Linked server allows operation to multiple server as one query.

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How can I query data from a linked server, and pass it parameters to filter by?

I have a really big query that needs to be run on multiple databases, and the results appended to a temp table and returned. The basic syntax looks something like this: INSERT INTO #tmpTable (Id, ...
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How does “Be made using the login's current security context” pass the users password to remote server

Say you have a SQL Server with a "Linked Server" to another server - said "Linked Server" is set to use "Be made using the login's current security context" as its authentication model. How does the ...
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Linked Server Risks

I'm implementing a new feature which requires data from databases on multiple servers. I just need to union data from all these servers and sort it. The two options that come to mind are: Use linked ...
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SQL Server update query on linked server causing remote scan

I have a SQL Server 2012 setup as a linked server on a SQL Server 2008 server. The following queries executes in less than 1 second: SELECT kg.IdGarment FROM Products p INNER JOIN ...
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Working Linked Server Query fails in sp_send_dbmail

Take the following example: EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail @recipients = 'me@whatever.co.uk' , @query = 'SELECT TOP 10 * FROM LINKEDSERVERA.DATABASE.dbo.TABLE' , @attach_query_result_as_file = N'True' ...
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MySQL - run SELECT statement on another server without defining the table structure

In MySQL I can query information on another server using federated tables, as long as I've defined the same table structure locally. In MS SQL Server, however, I can run any SQL statement against a ...
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SQL Server Linked server query problem (group by)

I have been using an old SQL Server 2000 installation for a long time that is linked to several Oracle servers, and it all works very well. I am trying to migrate to SQL Server 2012 via SQL Server ...
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“Prelogin failure” when attempting to run stored procedure across linked server

I'm getting the below error when attempting to run a stored proc across a linked server that is going from Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (SP1) - 10.0.2531.0 (X64) to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (SP2) - ...
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Update Sql Server from Mysql

We have a website that stores form data in a web hosted MySQL database. Whenever form data is entered into the MySQL server tables I need update all necessary tables on our local SQL Server database. ...
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Linked server issue

I made a linked server between two sql server instances. The remote one I have very little control over. When I try a query I get this: Cannot obtain the schema rowset "DBSCHEMA_TABLES_INFO" for ...
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sp_testlinkedserver taking long time to time-out

I'm using the following code to check if a linked server is available before running queries on it: declare @srvr nvarchar(128), @retval int; set @srvr = 'my_linked_srvr'; begin try exec @retval ...
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What permissions are required to view the contents of a catalog on a remote server?

I defined a linked server from a SQL Server box to a MySQL box. I went through a very detailed set of instructions and steps, everything works like a charm when I am logged in. The linked server ...
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Cannot Check if the Access Database Engine is Installed and Configured

All, I want to check if the Access Database Engine is installed and linked to SQL Server. On my development machine (x64-bit) the following queries both show the Access Engine to be avalible as a ...
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Update excel sheets from SQL Server 2005 linked servers

I use SQL Server linked servers to connect to Excel 2003 multiple tabs workbook. After connected, I have not problem to use select statement like: select * FROM OPENQUERY(TEST, 'select * from [fist ...
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EXECUTE AS over Linked Servers

I have a front end that logs into the DB as "logInA", and only has permission to "schemaA" stored procs, which use EXECUTE AS "logInB", (I have also tried EXECUTE AS 'DBO'), to handle all the business ...
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SQL Server link to linked server

My client has a Visual FoxPro database that needs to co-mingle with SQL Server data (SELECT only, no updates or deletes). After quite a bit of searching I found the VFP OLEDB provider doesn't work ...