SQL Server 2022 Express Install Issues
I am a non tech savvy student trying to install SQL Server 2022 Express for class and I am running into issues, looking for help. It gets all the way through the install process and gives me "Unable to install SQL Server (setup.exe) Exit code (Decimal): -2061893606Error description: Wait in the Database Engine recovery handle Failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes" and C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20250903_162628 I have fully uninstalled anything related to SQL and reinstalled multiple times with no success. I reset windows, no luck. Any help would be appreciated.
To call a VBA script from a T-SQL procedure
I have the following (unusual) task: I need my T-SQL procedure to somehow call a VBA script. The VBA should copy all content of a certain sheet of an input Excel file into a certain sheet of an output Excel file. The physical full path of the input Excel file is available only in the T-SQL procedure. Therefore, the procedure should somehow pass the file path into the VBA script. How can I do that?
adding computed column to MS SQL
would like to check how to add a computed column with the following requirement Column value will be C-yyyyMMdd-0001 where date will be from the CreatedDate column in the same table. 0001 is an auto-incremental value based on when the record is inserted on the same day eg, the first record added on 23/08/2025, the computed column will be C-20250823-0001. As the table may already contain existing data, a SQL script may also be necessary to update this new column with the correct value.SQL Server - SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD and Unbalanced NUMA Node Usage
Hi everyone, we've faced an unusual behavior on our SQL Server and would like to understand the cause and how to manage it properly. Our DB Server is a physical server with 64 cores (128 logical CPUs) and 4 NUMA nodes. During a peak in application requests/session, we noticed a significant increase in SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD waits, with an unusual distribution of CPU load: only 2 NUMA nodes were heavily saturated, while the others remained underutilized. Our main questions are: At what point does SQL Server assign the execution NUMA node to a session/process? During connection establishment? When the statement starts executing? If processor affinity is left at its default setting (not manually configured at the instance level), what metrics can we monitor to better understand and manage this behavior? Any insights or experiences with similar cases would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
SQL Server Config Manager Error "MMC could not create the snap-in"
Hi, I have seen this error elsewhere online. I have gone to mmc to enable the snap in and I still have had no fix. My computer is running Windows Server 2022, SQL Server Express 2022, and SSMS. I have reinstalled, repaired, and all of the other tricks. Help!
Creating LinkedServer between On-Prem SQL to Azure SQL MI
Hi, is it possible to use security option (Be made using the login's current security context )with lnikedserver from on-prem SQL to MI ? Our MI is enabled for windows auth and we are successfully connect MI in SSMS using windows auth from on-prem client. when I use this option in linkedserver and try to access linked server with windows auth I get following error. Login failed for user '<token-identified principal>'. Reason: Could not find a user matching the name provided
Query Help to show record in single row
Hi All, need help with an SQL query. Currently we are getting Start and End BNames on separate rows. DECLARE @tblData TABLE (BName varchar(50), StartDate varchar(10), StartTime varchar(10), EndDate varchar(10), EndTime varchar(10)) INSERT INTO @tblData (BName, StartDate, StartTime) VALUES ('STAT Start','02/20/2025','00:34:02') INSERT INTO @tblData (BName, StartDate, StartTime) VALUES ('STAT End','02/20/2025','00:40:36') INSERT INTO @tblData (BName, StartDate, StartTime) VALUES ('CDS Start','02/20/2025','00:40:38') INSERT INTO @tblData (BName, StartDate, StartTime) VALUES ('CDS End','02/20/2025','00:47:26') INSERT INTO @tblData (BName, StartDate, StartTime) VALUES ('LED Start','02/20/2025','00:40:42') INSERT INTO @tblData (BName, StartDate, StartTime) VALUES ('LED Start','02/20/2025','00:54:28') Current Output: EXPECTED OUTPUT: The EndDate and EndTime I want it displayed in the same row where BName like '% Start' I tried to do this through cursor by updating the EndDate and EndTime, but that is not working. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!
