Does SQL 7.0 SP4 include security patch?

Does anyone know if the SQL Server 7.0 service pack 4 that you download from
Microsoft today include the 327068 Security Patch? Or do you have to
download and install it seperately?Hi Mike,
Check this article - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/327068. It says
specifically that:
Before you apply the patch, you must install SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack
4 (SP4)
Jonathan
Mike wrote:
> Does anyone know if the SQL Server 7.0 service pack 4 that you download fr
om
> Microsoft today include the 327068 Security Patch? Or do you have to
> download and install it seperately?
>

Does SP4 client work OK with SP3a server?

Can a SQL2000 SP4 client connect without problems to a SQL2000 SP3a server?
We are planning on updating all the client pcs to SP4 before we upgrade the
servers.
Thanks
Rondid you hear examnotes <Ron@.discussions.microsoft.com> say in
news:0D2D4D7E-7BAF-4600-A545-0B2FB6E82291@.microsoft.com:

> Can a SQL2000 SP4 client connect without problems to a SQL2000 SP3a
> server? We are planning on updating all the client pcs to SP4 before
> we upgrade the servers.
> Thanks
> Ron
I have a mix of 3a and 4 and my client db libs are 4. you should be ok.
(My 2)
Neil MacMurchy
http://spaces.msn.com/members/neilmacmurchy
http://spaces.msn.com/members/mctblogs|||You won't be able to use Query Analyzer's debugger against the SP3a
servers. In SP4, Microsoft upgraded the debugger to use the .NET
framework. Other than that, there should be no problems.
Josh
Ron wrote:
> Can a SQL2000 SP4 client connect without problems to a SQL2000 SP3a server
?
> We are planning on updating all the client pcs to SP4 before we upgrade th
e
> servers.
> Thanks
> Ronsql

Does SP4 client work OK with SP3a server?

Can a SQL2000 SP4 client connect without problems to a SQL2000 SP3a server?
We are planning on updating all the client pcs to SP4 before we upgrade the
servers.
Thanks
Rondid you hear =?Utf-8?B?Um9u?= <Ron@.discussions.microsoft.com> say in
news:0D2D4D7E-7BAF-4600-A545-0B2FB6E82291@.microsoft.com:
> Can a SQL2000 SP4 client connect without problems to a SQL2000 SP3a
> server? We are planning on updating all the client pcs to SP4 before
> we upgrade the servers.
> Thanks
> Ron
I have a mix of 3a and 4 and my client db libs are 4. you should be ok.
(My 2¢)
--
Neil MacMurchy
http://spaces.msn.com/members/neilmacmurchy
http://spaces.msn.com/members/mctblogs|||You won't be able to use Query Analyzer's debugger against the SP3a
servers. In SP4, Microsoft upgraded the debugger to use the .NET
framework. Other than that, there should be no problems.
Josh
Ron wrote:
> Can a SQL2000 SP4 client connect without problems to a SQL2000 SP3a server?
> We are planning on updating all the client pcs to SP4 before we upgrade the
> servers.
> Thanks
> Ron

Does MSDE (SP4) support Full Text Research?

How can i install eand run Full text research Service in Windows xp Sp2
hi,
S. Luca wrote:
> How can i install eand run Full text research Service in Windows xp
> Sp2
MSDE does not support (and provide) Full Text engine..
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.12.0 - DbaMgr ver 0.58.0
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
-- remove DMO to reply

does backup database need to specify file name?

hi, we are using SQL Server 2000 SP4, i am very new. Since i normally use
DB2, when i backup a database, i only need to designate the backup folder and
it will automatically generate the image file by using the timestamp as the
file name. But on SQL server, only specify the backup folder gives me error :
ODBC SQLState: 42000, cannot open backup device (which is the directory
name), device error, can some one help me on this?
thanks
Yes, you need to specify a file name. It is easy to generate using some TSQL code, though. For
example:
DECLARE @.f varchar(8000)
SET @.f = 'C:\temp\pubs' + CONVERT(char(8), CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 112) + '.bak'
BACKUP DATABASE pubs
TO DISK = @.f
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
Blog: http://solidqualitylearning.com/blogs/tibor/
"tulip" <tulip@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> hi, we are using SQL Server 2000 SP4, i am very new. Since i normally use
> DB2, when i backup a database, i only need to designate the backup folder and
> it will automatically generate the image file by using the timestamp as the
> file name. But on SQL server, only specify the backup folder gives me error :
> ODBC SQLState: 42000, cannot open backup device (which is the directory
> name), device error, can some one help me on this?
> thanks
|||but the backup image has not timestamp on it, only year, month, day, so if i
have multiple copies on the same day, what is the best way to distinct them?
thank you
|||I only posted an example. Read in Books Online about the CONVERT function and use a suitable
formatting code (3:rd parameter).
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
Blog: http://solidqualitylearning.com/blogs/tibor/
"tulip" <tulip@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> but the backup image has not timestamp on it, only year, month, day, so if i
> have multiple copies on the same day, what is the best way to distinct them?
> thank you
|||yes, i look at the third parameter, i try to use the one with time stamp
(e.g. 120), but they all contain space in the filename , which gives me error
,Cannot open backup device 'C:\2005-09-06 15:53:53.bak'. Device error or
device off-line. See the SQL Server error log for more details. how do you do
normally?
thanks
|||The character ":" is not allowed in a file name. That is the reason for your error message. Use
another style, or use REPLACE to change those characters to something else:
DECLARE @.f varchar(8000)
SET @.f = 'C:\temp\pubs ' + REPLACE(CONVERT(char(19), CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 120) + '.bak', ':', '.')
select @.f
BACKUP DATABASE pubs
TO DISK = @.f
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"tulip" <tulip@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:74896E89-E698-446E-9D34-65380179FDB3@.microsoft.com...
> yes, i look at the third parameter, i try to use the one with time stamp
> (e.g. 120), but they all contain space in the filename , which gives me error
> ,Cannot open backup device 'C:\2005-09-06 15:53:53.bak'. Device error or
> device off-line. See the SQL Server error log for more details. how do you do
> normally?
> thanks

does backup database need to specify file name?

hi, we are using SQL Server 2000 SP4, i am very new. Since i normally use
DB2, when i backup a database, i only need to designate the backup folder an
d
it will automatically generate the image file by using the timestamp as the
file name. But on SQL server, only specify the backup folder gives me error
:
ODBC SQLState: 42000, cannot open backup device (which is the directory
name), device error, can some one help me on this?
thanksYes, you need to specify a file name. It is easy to generate using some TSQL
code, though. For
example:
DECLARE @.f varchar(8000)
SET @.f = 'C:\temp\pubs' + CONVERT(char(8), CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 112) + '.bak'
BACKUP DATABASE pubs
TO DISK = @.f
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
Blog: http://solidqualitylearning.com/blogs/tibor/
"tulip" <tulip@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:43F3E954-4DA6-4D3F-8F76-88DF689BBADD@.microsoft.com...
> hi, we are using SQL Server 2000 SP4, i am very new. Since i normally use
> DB2, when i backup a database, i only need to designate the backup folder
and
> it will automatically generate the image file by using the timestamp as th
e
> file name. But on SQL server, only specify the backup folder gives me erro
r :
> ODBC SQLState: 42000, cannot open backup device (which is the directory
> name), device error, can some one help me on this?
> thanks|||but the backup image has not timestamp on it, only year, month, day, so if i
have multiple copies on the same day, what is the best way to distinct them?
thank you|||I only posted an example. Read in Books Online about the CONVERT function an
d use a suitable
formatting code (3:rd parameter).
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
Blog: http://solidqualitylearning.com/blogs/tibor/
"tulip" <tulip@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9F07F525-8E2B-4984-BB97-D9810B6F730F@.microsoft.com...
> but the backup image has not timestamp on it, only year, month, day, so if
i
> have multiple copies on the same day, what is the best way to distinct the
m?
> thank you|||yes, i look at the third parameter, i try to use the one with time stamp
(e.g. 120), but they all contain space in the filename , which gives me erro
r
,Cannot open backup device 'C:\2005-09-06 15:53:53.bak'. Device error or
device off-line. See the SQL Server error log for more details. how do you d
o
normally?
thanks|||The character ":" is not allowed in a file name. That is the reason for your
error message. Use
another style, or use REPLACE to change those characters to something else:
DECLARE @.f varchar(8000)
SET @.f = 'C:\temp\pubs ' + REPLACE(CONVERT(char(19), CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 120)
+ '.bak', ':', '.')
select @.f
BACKUP DATABASE pubs
TO DISK = @.f
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"tulip" <tulip@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:74896E89-E698-446E-9D34-65380179FDB3@.microsoft.com...
> yes, i look at the third parameter, i try to use the one with time stamp
> (e.g. 120), but they all contain space in the filename , which gives me er
ror
> ,Cannot open backup device 'C:\2005-09-06 15:53:53.bak'. Device error or
> device off-line. See the SQL Server error log for more details. how do you
do
> normally?
> thanks

does backup database need to specify file name?

hi, we are using SQL Server 2000 SP4, i am very new. Since i normally use
DB2, when i backup a database, i only need to designate the backup folder and
it will automatically generate the image file by using the timestamp as the
file name. But on SQL server, only specify the backup folder gives me error :
ODBC SQLState: 42000, cannot open backup device (which is the directory
name), device error, can some one help me on this?
thanksYes, you need to specify a file name. It is easy to generate using some TSQL code, though. For
example:
DECLARE @.f varchar(8000)
SET @.f = 'C:\temp\pubs' + CONVERT(char(8), CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 112) + '.bak'
BACKUP DATABASE pubs
TO DISK = @.f
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
Blog: http://solidqualitylearning.com/blogs/tibor/
"tulip" <tulip@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:43F3E954-4DA6-4D3F-8F76-88DF689BBADD@.microsoft.com...
> hi, we are using SQL Server 2000 SP4, i am very new. Since i normally use
> DB2, when i backup a database, i only need to designate the backup folder and
> it will automatically generate the image file by using the timestamp as the
> file name. But on SQL server, only specify the backup folder gives me error :
> ODBC SQLState: 42000, cannot open backup device (which is the directory
> name), device error, can some one help me on this?
> thanks|||but the backup image has not timestamp on it, only year, month, day, so if i
have multiple copies on the same day, what is the best way to distinct them?
thank you|||I only posted an example. Read in Books Online about the CONVERT function and use a suitable
formatting code (3:rd parameter).
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
Blog: http://solidqualitylearning.com/blogs/tibor/
"tulip" <tulip@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9F07F525-8E2B-4984-BB97-D9810B6F730F@.microsoft.com...
> but the backup image has not timestamp on it, only year, month, day, so if i
> have multiple copies on the same day, what is the best way to distinct them?
> thank you|||yes, i look at the third parameter, i try to use the one with time stamp
(e.g. 120), but they all contain space in the filename , which gives me error
,Cannot open backup device 'C:\2005-09-06 15:53:53.bak'. Device error or
device off-line. See the SQL Server error log for more details. how do you do
normally?
thanks|||The character ":" is not allowed in a file name. That is the reason for your error message. Use
another style, or use REPLACE to change those characters to something else:
DECLARE @.f varchar(8000)
SET @.f = 'C:\temp\pubs ' + REPLACE(CONVERT(char(19), CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, 120) + '.bak', ':', '.')
select @.f
BACKUP DATABASE pubs
TO DISK = @.f
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"tulip" <tulip@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:74896E89-E698-446E-9D34-65380179FDB3@.microsoft.com...
> yes, i look at the third parameter, i try to use the one with time stamp
> (e.g. 120), but they all contain space in the filename , which gives me error
> ,Cannot open backup device 'C:\2005-09-06 15:53:53.bak'. Device error or
> device off-line. See the SQL Server error log for more details. how do you do
> normally?
> thanks

Does AWE is needed ?

I have a server with Windows server 2003 enterprise edition, 6gb ram.
(32bit)
I installed SQL 2000 with SP4 on it, i configured it to use only 5gb of
memory.
Do i have to enable AWE for this box or this is enough for optimal
performance ?
my server show in the boot.ini "/PAE"
Thanks,,,Hi
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/274750
Aslo , read about hotfix
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899761
"Mahmoud Amin" <mm.amin@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:eE0c1aZYIHA.1212@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>I have a server with Windows server 2003 enterprise edition, 6gb ram.
>(32bit)
> I installed SQL 2000 with SP4 on it, i configured it to use only 5gb of
> memory.
> Do i have to enable AWE for this box or this is enough for optimal
> performance ?
> my server show in the boot.ini "/PAE"
> Thanks,,,
>