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Unable to install msoledbsql despite installing the visual c++ redistributable prerequisite

I am trying to use Visual Studio 2022 to successfully load and build an SSIS package that targets SQL Server 2016. Documentation suggests that this is indeed supported. Per the online docs (https://...
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where/how do I specify sql server file groups in visual studio?

I see that there is a drop down list box in in the project properties to chose the default file group but PRIMARY seems my only choice Where can I define other File groups?
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SSIS OLE DB Destination REPLACE instead of INSERT

The information flowing from an OLE DB Source to an OLE DB Destination is getting inserted, allowing duplicate records to be submitted after the package is run. Is there a good way to replace these ...
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Reading from .sql file located in Visual Studio repository

A user.sql file which contains USE [database] GO -- Legacy users cleanup DROP USER IF EXISTS [dw]; etc... is located at the repository: https://company.visualstudio.com/Database/_git/Azure?path=etc... ...
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SSIS : Load and Create table dynamically from excel macro xlsm file

I have a vendor who sends excel macro file every Friday. For each month the column header will change. Below is the example of files for each month: Every time we receive a file there will be always 5 ...
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Exact match find or filter in "Oracle Explorer" in Visual Studio Code

VS Code is an IDE of choice for some of my colleagues and they install the Oracle Developer Tools extension. We work with a database with too many tables and it's often hard to find tables in the &...
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SQL server job agent fails to execute SSIS package, the package runs fine manually

I have a job which executes two packages. Step 1 is a package which is no longer executing under the job agent although it was executing fine before the server reboot. The package executes fine ...
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Define custom visibility order for dimensions' attributes on SSAS and PowerBI

I'm using Visual Studio 2019 to design some datamarts on SSAS to them use PowerBI to make data analysis. In both VS and PowerBI, dimensions and their attributes are being listed on alphabetical order. ...
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Error starting localDb on Windows 11

I installed Windows 11 on a brand new NUC, then installed all updates. Installed Visual Studio 2022 CE and SSMS (v 18.10) I attempted to start the localDB which is assume was installed as part of ...
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SSIS transforming numbers with decimal comma to decimal dot

I'm trying to create a very basic package that copies data from my SQL server into an Excel file. The data that comes from the server comes with a decimal comma (e.g. 1234,56) - that is how I want it, ...
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Visual Studio Data Tools (SSDT) schema comparison tool does not match database objects

I am using Visual Studio Pro 2019 (16.9.4) and SQL Server Data Tools (16.0.62103.10080) but this happens since the beginning of Visual Studio 2019. I use the Schema Comparison tool to compare ...
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How to recover missing SQL auto-recover files in SSMS (Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio) after unexpected shutdown

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) closed unexpectedly. Many SQL files were open. When SSMS was restarted, it did reopen some auto-recover files, but not all of them, especially one in particular. ...
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Cube won't deploy

I was able to deploy a large cube (with 2 dimensions and 1 measure) in Analysis services server but only after setting configuration error options for both dimensions and the measure (through the ...
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Is there option to build dacpac only when there are changes? [closed]

I'm using Visual Studio 2019 to build sql project. The issue is that building and deploying the dacpac to our database takes up most of our deployment time, when a lot of times, there are no changes ...
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Visual Studio Data Tools (SSDT) schema comparison tool seems like it's not working correctly

I recently started using the SSDT schema and data and comparison tools. For years I was using Red Gate's SQL Compare and SQL Data Compare, but I figured the VS tools are probably enough and figured I ...
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Identifying elements in SSIS package built in MS Visual Studio 2008

I recognize that these are variables, but I am not sure how to add these elements to the package (or how they are added to begin with), what effect that have or even how to manipulate them. No right ...
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Annotations for SSIS

Forgive me if this is an inappropriate question for this forum (being DBA and all, I thought it may fit). I have an SSIS package that I've recently upgraded and moved from BIDS to VS 2019. It's a very ...
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SSIS cannot deploy package to SQL server - An error occurred during decryption 15466

After recovering and re-importing a backup of a SQL Server 2019 instance none of my SSIS packages will deploy from Visual Studio. Whenever I try and deploy I get the error =============================...
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Excluding database objects from a DacPac database deployment?

As I understand it, a sql server DacPac (visual studio data-tier app) applies to the entire database that it's deployed in. However, for my particular database, I have some tables and stored procs ...
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How do I copy a SQL Server Database Schema and Objects between servers using VS2019

I've inherited a database with about 1500 tables, and 3600+ objects overall. I want to copy the schema - and just the schema - across to a different server, where I can get it into source control (TFS)...
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MySQL - "Visual Studio must be installed" - but it is?

When using the MySQL installer, it says "Visual Studio version 2015, 2017 or 2019 must be installed". I have installed Visual Studio 2019 and "MySQL for Visual Studio", but it ...
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I am getting this error : "Error 102 : non-boolean type specified in a context where a condition is expected" for this request : [closed]

private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { con.Open(); SqlCommand cmd = con.CreateCommand(); cmd.CommandType = CommandType.Text; cmd.CommandText = "delete from MYDB ...
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How to find a list of local MS SQL Servers?

I looked at How can I determine installed SQL Server instances and their versions? already but CMD returns nothing: C:\Windows\system32>sqlcmd -L C:\Windows\system32> But when using Visual ...
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In a DacPac deployment, if a stored procedure that is called by another stored procedure is updated, is the calling stored proc also redeployed?

I noticed that, in my DacPac, after a deployment, two stored procs were given a modified date on sys.objects, almost to the same millisecond. However, I would only expect one of them to have this, ...
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invalid syntax and invalid column

first picture i dont know why i keep getting this error i have no idea how to fix it...either i get this error or invalid column name -_- the invalid column error i get only on the item 'tosai' this ...
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Does visual studio (2015 or above) needs to be installed in a server in order to transfer/create SSIS packages there?

At work we have an old server and we're moving everything from there to our new server. We're a very small team, and one of my team-members says without visual studio 2015 in the new server he can not ...
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SSRS Report returning old data

I have created and tested a report in Visual Studio and it returns data from a SQL server database. Once uploaded to SSRS, the report returns old data. What would I need to check as it appears the ...
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SSDT Schema Compare shows same objects to add and delete in destination

When using schema compare, it shows the objects in dbo schema as objects to add in destination and same objects to delete as well. After inspecting the definitions, they appear to be the same. Why ...
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SQLPackage resets database recovery model

I am using SQLPackage.exe with database publish profiles to deploy database changes to DEV and QC instances. I have databases in simple recovery mode. But when I deploy changes using SQLPackage, it ...
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Where does master.dacpac come from in VS 2019?

We have some build tasks that run and for the life of me I can't figure out why the ms build tools isn't installing the master.dacpac file needed for the master and system dacpac files. Here's where ...
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Add SQL Server Level Login in master Database using Visual Studio 2019

I'm trying to add sever login in Azure SQL Server using Visual Studio 2019 SQL Project with SSDT and deploy it using Azure Devops by building CICD pipeline. The rest database object (e.g. tables, ...
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Aggregating data in .net SQL

I'm converting a database originally written in MS Access VBA to .net and many of the SQL statements that worked in Access don't work in .net. My data set is standard stock market daily information ...
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VS 2019 - Schema Compare - "The certificate chain was issued by an authority that is not trusted" when TrustServerCertificate=True

I'm trying to do a schema compare in VS 2019 with Active Directory Password Authentication. The account I'm using works in SSMS, but fails in VS with the following error, even when ...
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I gave 3 large Excel files need to be loaded in Single SQL table

I have 3 large Excel files each sized 56896 KB, I need to load all 3 files into same SQL table. what is better way to handle? since My excel has more data, my excel hang up when I open and search any ...
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SSRS 2016 / VS 2015 Editing text in tablix's textbox very slow in designer

Same issue as described here: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/f6bf89cd-75de-49f9-8a3a-743419ecd631/ssrs-2016-editing-text-in-a-textbox-very-slow-in-the-designer?forum=...
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How to change "deployment target version" on SSIS 2019?

I am experiencing the following errors when using the "Transfer SQL Server Objects" task in SSIS on Visual Studio 2019: An exception occurred in SMO Value cannot be null. Parameter name: server ...
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Publishing database changes with SSDT that include adding columns to existing table to the target database through Project

Publishing database changes with SSDT that include adding columns to the existing table in the target database(which was previously created through SSDT).Instead of creating a new SSDT database. ...
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Visual Studio Code Postgres SQL Connection

I would like to use Visual Studio Code to preform my PostgreSQL queries, and general DB maintenance as an alternative to pgAdmin4. I have read the documentation included with the appropriate extention ...
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SSIS : Null value for date keeps failing

I have a sequence container and in that sequence container I have select that is passing through data into a foreach loop container. The problem arises with one of the columns that's a date datatype. ...
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Drop and Recreate All Objects in Database Project

I have a database project in Visual Studio Team Services Git, and want to deploy into database on actual server. (a) Is there setting in publish profile, to drop all objects and recreate? (b) or is ...
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What does @RC mean in SSDT SQL Server Unit Testing?

In Sql Server Unit Testing, SSDT, what does @RC stand for? Does it mean Row Count, or Row Column? Team wants to understand, we have been using it for long time, good tool which works, just curious.
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SSRS Web Reference Service Not Found

I'm attempting to add a Web Reference to my Visual Studio Web API to link my existing SSRS server to said API. I'm on the Add Web Reference page and I enter the proper URL and the webpage appears in ...
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SSRS Rectangle visibility based on Parameter Value

I am creating a Report in SSRS. Its a Dynamic 2011 CRM Report. I have created some Tables. And some Rectangles. Each Rectangle contains some Tables. Also there is a Parameter that contains value from ...
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Visual Studio extract database values to excel with header text!

I am trying to extract the values from an mdf database to excel, but i can't display the header texts(title fields). I can only view the values. In order to make this work i need a query like this ...
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SQL how to remove duplicate results from same table

I created an sql table on visual studio for visual basic, where i can put dynamic data every time i click on a button. I get the table results from textboxes and one datagridview with values(quantity,...
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'The INSERT statement conflicted with the FOREIGN KEY constraint

I am wanting to add insert into my uspInsertUserRoles procedure: CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[uspInsertUserRoles] @RoleID INT, @UserID INT AS BEGIN INSERT INTO tblUserRoles(RoleID, ...
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Visual Studio SSDT Ignore Query Store Options in Publish Profile

Is there any way in Visual Studio SSDT Publish Profile, to Totally Ignore Query Store Options Completely? It keeps asking us to Rerun publish code below. I go to Database advanced settings, and turn ...
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SQL Visual Studio Find and Replace in Publish Profile

We have source control in Visual Studio Database Projects (SSDT). To make cross database references, we utilize something like this below in Project References. We need Project references, since ...
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Reinitialize Table Values in SQL SSDT Unit Testing

I am creating SQL Server Unit Tests. We are testing various stored procedures. In Unit testing principles, it is good practice to setup a small database table, populate values, and tear down (...
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Make SQL Server SSDT Database Project Reference Different in Publish Profile

In a SSDT Database project, I know how to publish the Self-Database to different locations. I can change eg, the Customer database name in the Publish profile. Example In: Dev Environment: will ...
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