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November 2009 - Posts

Parameter gets converted in execution plan, when you explicitly define a different datatype for the parameter

Consider this scenario: You are trying to identify why a query like this is performing poorly: UPDATE table SET column1 = 0 WHERE table .column2 = @Parameter Where the @Parameter is explicitly specified as datatype VARCHAR(10) and the column2 is defined

Msg 7399 – OLE DB provider “MSDASQL” - The provider reported an unexpected catastrophic failure

Consider this scenario: - You have setup a linked server by using the MSDASQL provider - You are sometimes getting this error: Msg 7399, Level 16, State 1, Line 1 The OLE DB provider "MSDASQL" for linked server "XXXXXX" reported an error. The provider
 
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