!
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Jan 17, 2006Hello,
I've been trying for a couple of days now with the following problem in SQL
Ive a table called tblRresults that has the following
Date - just a regular date
OfficeLocation - just a unique id such as a zip code
SampleType - contains things like wall, floor, beam
SampleResult - "Detected" or "NotDetected"
When populated the table can look like
12/12/05 99505 Wall Detected
12/12/05 99505 Wall NotDetected
10/04/05 99211 Beam Detected
10/04/05 99211 Beam Detected
10/04/05 99111 Floor NotDetected
10/04/05 99111 Floor NotDetected
What I want is (I guess) a crosstab query that produces the following
Date Location SampleType CountDetected CountNotDetected
12/12/05 99505 Wall 1 1
10/04/05 99211 Beam 2 0 (or null would be ok)
10/04/05 99111 Floor 0 2
Any help gratefully accepted, this has been driving me mental!
thanks
??'s About Security Patch
Dec 28, 2001I plan to apply the new security patch on my SQL 7.0 sp3 servers and get my SQL 2000 servers up to SP2 (which apparently already includes this)
But I was reading the Mitigating Factors in the announcement of this vulnerability and one reads as below:
"The effect of exploiting the first vulnerability would depend on how the SQL Server service was configured. SQL Server can be configured to run in a security context of the administrator’s choosing. (By default, it runs as a domain user). If best practices are followed, and the service is configured to run with the least privileges necessary, it would limit the worst-case damage an attacker could achieve. "
So my question is: What is the best practice for the SQL Server service and Agent service? Also are there resources for Best Practices?
Thanks!!
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Aug 2, 2002I am trying to apply this patch to a Developers Edition of SQL 2000. According to the instructions, I am to replace ssnetlib.pdb, located int the binndll folder. well, this file does not exist in this or any other folder on the server. I have installed SP2 and all previous patches. Anyone have any idea why this is and how to resolve it?
Thanks,
Mitchel
Do I Need To Reinstall Or Patch Something??
Apr 17, 2007Hi,
I have discovered something wrong with my SSIS package and I thought it best to post a new thread since the problem is not what I thought it was initially.
With relation to my post of 'directory variable problem' I have now discovered by opening my project this morning that apparently my project had gone corrupt, according to the dev environment since the message reads:
"There were errors while the package was being loaded.The package might be corrupted.See the Error List for details."
The Error List:
"Error 13 Error loading MyTestSSISPackage.dtsx: The connection "(local).MyTestDB.sa" is not found. This error is thrown by Connections collection when the specific connection element is not found."
This is a buggy ADO.net connection that I deleted yesterday since, even though it connects successfully, doesn't want to work! It keeps on telling me log in failed for user <MyTestUser> even after I test it and it connects fine with the username and password during the UDL screen of the connection.. It's like it forgets the bloody password.
I created another connection, this time an OLE connection and it seems to work fine.
*EDITED*
I stand corrected..no bloody connection manager is working now. They all fail stating that they cannot connect to the db due to some or another 'unsupported' value in the connection string...the connectionstring was set up by the environment's udl????? how is this possible. I am beginning to get annoyed with SSIS
Now finally my question...WHY is it that every time I change something its like the dev environment doesn't cascade the change throughout the project or package? The problem I have been having with my variables not getting picked up with the correct values which I gave them during design time is probably also related to this. How or where can I remove the reference to this old ADO.Net connection since I cannot find it anywhere in the <package>.dtsx file?
Anyone ever experienced this?
Regards
Mike
Patch Null Value?
May 11, 2007following is my sql:
select a.dcode, b.district from table1 a, table2 b
where
a.id = b.id
and return following result:
dcode district
123 south
321 north
456 east
789 west
123
789
so for those records that district are null, how can i fill them up as i know they have the same dcode as the other records?
How To Patch A 2005 Cluster?
Dec 12, 2007According to SP1 documentation patching the Active node in a cluster will automatically apply the SP1 patch to the Passive nodes. However, I found a MS document that says if you have management tools installed on the passive node, you must patch this node separately. Is this correct?
Also, since Integration Services is not cluster-aware and therefore must be installed separately to the passive node(s), does SP1 need to be applied directly to the passive node(s) to patch Integration Services or is it automatically patched when I patch the Active node?
Thanks, Dave
Patch Apply Question
Feb 11, 2008 I got 4 sql2k5 servers with service patch version as following:
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.2221.00 (Intel X86) Feb 9 2007 17:30:38
Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Microsoft Corporation Standard Edition on Windows
NT 5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 2)
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.2153.00 (Intel X86) May 8 2006 22:41:28
Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Microsoft Corporation Standard Edition on Windows NT
5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 2)
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.3054.00 (Intel X86) Mar 23 2007 16:28:52
Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Microsoft Corporation Standard Edition on Windows NT
5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 2)
Can anyone please advise me what is the easiest way to upgrade them to the
most updated patch version? i.e. update path.
Meanwhile, what is the best practice to apply patches? Do you go to
microsoft website and check it out daily and apply it or other tricks?
Please advise. Thanks.
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Nov 29, 1999Hi,
I have problem in install SQL Server 6.5 service patch 5a. I download the .exe
from Microsoft and try to install it, it give error:
"setup initalizarion could not be successfully completed.
isql.exe can not be executed.
see error from relevant.OUT file. "
I thought the setup file need to run name pipes prototal instead of TCP/IP, so I change, but still give me the error. I install SS service patch 5a in other mechines before. Never has any problem. This time two of my server run into this problem, any help will be appreciated.
Eugene Shi
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Jul 20, 2005On the re-boot required for critical patch KB824105 MS SQL Server failed torecgnize the log on for the account it is registered under, and all otheraccounts when manually cahnged.It seems to have completely lost all ability to recognize and logon.SQL is totally hooped - no ODBC at all at the service doesn't start. At allbecause of no recognition of any accounts.Any suggestions? I've been trying for a while.
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Please advice me, now we are using service pack1, what is the latest service pack i can upgrade and has all the issues been recitified.
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May 12, 2008Sort of new to MSSQL and I have a problem with my maintenance script not deleting files on 2 out of 3 servers so I am trying to determine what patch level I am at.
'Server A' works as expected:
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.2050.00 (Intel X86)
Feb 13 2007 23:02:48
Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Microsoft Corporation
Standard Edition on Windows NT 5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 2)
These two servers don't:
Server B.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.2050.00 (Intel X86)
Feb 13 2007 23:02:48
Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Microsoft Corporation
Standard Edition on Windows NT 5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 1)
Server C.
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.1399.06 (Intel X86)
Oct 14 2005 00:33:37
Copyright (c) 1988-2005 Microsoft Corporation
Standard Edition on Windows NT 5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 2)
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Moving A Database Between Two SQL Server With Different Patch Levels
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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/914387
We are receiving the following error for all reports we currently serve:
aspnet_wp!webserver!3c88!03/12/2007-08:44:53:: e ERROR: Internal error: System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Specified argument was out of the range of valid values.
Parameter name: date
at System.Web.HttpCachePolicy.UtcSetLastModified(DateTime utcDate)
at System.Web.HttpCachePolicy.SetLastModified(DateTime date)
at Microsoft.ReportingServices.WebServer.ReportServiceHttpHandler.ReturnResponseHeaders(HttpClientRequest sessionManager, RSStream result, HttpResponse resp)
at Microsoft.ReportingServices.WebServer.ResponseHeaderData.ReturnResponseHeaders()
at Microsoft.ReportingServices.WebServer.HttpResponseStream.InternalFlush(Boolean finalFlush)
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at Microsoft.ReportingServices.WebServer.ReportServiceHttpHandler.RenderItem()
at Microsoft.ReportingServices.WebServer.ReportServiceHttpHandler.RenderPageContent()
at Microsoft.ReportingServices.WebServer.ReportServiceHttpHandler.RenderPage()
Reporting Services Version: Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Version 8.00.1042.00
SQL Server Version: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 - 8.00.2039 (Intel X86) May 3 2005 23:18:38 Copyright (c) 1988-2003 Microsoft Corporation Standard Edition on Windows NT 5.0 (Build 2195: Service Pack 4)
We are using the work around specified in the following post to fix this issue:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.sqlserver.reportingsvcs/browse_thread/thread/3f2b4854dc79e5e8/1b8261f4cf149078?lnk=st&q=Reporting+Services+dst+error&rnum=2&hl=en#1b8261f4cf149078
Any Help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
ML
Security Patch/Service Pack Questions
Sep 17, 2007<!--[if !supportLists]--><!--[endif]-->
I posted this question before, and got a response about Windows Update. However, I work in a larger corp. and need to know if there are any other answers to this? We use a patch client that rolls out patches and service packs after we have tested them in our environment. What can we do to stay as up to date as possible for security patches?
How are security patches for SQL Server Express made available (e.g., as separate distributions or bundled into other Microsoft patch distribution mechanisms)? Are there specific procedures that I need to put in place to ensure that it gets patched on end user machines?
-Kyle
Daylight Savings Patch For 2000 Server
Feb 13, 2007I was wondering if there is a simple patch for 2000 server. It seems that the only fix is to edit the registry and to use the time zone editor app. If there is a simple patch like there is for the 2003 servers i would appreciate it if anyone can show me where. I have about 80+ servers with 2000!!!
Much appreciated!
MS03-031 Security Patch Indexed View Bugs...
Jan 22, 2004Hey!
Has anybody here had any issues with the MS03-031 security patch and SQL 2000 on Windows 2003?
We recently installed this patch on one of our test SQL 2000 machines, and the performance of queries running on this machine have gone up (gotten worse) by at least 10X.
We use indexed views and all queries are run with WITH(NOEXPAND) to force the indexed view to be used.
Anyway, after the patch was installed, the queries on the indexed view will ONLY use the clustered index, and not any of the other indexes, causing a Clustered Index Scan.
I removed the patch (well, re-installed SQL) patched it up to SP3a, and performance is back to normal.
Anybody experience anything similar?
Paul
Rretrieve The DST Patch Updated Date In Sqlserver 2000
Oct 30, 2007
Hello all,
Hope all of us know that DST Patch update will be on 4th November,07.
Here my query is how to retrieve the DST patch updated date in sqlserver 2000?
any queries on this?
Would any one help me on this?
Thanks in advance,
Setup And Upgrade :: Failed To Run Patch Request For Instance
Sep 17, 2012Having an issue updating SQL Server 2012 RTM Standard  to CU3.I'm getting the following error from the Detail log on each try: "Error: Failed to run patch request for instance: MSSQLSERVER (exit code: -2061893565)"I've tried rebooting the server, ensuring the user running the installer is a local admin account, ran the repair wizard on the SQL install...Nothing seems to work.I have two identical servers, the first has gone smoothly, this is bugging me...
Server: Dell R720XD, Dual E5-2643 CPU, 64Gb RAM, Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise x64, SQL Server 2012 RTM CU2 x64 Installed.
Final result: The patch installer has failed to update the following instance: MSSQLSERVER. To determine the reason for failure, review the log files.
 Exit code (Decimal):      -2061893565
 Start time:           2012-09-17 16:25:32
 End time:            2012-09-17 16:28:41
 Requested action:        Patch
Instance MSSQLSERVER overall summary:
 Final result:          The patch installer has failed to update the shared features. To determine the reason for failure, review the log files.
 Exit code (Decimal):      -2061893565
 Start time:           2012-09-17 16:27:21
 End time:            2012-09-17 16:28:39
 Requested action:        Patch
[code]...
SQL2K: Performance Problem With A Query After Security Patch Ms03-031
Jul 20, 2005After applying security patch MS03-031 (Sql server ver 8.00.818) aquery that used to execute in under 2 seconds, now takes over 8Minutes to complete. Any ideas on what the heck might be going on?I have tested this extensively and can say for certain that installingthis hot fix is what has caused the performance problem. I just don'tknow why or how to fix it.Brian Oster
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