I just handed a work mate an output script from DataDude, which he ran in
Management Studio. Instead of producing the expected database he ended up with
one called $(DatabaseName)
Remember database pro uses SQLCMD to deploy databases
If you use Management Studio to run an output script, you’ll need to swap
into SQLCMD mode through the Query -> SQLCMD Mode menu. Or click the red
exclaimation icon in your toolbar
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I came across an interesting problem last night – a stored procedure that had been created years ago was suddenly coming up with this error message: UPDATE failed because the following SET options have incorrect settings: ‘ANSI_NULLS, QUOTED_IDENTIFIER’. Verify that SET options are correct for use with indexed views and/or indexes on computed columns and/or […]
My team mate Pi asked me today: how do you create a byte with the value 00000001 in SQL Server? The answer is to create an integer representation of the byte’s value, and cast it to binary. SELECT CAST(CAST(1 AS TINYINT) AS BINARY(1)) The output in Management Studio is: 0x01 (Management Studio outputs binary fields […]
