How do I link a database in SQL

I am working on a databse on my local box, my source data is on
another. How can I link the database and table from one server to
another? Currently I am using DTS to just transfer the records!(rzito@.si.rr.com) writes:

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I am working on a databse on my local box, my source data is on
another. How can I link the database and table from one server to
another? Currently I am using DTS to just transfer the records!

You can set up a linked server. If the stars align, it's as simple as

sp_addlinkedserver THATSERVER

then you can query the remote tables with four-part notation:

select col1, col2 from THATSERVER.db.dbo.tbl

If you are on SQL 2005, you can use synonyms to make your code cleaner:

CREATE SYNONYM remotebl FOR THATSERVER.db.dbo.tlb

and then go:

select col1, col2 FROM remotetbl

Linked servers are a bit tricky to work with, and one obstacle is to
get authentication to work. I can't say that I have fully understood the
rules, but I have not dug very hard into it. You can use
sp_addlinkedsrvlogin to specify how you are to connect to the remote server.

--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@.sommarskog.se
Books Online for SQL Server 2005 at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...oads/books.mspx
Books Online for SQL Server 2000 at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodin...ions/books.mspx|||I actually found a much easier way, I connected to my SQL database
using MS Access ADP project, and just clicked on the link and the
wizard walked me through it, thanks for the help!

how do I just stop a flow and then make it go into the next iteration?

Hey guys, wonder if you could help.

I have a flow which is within a foreach loop. The first box in the flow is a scrip component which makes some check in a database.

Is there a way to say, inside that script component: 'stop the flow here, don't bother going onto the next box, and go on to the next iteration'?

thanks!

andy

Not tried this but how about:

Have a variable in the package.

Increment in the loop.

Check the value in the script and proceed if necessary.

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In your script, set a variable, and evaluate that avraible with an expression on the workflow.

Example - http://www.sqlis.com/306.aspx

sql

How do i give SQL administrator full rights to SQL 2005 without OS rights

The DBA at our location is demanding local admin (windows) right's to the box so he can function. Right now when he logs in i have given him right's to the inetpub directory, sql directory, i have set him as a sysadmin on sql2005 and gone into the http:\\localhost\reports and set him up as a system manager and under site priveledges set him as a sys admin. When he tries to login and configure the report server he gets the following error:

Title-Reporting services configuration manager

Error-There was an error refreshing the UI. bla bla bla

A WMI error has occurred and no additional error information is availiable

Title-Reporting services configuration manager

Error-There was an error while switching panels. The most likely cause is an error retrieving WMI properties. bla bla bla

A WMI error has occurred and no additional error information is availiable

then when he's in sql server 2005 surface area configuation

Title-Surface Area Configuration

Error-Access denied (system.management)

Is there any documentation or anythign anyone can tell me that i can do to give this DBA full access to configure and admin the SQL portion of his system without giving him admin rights to the OS?

Please help!!

Thanks for any time anyone has taken to review this thread!!

There's no issue in giving him/her admin rights to the box. In most cases, he'll/she'll need it. Don't confuse local admin on the box with network admin rights.

Adamus

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That's the problem in my environment i cant give local admin rights to any box. This is per PCI requirements which is a credit card VISA format amongst other regulations i'm under.

Do you have any other info that can provide assistance?

|||I

The DBA at our location is demanding local admin (windows) right's to the box so he can function. Right now when he logs in i have given him right's to the inetpub directory, sql directory, i have set him as a sysadmin on sql2005 and gone into the http:\\localhost\reports and set him up as a system manager and under site priveledges set him as a sys admin. When he tries to login and configure the report server he gets the following error:

Title-Reporting services configuration manager

Error-There was an error refreshing the UI. bla bla bla

A WMI error has occurred and no additional error information is availiable

Title-Reporting services configuration manager

Error-There was an error while switching panels. The most likely cause is an error retrieving WMI properties. bla bla bla

A WMI error has occurred and no additional error information is availiable

then when he's in sql server 2005 surface area configuation

Title-Surface Area Configuration

Error-Access denied (system.management)

Is there any documentation or anythign anyone can tell me that i can do to give this DBA full access to configure and admin the SQL portion of his system without giving him admin rights to the OS?

|||Moving to the SQL Server Security Forum.|||

ok i think i figured out the surface area config issue, theres a link that states : Add new administrator in which i did and i can access all pages now, but it wont obviously let a non admin restart services, since there's a handful of services i think i'll just have/set the services under the SQL admins credentials, unless someone knows of a better way, in which i can allow the sql admin to restart services?

On the other issue i still cant access the reporting service configuration page, still recieving a WMI error?//

Please anyone HELP!!

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These sources should help you understand and configure the appropriate account/security for your DBA.

Configuration -Service Accounts, SQL Server 2005 - Setting Up Windows Service Accounts
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143691.aspx
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143504.aspx

Configuration -Service Accounts, SQL Server or SQL Server Agent service account
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283811/en-us
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143691.aspx

Configuration -Service Accounts,Selecting an Account for the SQL Server Agent Service
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191543.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907557

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Ok i was looking over the attached documents. It pretty much looks from what you've given me, if i setup the services on the local machine to run under the SQL DBA's credentials that i wont need to do anything further, this will in turn give the SQL DBA access without any errors?

Personally i dont think the service items are the issues but if you're positive this will do what i dneed to do i'll try it. Please reconfirm my understanding of the situation before i attempt to run changes please.

Again thanks for your assistance.

How do i get a count for one value and a different count from the same value?

I have a field, that display either Yes or no. I want to be able to put in a text box or in a table the count for the yes's and the count for the No's for that one column or various columns. Is this possible?

use a matrix or table

group by the yes/no field

in the value cell put Count(Fields!yes_no.Value)

How do I find Total Disk Size from SQLServer

I know you can use xp_fixeddrives to find the free space left in the disks on
the sql server box.
I trying to write a procedure where I can set a threshold in the DB for each
disks and once we reach it send me an email. Now I have the Disk Size as
hard coded, the problem with this is that if we changes disks or use this
procedure on another box running SQL Server, it not going to be accurate. Is
there anyway to find total disk size using some XP's like xp_fixeddrives.
Thanks.
This was given by David Portas
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This function will give you total space for any given drive:
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.GetDriveSize
(@.driveletter CHAR(1))
RETURNS NUMERIC(20)
BEGIN
DECLARE @.rs INTEGER, @.fso INTEGER, @.getdrive VARCHAR(13), @.drv
INTEGER,
@.drivesize VARCHAR(20)
SET @.getdrive = 'GetDrive("' + @.driveletter + '")'
EXEC @.rs = sp_OACreate 'Scripting.FileSystemObject', @.fso OUTPUT
IF @.rs = 0
EXEC @.rs = sp_OAMethod @.fso, @.getdrive, @.drv OUTPUT
IF @.rs = 0
EXEC @.rs = sp_OAGetProperty @.drv,'TotalSize', @.drivesize OUTPUT
IF @.rs<> 0
SET @.drivesize = NULL
EXEC sp_OADestroy @.drv
EXEC sp_OADestroy @.fso
RETURN @.drivesize
END
GO
SELECT dbo.GetDriveSize('C')
|||sp_diskspace
http://www.sqldbatips.com/displaycode.asp?ID=4
HTH
Jasper Smith (SQL Server MVP)
http://www.sqldbatips.com
I support PASS - the definitive, global
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"yodarules" <yodarules@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I know you can use xp_fixeddrives to find the free space left in the disks
>on
> the sql server box.
> I trying to write a procedure where I can set a threshold in the DB for
> each
> disks and once we reach it send me an email. Now I have the Disk Size as
> hard coded, the problem with this is that if we changes disks or use this
> procedure on another box running SQL Server, it not going to be accurate.
> Is
> there anyway to find total disk size using some XP's like xp_fixeddrives.
> Thanks.
|||Thanks guys,
Since the user who needs to use these procedures is noy sysadmin, I'm
explicitly granting execute permissions in the 4 SP's being used. Hoep
that;s not a big issue.
"Jasper Smith" wrote:

> sp_diskspace
> http://www.sqldbatips.com/displaycode.asp?ID=4
> --
> HTH
> Jasper Smith (SQL Server MVP)
> http://www.sqldbatips.com
> I support PASS - the definitive, global
> community for SQL Server professionals -
> http://www.sqlpass.org
> "yodarules" <yodarules@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:472C3AFD-B322-426C-A7CF-0E2B0A4A75EB@.microsoft.com...
>
>

How do I find Total Disk Size from SQLServer

I know you can use xp_fixeddrives to find the free space left in the disks on
the sql server box.
I trying to write a procedure where I can set a threshold in the DB for each
disks and once we reach it send me an email. Now I have the Disk Size as
hard coded, the problem with this is that if we changes disks or use this
procedure on another box running SQL Server, it not going to be accurate. Is
there anyway to find total disk size using some XP's like xp_fixeddrives.
Thanks.This was given by David Portas
David Portas
Sep 9 2003, 12:48 am show options
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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 09:48:54 +0100
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This function will give you total space for any given drive:
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.GetDriveSize
(@.driveletter CHAR(1))
RETURNS NUMERIC(20)
BEGIN
DECLARE @.rs INTEGER, @.fso INTEGER, @.getdrive VARCHAR(13), @.drv
INTEGER,
@.drivesize VARCHAR(20)
SET @.getdrive = 'GetDrive("' + @.driveletter + '")'
EXEC @.rs = sp_OACreate 'Scripting.FileSystemObject', @.fso OUTPUT
IF @.rs = 0
EXEC @.rs = sp_OAMethod @.fso, @.getdrive, @.drv OUTPUT
IF @.rs = 0
EXEC @.rs = sp_OAGetProperty @.drv,'TotalSize', @.drivesize OUTPUT
IF @.rs<> 0
SET @.drivesize = NULL
EXEC sp_OADestroy @.drv
EXEC sp_OADestroy @.fso
RETURN @.drivesize
END
GO
SELECT dbo.GetDriveSize('C')|||sp_diskspace
http://www.sqldbatips.com/displaycode.asp?ID=4
--
HTH
Jasper Smith (SQL Server MVP)
http://www.sqldbatips.com
I support PASS - the definitive, global
community for SQL Server professionals -
http://www.sqlpass.org
"yodarules" <yodarules@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:472C3AFD-B322-426C-A7CF-0E2B0A4A75EB@.microsoft.com...
>I know you can use xp_fixeddrives to find the free space left in the disks
>on
> the sql server box.
> I trying to write a procedure where I can set a threshold in the DB for
> each
> disks and once we reach it send me an email. Now I have the Disk Size as
> hard coded, the problem with this is that if we changes disks or use this
> procedure on another box running SQL Server, it not going to be accurate.
> Is
> there anyway to find total disk size using some XP's like xp_fixeddrives.
> Thanks.|||Thanks guys,
Since the user who needs to use these procedures is noy sysadmin, I'm
explicitly granting execute permissions in the 4 SP's being used. Hoep
that;s not a big issue.
"Jasper Smith" wrote:
> sp_diskspace
> http://www.sqldbatips.com/displaycode.asp?ID=4
> --
> HTH
> Jasper Smith (SQL Server MVP)
> http://www.sqldbatips.com
> I support PASS - the definitive, global
> community for SQL Server professionals -
> http://www.sqlpass.org
> "yodarules" <yodarules@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:472C3AFD-B322-426C-A7CF-0E2B0A4A75EB@.microsoft.com...
> >I know you can use xp_fixeddrives to find the free space left in the disks
> >on
> > the sql server box.
> >
> > I trying to write a procedure where I can set a threshold in the DB for
> > each
> > disks and once we reach it send me an email. Now I have the Disk Size as
> > hard coded, the problem with this is that if we changes disks or use this
> > procedure on another box running SQL Server, it not going to be accurate.
> > Is
> > there anyway to find total disk size using some XP's like xp_fixeddrives.
> > Thanks.
>
>|||My team had the same problem, except that in SQL 2005 we didn't want to allow
OLE automation at all. We ended up instead creating a stored procedure that
used VB (System.IO.DriveInfo) to get the total free space and total size to
help determine total disk space. Then we merely call the stored procedure on
a regular basis.
"yodarules" wrote:
> Thanks guys,
> Since the user who needs to use these procedures is noy sysadmin, I'm
> explicitly granting execute permissions in the 4 SP's being used. Hoep
> that;s not a big issue.
>
> "Jasper Smith" wrote:
> > sp_diskspace
> > http://www.sqldbatips.com/displaycode.asp?ID=4
> >
> > --
> > HTH
> >
> > Jasper Smith (SQL Server MVP)
> > http://www.sqldbatips.com
> > I support PASS - the definitive, global
> > community for SQL Server professionals -
> > http://www.sqlpass.org
> >
> > "yodarules" <yodarules@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:472C3AFD-B322-426C-A7CF-0E2B0A4A75EB@.microsoft.com...
> > >I know you can use xp_fixeddrives to find the free space left in the disks
> > >on
> > > the sql server box.
> > >
> > > I trying to write a procedure where I can set a threshold in the DB for
> > > each
> > > disks and once we reach it send me an email. Now I have the Disk Size as
> > > hard coded, the problem with this is that if we changes disks or use this
> > > procedure on another box running SQL Server, it not going to be accurate.
> > > Is
> > > there anyway to find total disk size using some XP's like xp_fixeddrives.
> > > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >

How do I find Total Disk Size from SQLServer

I know you can use xp_fixeddrives to find the free space left in the disks o
n
the sql server box.
I trying to write a procedure where I can set a threshold in the DB for each
disks and once we reach it send me an email. Now I have the Disk Size as
hard coded, the problem with this is that if we changes disks or use this
procedure on another box running SQL Server, it not going to be accurate. I
s
there anyway to find total disk size using some XP's like xp_fixeddrives.
Thanks.This was given by David Portas
David Portas
Sep 9 2003, 12:48 am show options
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.sqlserver.server
From: "David Portas" <REMOVE_BEFORE_REPLYING_dpor...@.acm.org> - Find
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Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 09:48:54 +0100
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This function will give you total space for any given drive:
CREATE FUNCTION dbo.GetDriveSize
(@.driveletter CHAR(1))
RETURNS NUMERIC(20)
BEGIN
DECLARE @.rs INTEGER, @.fso INTEGER, @.getdrive VARCHAR(13), @.drv
INTEGER,
@.drivesize VARCHAR(20)
SET @.getdrive = 'GetDrive("' + @.driveletter + '")'
EXEC @.rs = sp_OACreate 'Scripting.FileSystemObject', @.fso OUTPUT
IF @.rs = 0
EXEC @.rs = sp_OAMethod @.fso, @.getdrive, @.drv OUTPUT
IF @.rs = 0
EXEC @.rs = sp_OAGetProperty @.drv,'TotalSize', @.drivesize OUTPUT
IF @.rs<> 0
SET @.drivesize = NULL
EXEC sp_OADestroy @.drv
EXEC sp_OADestroy @.fso
RETURN @.drivesize
END
GO
SELECT dbo.GetDriveSize('C')|||sp_diskspace
http://www.sqldbatips.com/displaycode.asp?ID=4
HTH
Jasper Smith (SQL Server MVP)
http://www.sqldbatips.com
I support PASS - the definitive, global
community for SQL Server professionals -
http://www.sqlpass.org
"yodarules" <yodarules@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:472C3AFD-B322-426C-A7CF-0E2B0A4A75EB@.microsoft.com...
>I know you can use xp_fixeddrives to find the free space left in the disks
>on
> the sql server box.
> I trying to write a procedure where I can set a threshold in the DB for
> each
> disks and once we reach it send me an email. Now I have the Disk Size as
> hard coded, the problem with this is that if we changes disks or use this
> procedure on another box running SQL Server, it not going to be accurate.
> Is
> there anyway to find total disk size using some XP's like xp_fixeddrives.
> Thanks.|||Thanks guys,
Since the user who needs to use these procedures is noy sysadmin, I'm
explicitly granting execute permissions in the 4 SP's being used. Hoep
that;s not a big issue.
"Jasper Smith" wrote:

> sp_diskspace
> http://www.sqldbatips.com/displaycode.asp?ID=4
> --
> HTH
> Jasper Smith (SQL Server MVP)
> http://www.sqldbatips.com
> I support PASS - the definitive, global
> community for SQL Server professionals -
> http://www.sqlpass.org
> "yodarules" <yodarules@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:472C3AFD-B322-426C-A7CF-0E2B0A4A75EB@.microsoft.com...
>
>|||My team had the same problem, except that in SQL 2005 we didn't want to allo
w
OLE automation at all. We ended up instead creating a stored procedure that
used VB (System.IO.DriveInfo) to get the total free space and total size to
help determine total disk space. Then we merely call the stored procedure o
n
a regular basis.
"yodarules" wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> Thanks guys,
> Since the user who needs to use these procedures is noy sysadmin, I'm
> explicitly granting execute permissions in the 4 SP's being used. Hoep
> that;s not a big issue.
>
> "Jasper Smith" wrote:
>|||My team had the same problem, except that in SQL 2005 we didn't want to allo
w
OLE automation at all. We ended up instead creating a stored procedure that
used VB (System.IO.DriveInfo) to get the total free space and total size to
help determine total disk space. Then we merely call the stored procedure o
n
a regular basis.
"yodarules" wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> Thanks guys,
> Since the user who needs to use these procedures is noy sysadmin, I'm
> explicitly granting execute permissions in the 4 SP's being used. Hoep
> that;s not a big issue.
>
> "Jasper Smith" wrote:
>

How do I find out what version of SQL Server 2000 I'm running?

How do I find out what version of SQL Server 2000 I'm running?
The 'about' dialog box on the SQL Server Service Manager
says my version is 8.00.760 but the latest service pack 3
is version 8.00.760.03. I thought I installed this service
pack already.
How can I know for sure?
Thanks
Brad760 is SP3. You have SP3, regardless of the sub-sub-sub-version number.
"Brad" <bradfordneal2@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:00fe01c351f7$379fb010$a101280a@.phx.gbl...
> How do I find out what version of SQL Server 2000 I'm running?
> The 'about' dialog box on the SQL Server Service Manager
> says my version is 8.00.760 but the latest service pack 3
> is version 8.00.760.03. I thought I installed this service
> pack already.
> How can I know for sure?
> Thanks
> Brad|||Never mind I found out by reading the reply a 8:16 am today.
>--Original Message--
>How do I find out what version of SQL Server 2000 I'm running?
>The 'about' dialog box on the SQL Server Service Manager
>says my version is 8.00.760 but the latest service pack 3
>is version 8.00.760.03. I thought I installed this service
>pack already.
>How can I know for sure?
>Thanks
>Brad
>.
>|||Brad,
The following in the readme file for SP3a. (
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/support/servicepacks/SQL/2000/SP3ReadMe.asp)
Distinguishing Between SP3 and SP3a
To determine whether you have SP3 or SP3a installed, look at the version
number of the Net-Library file, Ssnetlib.dll. If the version number of this
file is 2000.80.760.0, you have SP3; if the version number of this file is
2000.80.766.0, you have SP3a.
Assuming that an instance was installed using the default settings, you can
find the Ssnetlib.dll file in one of these locations:
a.. Default instance: C:\Program Files\Microsoft
SQLServer\Binn\Ssnetlib.dll
b.. Named instance: C:\Program Files\Microsoft
SQLServer\MSSQL$<InstanceName>\Binn\Ssnetlib.dll
To find out whether you have the SP3 or SP3a setup folders, open the
SP3Readme.htm file and read the first page. The service pack version, SP3a
or SP3, is listed at the top of the first page.
Dinesh.
SQL Server FAQ at
http://www.tkdinesh.com
"Brad" <bradfordneal2@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:00fe01c351f7$379fb010$a101280a@.phx.gbl...
> How do I find out what version of SQL Server 2000 I'm running?
> The 'about' dialog box on the SQL Server Service Manager
> says my version is 8.00.760 but the latest service pack 3
> is version 8.00.760.03. I thought I installed this service
> pack already.
> How can I know for sure?
> Thanks
> Brad