Hints and Tips – Jim Salasek's SQL Server Blog

Using dbatools to import csv data to your database: Import-DbaCsv

Often you will get a “csv” file from someone to load into your Sql Server database. There are many ways to do this including: SSIS, using the import tool from SSMS, etc. Now there is another way using Import-DbaCsv from dbatools.

Using dbatools to check server disk space: Get-DbaDiskSpace

If you want to check how much free space you have on your Sql Server, you can just Remote Desktop in and check right? Yes, but I will show you an easier way using dbatools and a way to check multiple servers at once!

Using dbatools to check your most recent backup

In a previous post DBATOOLS.IO….A DBA timesaver/luxury, I showed you how to install and ran through a quick demo of a very useful tool called dbatools. It has over 500 very useful DBA commands and today I am going to show you one I use often that restores your last backup.

DBATOOLS.IO….A DBA timesaver/luxury

The next few posts I am going to write about are about the awesome tool called DBATOOLS. It is an open source tool, created by Chrissy LeMaire and the SQL Server community and can be found here: https://dbatools.io/

POWERSHELL? Do not be afraid, I will show you how easy it is to install and some useful commands I use daily that are truly timesavers across my SQL Server universe.

SQL Server track Backup Database progress

Occasionally you will kick off a backup in the middle of the day and you want to track the progress so you know when it will finish.

SSIS: The Script Task “xxxx” uses version 15.0 script that is not supported in this release of Integration Services

What is this error message and how do you fix it? I had a script task in one of my SSIS packages and when I deployed it and tried to run it I received this message:

Load multiple Excel Tabs:Error: There was an exception while loading Script Task from XML: System.Exception:
The Script Task "ST_9a61fb4231de4386a89bc7783e2f024b" uses version 15.0 script that is not supported in this release of Integration Services. To run the package, use the Script Task to create a new VSTA script. In most cases, scripts are converted automatically to use a supported version, when you open a SQL Server Integration Services package in %SQL_PRODUCT_SHORT_NAME% Integration Services. at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Tasks.ScriptTask.ScriptTask.LoadFromXML(XmlElement elemProj, IDTSInfoEvents events)

OpenRowset Msg 15281, Level 16

On some servers when you try to load an Excel file using OpenRowset, you will get this delightful error:

Msg 15281, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
SQL Server blocked access to STATEMENT ‘OpenRowset/OpenDatasource’ of component ‘Ad Hoc Distributed Queries’ because this component is turned off as part of the security configuration for this server. A system administrator
can enable the use of ‘Ad Hoc Distributed Queries’ by using sp_configure. For more information about enabling ‘Ad Hoc Distributed Queries’, search for ‘Ad Hoc Distributed Queries’ in SQL Server Books Online.

SSRS: Create a running total using RunningValue

In many reports, you need to have a column that shows the balance and it needs to show the running total for all of the data that shows up.

Modify SSRS Subscription Retries

When a SSRS subscription fails to run successfully, it will automatically retry 3 times with 15 minutes between runs. This is a good default, but sometimes you want to change those settings. Below I will show you how.

Unable to enlist in the transaction using a Linked Server. Msg 7391, Level 16, State 2

Here is problem you may encounter using a Linked Server connecting to an Oracle Database. I was trying to create a table in SQL Server with data from an Oracle database using a Linked Server and I received this error: Unable to enlist in the transaction Msg 7391, Level 16, State 2

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