Sql Server 2005

Error :- Application 'Search', Catalog 'index file on the search server Search'

Patrick Olurotimi Ige — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:49:33 GMT

The Network admin guys did some windows patch update on the WSS v3 - OS - Windows 2003 server
Until after logging on to the site tried doing some searching and Oops no search results returned

So i taught sure the services has stopped or i have to restart the service but after checking the services on the OS and the
Sharepoint Central Admin everything thing looks ok. Well its time to look for a fix

So what next and where to start .
First was this Microsoft Support site: but didn't solve the problem.
They were also solutions saying i should restart the search service.But also didn't work. Some posts said it worked for them so its worth trying
I also made sure i went to my Sql Server 2005 > Security > Logins > Made sure my Service account and the content access (domain accts e.g mydomain\WSSSearch )have min dbreader access to the WSS_Content and WSS_Search database.Still no luck
Until i found this Ivans' blog(thx Ivan) that recomended changing the Service Account username and password to match the Content Access Account details from the Sharepoint Central Admin > Opertations > Services on Server. Click OK on the bottom of the page and wait five minutes. and bingo it worked

Keep Sharepointing

The SQL Server Service Broker for the current database is not enabled -when using SqlCacheDependency

Patrick Olurotimi Ige — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:18:29 GMT

I was in the process of using SqlSiteMapProvider class today by jeff which is a new feature of ASP.NET 2.0 and i have always wanted to try this out
My main goal is to have a database driven site navigation interface with a securitytrimming feature which i know is possible

But after running the sql script to insert some sample tables to the DB and setting upt the project in VS 2005.
Ran F5 to run a sample page and bingo error:

The SQL Server Service Broker for the current database is not enabled

After doing some search i saw a post that said you just have to run the below from query analyzer:

ALTER DATABASE DatabaseName SET ENABLE_BROKER;

But the query kept running for minutes and never stopped.So i taught there must be some conflicts.
So i started looking for a way to force the close off conflicting sessions.

So i ran
ALTER DATABASE DatabaseName SET NEW_BROKER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE;
and then
ALTER DATABASE Databasename SET ENABLE_BROKER;

and then the query ran successfully

make sure you run:

SELECT is_broker_enabled FROM sys.databases WHERE name = 'DatabaseName'

to get the correct value : is_broker_enabled = 1

Hope that helps

Standard Reports in 2005 Sql Server management Studio

Patrick Olurotimi Ige — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:46:22 GMT

I came across this full list of standard report at:
Reports full list
I think this is very handy for Developers and will increase prodcutivity.
A good organization should make use of this :)

Comparisons Between Crystal Reports and SQL Server Reporting Services

Patrick Olurotimi Ige — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:54:48 GMT

I have been using Sql Server Reporting Services for a whie now and i have been out looking for a detailed comparison between Crystal Reports and Sql Server Reporting Serrvices.
I finally found this detailed article at devx.com

So i decied to share with other developers out there.
Enjoy.

New datetime datatypes in SQL Server 2008 (aka Katmai)

Patrick Olurotimi Ige — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:35:38 GMT

To all Sql Server devlopers .DBA's etc..
I came across this article describing about some useful and new datatypes in SQL SERVER 2008
Like date, time, datetime, datetime2 and datetimeoffset datatypes
You can get to it here .Although the article is based on SQL Server 2008 - Nov CTP but lets hope it will be in the finished product.
Hope it will make your jobs easier

Top 10 SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and DTS tips

Patrick Olurotimi Ige — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 07:10:58 GMT

I was just surfing around the net looking for resources on SSIS and i came across this fantastic tips here
Happy coding

SQL Server DO's and DON'Ts

Patrick Olurotimi Ige — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:42:05 GMT

I came across this article on codeproject and i found it very helpful when writing queries against
SQL SERVER it simples guides you what to avoid and guides to writing good sql queries.
You can go through the article here
I know its difficult keeping the rules but its possible.
I'm out looking for a SQL SERVER 2005 DO's and DON'TS since alot has changed

Nice to have Sql Server 2005 tool TableDiff.exe

Patrick Olurotimi Ige — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:26:14 GMT

I must say this is a nice to tool to have.There are times when you just need to
see a table difference.This would help you work smarter.
You can see a screeshot of it here.

And you can download it here

Enjoy

sql server error "The database principal owns a schema in the database, and cannot be dropped."

Patrick Olurotimi Ige — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:44:10 GMT

In SQL Server 2005, if you try to drop a database user by right-clicking the user name and clicking Delete, you may encounter an error as follows.
"The database principal owns a schema in the database, and cannot be dropped. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 15138).

This problem normally occurs when a user owns a schema and you are trying to delete the user.
There are many workarounds for these one is

Using the GUI in "Object Explorer" (MS SQL Management Studio) Expand the [databasename] / Security.
Click on Schemas.
In summary window, determine which Schema(s) are owned by the user and either change the owner or remove the Scheme(s).
The user can then be deleted.

Or using AdventureWorks DB you can for example:-

USE AdventureWorks;
GO
ALTER SCHEMA HumanResources TRANSFER Person.Address;
Go




And HAPPY GO LUCKY

Error The user is not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection

Patrick Olurotimi Ige — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:28:16 GMT

When installing Sql Server 2005/2000 you propbably had options of installing it using Mixed mode Authentication (Sql server and Windows Authentication or Windows Authentication.

But i think i must have chosen Windows Auth since its recommended and more secured.So on my Sql Server 2005 i created a user login and gave some it some access to some database,table objects etc..

Only when i tried logging in using the username i got the error "Error The user is not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection".

I was already pulling my hair out since i knew sql 2005 has some other secure features and new configs involved.
But at the end i figured it out that it was trying to use an acct which it wasn't configured.I did switch the Authentication to mixed mode and it worked like a charm.

To do the switch just expand to your datbase instance right click properties and go to security or something related in sql 2005.

Hope this will save someone elses time