Discover how to limit the size of the trace file in SQL Server Profiler and how to specify whether the file rolls over when it reaches maximum size. [!INCLUDE SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance] ...

On the File menu, point to New, and then click Project. Select Analysis Server Scripts project template and then specify a name and location for the new project. Right-click Connections to create a ...

Learn how to handle errors and exceptions in SQL scripts for database automation using best practices and techniques such as TRY-CATCH, RAISERROR, transactions, logging, testing, and coding.

Another important step to write readable and reliable SQL scripts is to follow the SQL syntax and formatting rules. SQL syntax rules define how to write valid SQL statements, such as using commas ...

Now that you’ve automated the fetching of your flat file via FTP, the next step is to automatically import that file into SQL Server. To do this, we’ll use an SQL Server Agent Job.

SQL Server 2005's Management Studio offers lots of new functionality, but you can't always use a GUI. Sometimes you need to run a script from the command line, especially for an upgrade or install ...