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  • SQL Server 2008: SQL Mail does not work with the 64-bit version of SQL Server (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 17938)

    Recently I got email from one of the blog reader that he is getting below error while setting up SQL MAIL as legacy feature in SQL Server 2008.

    Error:
    SQL Mail does not work with the 64-bit version of SQL Server (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 17938)

    Solution:
    SQL Mail is not supported on 64-bit versions of SQL Server. SQL Mail stored procedures cannot be installed on 64-bit versions. If you want to still use it you have to go with the 32-bit edition or start using database mail, which is more easy.

    Follow below article link to start converting your SQLMAIL to DB Mail.
    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187891.aspx

  • T-SQL Script to find out the database file size, space used and available free space

    While troubleshooting disk space issue, it is essential to know about the database file size statistics. You can execute below script to get database file size information.

    set nocount on

create table #dbfileInfo(
name varchar(300),
location varchar(300),
filesizeMB decimal(9,2),
spaceUsedMB decimal(9,2),
FreespaceMB decimal(9,2))

declare @mySQL nvarchar(2000)
DECLARE @dbName varchar(MAX)
DECLARE @cur_DBName CURSOR

SET @cur_DBName = CURSOR FOR
select name from sys.databases

OPEN @cur_DBName
FETCH NEXT
FROM @cur_DBName INTO @dbName
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
PRINT @dbName
if DATABASEPROPERTYEX(@dbName, 'status') = 'ONLINE'
begin
select @mySQL = 
    '
        use ' + @dbname + '
        INSERT INTO #dbfileInfo
        select
      name
    , filename
    , convert(decimal(12,2),round(a.size/128.000,2)) as FileSizeMB
    , convert(decimal(12,2),round(fileproperty(a.name,''SpaceUsed'')/128.000,2)) as SpaceUsedMB
    , convert(decimal(12,2),round((a.size-fileproperty(a.name,''SpaceUsed''))/128.000,2)) as FreeSpaceMB
    from dbo.sysfiles a
    '
    exec sp_executesql @mySQL
end
FETCH NEXT
FROM @cur_DBName INTO @dbName

END
CLOSE @cur_DBName
DEALLOCATE @cur_DBName
GO

select * from #dbfileInfo
drop table #dbfileInfo

    FileOutput

  • How to make Lite Speed Central database and Local repository in sync?

    If you have configured the LiteSpeed in your environment using the Lite Speed Central repository option, there will be a scenario when Lite Speed Central repository misses some data. To make the data available in central repository you can use the LiteSpeed local database and execute the below procedure to ensure that cenral repository comes in sync with the local repository.

    exec dbo.xp_replicate_activity_statistics

  • Permission required for SP_UpdateStats

    To update the statistics on the database you should either be DBO of that database or SysAdmin on SQL instance.
    SPUpdateStats

    If you want to grant the least permission instead of server level permission you make the user DBO of the database. You can do it from database properties windows as below.

    DBO

    You can also make the user DBO using below command.

    USE [My_Policy]
    GO
    EXEC dbo.sp_changedbowner @loginame = N’jugal’, @map = false
    GO