Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services

I understand that this is available for free but I have not been able to find it for downloading. Can anyone point me in the right direction for this? Do you know does it really require alot of resources like I have been reading. People recomending a seperate SQL box just for thes reporting services. Please advise.

You can download evaluaiton copy from here.

Also you can download SP2 for RS 2000 here.

|||Thank you.... but my understanding was that I could get a regular copy vs. evaluation copy for free. Microsoft was letting SQL 2000 users have the reporting services until they upgraded to SQL 2005 which would have it in it. Do you know where you can get a regular copy?|||I am curious where this was mentioned. As far as your performance question, it is true that processing reports is an intensive task. However, a single box should more than enough to handle low to medium report loads. Besides, it will save you money if you host the database engine on the same server.

Microsoft JDBC Driver XA Problem

Hi,
I have applied XA support via the dll and script...but now I got the
following error. Anyone can point me a direction to fix this?
Thanks,
j-
20:44:06 [tyrex.resource.n3-db] [main] [transaction server is recovering] []
[] ERROR - Failed to create connection for default user
java.sql.SQLException: [Microsoft][SQLServer 2000 Driver for
JDBC][SQLServer]xa_open (0) returns -3
at com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseExceptions.createExcep tion(Unknown
Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseExceptions.getExceptio n(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.tds.TDSRequest.proces sErrorToken(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.tds.TDSRequest.proces sReplyToken(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.tds.TDSRPCRequest.pro cessReplyToken(Unknown
Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.tds.TDSRequest.proces sReply(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerImplStatemen t.getNextResultType(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseStatement.commonTransi tionToState(Unknown
Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseStatement.postImplExec ute(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BasePreparedStatement.post ImplExecute(Unknown
Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseStatement.commonExecut e(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseStatement.executeUpdat eInternal(Unknown Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BasePreparedStatement.exec uteUpdate(Unknown Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbcx.sqlserver.SQLServerImplXAResou rce.executeXaRpc(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbcx.sqlserver.SQLServerImplXAResou rce.executeXaRpc(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbcx.sqlserver.SQLServerImplXAResou rce.open(Unknown Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbcx.base.BaseXAConnection.<init>(U nknown Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbcx.base.BaseXADataSource.getXACon nection(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbcx.sqlserver.SQLServerDataSource. getXAConnection(Unknown
Source)
at
tyrex.resource.jdbc.ConnectionPool.createPooledCon nection(ConnectionPool.java:841)
at
tyrex.resource.jdbc.ConnectionPool.completeInit(Co nnectionPool.java:256)
at
tyrex.resource.jdbc.ConnectionPool.<init>(Connecti onPool.java:222)
at
tyrex.resource.jdbc.DataSourceConfig.createResourc e_(DataSourceConfig.java:237)
at
tyrex.resource.ResourceConfig.createResource(Resou rceConfig.java:390)
at tyrex.resource.Resources.getResource(Resources.jav a:235)
at
tyrex.tm.impl.TransactionServerImpl.recover(Transa ctionServerImpl.java:582)
at
com.intalio.n3.common.tyrex.TyrexModule.initialize (TyrexModule.java:130)
at
com.intalio.n3.common.module.ModulesManager.initia lizeModule(ModulesManager.java:373)
at
com.intalio.n3.common.module.ModulesManager.initia lizeAllModules(ModulesManager.java:263)
at com.intalio.n3.Main.start(Main.java:454)
at com.intalio.n3.Main.main(Main.java:239)
20:44:09 [tyrex.resource.n3-db] [main] [null] [] [] ERROR - Failed to create
connection for default user java.sql.SQLException: [Microsoft][SQLServer
2000 Driver for JDBC][SQLServer]xa_open (0) returns -3
at com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseExceptions.createExcep tion(Unknown
Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseExceptions.getExceptio n(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.tds.TDSRequest.proces sErrorToken(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.tds.TDSRequest.proces sReplyToken(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.tds.TDSRPCRequest.pro cessReplyToken(Unknown
Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.tds.TDSRequest.proces sReply(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbc.sqlserver.SQLServerImplStatemen t.getNextResultType(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseStatement.commonTransi tionToState(Unknown
Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseStatement.postImplExec ute(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BasePreparedStatement.post ImplExecute(Unknown
Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseStatement.commonExecut e(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseStatement.executeUpdat eInternal(Unknown Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BasePreparedStatement.exec uteUpdate(Unknown Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbcx.sqlserver.SQLServerImplXAResou rce.executeXaRpc(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbcx.sqlserver.SQLServerImplXAResou rce.executeXaRpc(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbcx.sqlserver.SQLServerImplXAResou rce.open(Unknown Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbcx.base.BaseXAConnection.<init>(U nknown Source)
at com.microsoft.jdbcx.base.BaseXADataSource.getXACon nection(Unknown
Source)
at
com.microsoft.jdbcx.sqlserver.SQLServerDataSource. getXAConnection(Unknown
Source)
at
tyrex.resource.jdbc.ConnectionPool.createPooledCon nection(ConnectionPool.java:841)
at
tyrex.resource.jdbc.ConnectionPool.completeInit(Co nnectionPool.java:256)
at
tyrex.resource.jdbc.ConnectionPool.<init>(Connecti onPool.java:222)
at
tyrex.resource.jdbc.DataSourceConfig.createResourc e_(DataSourceConfig.java:237)
at
tyrex.resource.ResourceConfig.createResource(Resou rceConfig.java:390)
at tyrex.resource.Resources.getResource(Resources.jav a:235)
at
tyrex.tm.impl.TransactionServerImpl.recover(Transa ctionServerImpl.java:626)
at
com.intalio.n3.common.tyrex.TyrexModule.initialize (TyrexModule.java:130)
at
com.intalio.n3.common.module.ModulesManager.initia lizeModule(ModulesManager.java:373)
at
com.intalio.n3.common.module.ModulesManager.initia lizeAllModules(ModulesManager.java:263)
at com.intalio.n3.Main.start(Main.java:454)
at com.intalio.n3.Main.main(Main.java:239)
20:44:10 [n3.common.module] [main] [null] [] [] WARN - Failed the initialize
module 'TransactionManager'
20:44:10 [n3.common.module] [main] [null] [] [] FATAL - ModulesManager
tyrex.resource.ResourceException: java.sql.SQLException:
[Microsoft][SQLServer 2000 Driver for JDBC][SQLServer]xa_open (0) returns -3
at
tyrex.resource.jdbc.ConnectionPool.<init>(Connecti onPool.java:225)
at
tyrex.resource.jdbc.DataSourceConfig.createResourc e_(DataSourceConfig.java:237)
at
tyrex.resource.ResourceConfig.createResource(Resou rceConfig.java:390)
at tyrex.resource.Resources.getResource(Resources.jav a:235)
at
tyrex.tm.impl.TransactionServerImpl.recover(Transa ctionServerImpl.java:582)
at
com.intalio.n3.common.tyrex.TyrexModule.initialize (TyrexModule.java:130)
at
com.intalio.n3.common.module.ModulesManager.initia lizeModule(ModulesManager.java:373)
at
com.intalio.n3.common.module.ModulesManager.initia lizeAllModules(ModulesManager.java:263)
at com.intalio.n3.Main.start(Main.java:454)
at com.intalio.n3.Main.main(Main.java:239)
Jay Shen wrote:
> Hi,
> I have applied XA support via the dll and script...but now I got the
> following error. Anyone can point me a direction to fix this?
> Thanks,
> j-
> 20:44:06 [tyrex.resource.n3-db] [main] [transaction server is recovering] []
> [] ERROR - Failed to create connection for default user
> java.sql.SQLException: [Microsoft][SQLServer 2000 Driver for
> JDBC][SQLServer]xa_open (0) returns -3
> at com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseExceptions.createExcep tion(Unknown
Hi Jay,
Seems, that you haven't started the DTC (Distributed Transaction
Coordinator) service. This service is installed during the
MS SQL Server 2000 installation but with start type 'manual'.
BTW: which user do you use to connetc to the database ? If you don't
use sa (which would be a good idea) have in mind, that XA recovery is
only allowed for a system administrator. To allow all users to perform
XA recovery, you have to add the EXEC permission to PUBLIC for the
stored procedure xp_jdbc_recover (part of extended stored procedures) in
the master database.
Best,
Manfred
|||Thanks a lot, Manfred.
I did apply the suggestion to grant the rights. But for some reason, I am
still getting the same errors...weird...
"Manfred Rosenboom" <marochess@.gmx.de> wrote in message
news:d3dpcu$d6c$1@.nntp.fujitsu-siemens.com...
> Jay Shen wrote:
> Hi Jay,
> Seems, that you haven't started the DTC (Distributed Transaction
> Coordinator) service. This service is installed during the
> MS SQL Server 2000 installation but with start type 'manual'.
> BTW: which user do you use to connetc to the database ? If you don't
> use sa (which would be a good idea) have in mind, that XA recovery is
> only allowed for a system administrator. To allow all users to perform
> XA recovery, you have to add the EXEC permission to PUBLIC for the stored
> procedure xp_jdbc_recover (part of extended stored procedures) in the
> master database.
> Best,
> Manfred
|||| From: "Jay Shen" <jay_shen@.msn.com>
| References: <eGLZClkPFHA.248@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl>
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| Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:13:59 -0700
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|
| Thanks a lot, Manfred.
|
| I did apply the suggestion to grant the rights. But for some reason, I am
| still getting the same errors...weird...
|
| "Manfred Rosenboom" <marochess@.gmx.de> wrote in message
| news:d3dpcu$d6c$1@.nntp.fujitsu-siemens.com...
| > Jay Shen wrote:
| >> Hi,
| >>
| >> I have applied XA support via the dll and script...but now I got the
| >> following error. Anyone can point me a direction to fix this?
| >> Thanks,
| >>
| >> j-
| >>
| >> 20:44:06 [tyrex.resource.n3-db] [main] [transaction server is
recovering]
| >> [] [] ERROR - Failed to create connection for default user
| >> java.sql.SQLException: [Microsoft][SQLServer 2000 Driver for
| >> JDBC][SQLServer]xa_open (0) returns -3
| >> at
com.microsoft.jdbc.base.BaseExceptions.createExcep tion(Unknown
| > Hi Jay,
| >
| > Seems, that you haven't started the DTC (Distributed Transaction
| > Coordinator) service. This service is installed during the
| > MS SQL Server 2000 installation but with start type 'manual'.
| >
| > BTW: which user do you use to connetc to the database ? If you don't
| > use sa (which would be a good idea) have in mind, that XA recovery is
| > only allowed for a system administrator. To allow all users to perform
| > XA recovery, you have to add the EXEC permission to PUBLIC for the
stored
| > procedure xp_jdbc_recover (part of extended stored procedures) in the
| > master database.
| >
| > Best,
| > Manfred
|
|
|
Are you using the sqljdbc.dll and driver .jar files that come with JDBC
SP3? Did you test with the actual SA account and see the same problem?
You can capture a SQL Profiler trace (with all Errors and Warnings events
and all data columns) and see if you are truly getting a permissions issue
on the execution of the extended stored procedures.
Aside from that, ensure that MSDTC is started and that XA is enabled.
Check the registry key HKLM\Software\Microsoft\MSDTC\Security. The Value
name is XATransactions, and it is a REG_DWORD value. A value of 0 means XA
transactions are disabled. A non-zero value means they are enabled. If
you have to change this from 0 to 1, restart the SQL Server service and
MSDTC service.
If the above information does not resolve the issue, post the Java code and
table definition that you use to reproduce the problem.
Carb Simien, MCSE MCDBA MCAD
Microsoft Developer Support - Web Data
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Mgt Studio - Exclamation Point with a check mark?

Some of our workstations have Mgt Studio appearing with a check mark on the
exclamation point that executes a query window. Some do not.
What is the meaning of this icon?
Thanks!
Read about SET PARSEONLY. Btw, you can easily test this yourself by starting Profiler, press that
button and in the trace see what SQL is submitted. The button is meant for you to test your code for
syntax errors, without executing the SQL statements.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
"Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C5DAEDAE-B87D-4354-B2F3-557FABABCB98@.microsoft.com...
> Some of our workstations have Mgt Studio appearing with a check mark on the
> exclamation point that executes a query window. Some do not.
> What is the meaning of this icon?
> Thanks!
|||I don't think you understand what I meant.
I know about the check mark that parses a query for errors - that's been
around since QA.
But on my Mgt Studio screen - the ! point icon has a very little hard-to-see
check mark on top of it - a workstation next to it does not have the icon
appearing like this.
"Tibor Karaszi" wrote:

> Read about SET PARSEONLY. Btw, you can easily test this yourself by starting Profiler, press that
> button and in the trace see what SQL is submitted. The button is meant for you to test your code for
> syntax errors, without executing the SQL statements.
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
>
> "Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C5DAEDAE-B87D-4354-B2F3-557FABABCB98@.microsoft.com...
>
|||I don't think it's a checkmark, I just always thought it was a stray
artifact of a badly-resized icon. I've logged onto several machines to try
and find one that looks different, and they all look the same to me (both
direct login and over RDP). Can you show screen shots comparing the two?
Is it possible it's just a visual artifact issue, and not an actual icon
difference that is intentional?
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
"Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F6EF4C02-96DF-43F0-9F47-751F2F1D3B65@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
>I don't think you understand what I meant.
> I know about the check mark that parses a query for errors - that's been
> around since QA.
> But on my Mgt Studio screen - the ! point icon has a very little
> hard-to-see
> check mark on top of it - a workstation next to it does not have the icon
> appearing like this.
> "Tibor Karaszi" wrote:
|||Ahh, I see. Very hard indeed to see (a tiny green one, right?). I've never seen that before. Perhaps
a service pack thing?
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
"Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F6EF4C02-96DF-43F0-9F47-751F2F1D3B65@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
>I don't think you understand what I meant.
> I know about the check mark that parses a query for errors - that's been
> around since QA.
> But on my Mgt Studio screen - the ! point icon has a very little hard-to-see
> check mark on top of it - a workstation next to it does not have the icon
> appearing like this.
> "Tibor Karaszi" wrote:
|||Well - I don't know if I can post images on this forum (is it possible?) -
but I did post the images on this forum if you want to go look at it.
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=483415
"Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" wrote:

> I don't think it's a checkmark, I just always thought it was a stray
> artifact of a badly-resized icon. I've logged onto several machines to try
> and find one that looks different, and they all look the same to me (both
> direct login and over RDP). Can you show screen shots comparing the two?
> Is it possible it's just a visual artifact issue, and not an actual icon
> difference that is intentional?
> --
> Aaron Bertrand
> SQL Server MVP
>
>
> "Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F6EF4C02-96DF-43F0-9F47-751F2F1D3B65@.microsoft.com...
>
>
|||Yes, I don't recall ever seeing it *without* the checkmark, and I can't find
a single instance of client tools that doesn't have it. As I said in my
other reply, I merely thought it was a badly generated icon with extra
pixels flailing about.
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
message news:%232vcbR42HHA.5116@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Ahh, I see. Very hard indeed to see (a tiny green one, right?). I've never
> seen that before. Perhaps a service pack thing?
|||Interesting. Did you check the build number for each SSMS?
OK, I fired up a virtual machine, which is RTM, and it didn't have the little green checkmark.
(Aaron, I do think it *is* a tiny tiny checkmark.)
SSMS build number on a machine where I *don't* have the checkmark: 9.00.1399.00. This is RTM
SSMS build number on a machine where I *don't* have the checkmark: 9.00.2047.00. This is sp1
SSMS build number on a machine where I *have* the checkmark: 9.00.3042.00. This is sp2.
So, it seems this wad added in sp2.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
"Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:37330604-00F8-405B-B437-33EAA6D1AC9E@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Well - I don't know if I can post images on this forum (is it possible?) -
> but I did post the images on this forum if you want to go look at it.
> http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=483415
> "Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" wrote:

Mgt Studio - Exclamation Point with a check mark?

Some of our workstations have Mgt Studio appearing with a check mark on the
exclamation point that executes a query window. Some do not.
What is the meaning of this icon'
Thanks!Read about SET PARSEONLY. Btw, you can easily test this yourself by starting Profiler, press that
button and in the trace see what SQL is submitted. The button is meant for you to test your code for
syntax errors, without executing the SQL statements.
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
"Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C5DAEDAE-B87D-4354-B2F3-557FABABCB98@.microsoft.com...
> Some of our workstations have Mgt Studio appearing with a check mark on the
> exclamation point that executes a query window. Some do not.
> What is the meaning of this icon'
> Thanks!|||I don't think you understand what I meant.
I know about the check mark that parses a query for errors - that's been
around since QA.
But on my Mgt Studio screen - the ! point icon has a very little hard-to-see
check mark on top of it - a workstation next to it does not have the icon
appearing like this.
"Tibor Karaszi" wrote:
> Read about SET PARSEONLY. Btw, you can easily test this yourself by starting Profiler, press that
> button and in the trace see what SQL is submitted. The button is meant for you to test your code for
> syntax errors, without executing the SQL statements.
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
>
> "Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C5DAEDAE-B87D-4354-B2F3-557FABABCB98@.microsoft.com...
> > Some of our workstations have Mgt Studio appearing with a check mark on the
> > exclamation point that executes a query window. Some do not.
> >
> > What is the meaning of this icon'
> >
> > Thanks!
>|||I don't think it's a checkmark, I just always thought it was a stray
artifact of a badly-resized icon. I've logged onto several machines to try
and find one that looks different, and they all look the same to me (both
direct login and over RDP). Can you show screen shots comparing the two?
Is it possible it's just a visual artifact issue, and not an actual icon
difference that is intentional?
--
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
"Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F6EF4C02-96DF-43F0-9F47-751F2F1D3B65@.microsoft.com...
>I don't think you understand what I meant.
> I know about the check mark that parses a query for errors - that's been
> around since QA.
> But on my Mgt Studio screen - the ! point icon has a very little
> hard-to-see
> check mark on top of it - a workstation next to it does not have the icon
> appearing like this.
> "Tibor Karaszi" wrote:
>> Read about SET PARSEONLY. Btw, you can easily test this yourself by
>> starting Profiler, press that
>> button and in the trace see what SQL is submitted. The button is meant
>> for you to test your code for
>> syntax errors, without executing the SQL statements.
>> --
>> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
>> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
>> http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
>>
>> "Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C5DAEDAE-B87D-4354-B2F3-557FABABCB98@.microsoft.com...
>> > Some of our workstations have Mgt Studio appearing with a check mark on
>> > the
>> > exclamation point that executes a query window. Some do not.
>> >
>> > What is the meaning of this icon'
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>>|||Ahh, I see. Very hard indeed to see (a tiny green one, right?). I've never seen that before. Perhaps
a service pack thing?
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
"Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F6EF4C02-96DF-43F0-9F47-751F2F1D3B65@.microsoft.com...
>I don't think you understand what I meant.
> I know about the check mark that parses a query for errors - that's been
> around since QA.
> But on my Mgt Studio screen - the ! point icon has a very little hard-to-see
> check mark on top of it - a workstation next to it does not have the icon
> appearing like this.
> "Tibor Karaszi" wrote:
>> Read about SET PARSEONLY. Btw, you can easily test this yourself by starting Profiler, press that
>> button and in the trace see what SQL is submitted. The button is meant for you to test your code
>> for
>> syntax errors, without executing the SQL statements.
>> --
>> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
>> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
>> http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
>>
>> "Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C5DAEDAE-B87D-4354-B2F3-557FABABCB98@.microsoft.com...
>> > Some of our workstations have Mgt Studio appearing with a check mark on the
>> > exclamation point that executes a query window. Some do not.
>> >
>> > What is the meaning of this icon'
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>>|||Well - I don't know if I can post images on this forum (is it possible') -
but I did post the images on this forum if you want to go look at it.
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=483415
"Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" wrote:
> I don't think it's a checkmark, I just always thought it was a stray
> artifact of a badly-resized icon. I've logged onto several machines to try
> and find one that looks different, and they all look the same to me (both
> direct login and over RDP). Can you show screen shots comparing the two?
> Is it possible it's just a visual artifact issue, and not an actual icon
> difference that is intentional?
> --
> Aaron Bertrand
> SQL Server MVP
>
>
> "Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F6EF4C02-96DF-43F0-9F47-751F2F1D3B65@.microsoft.com...
> >I don't think you understand what I meant.
> >
> > I know about the check mark that parses a query for errors - that's been
> > around since QA.
> >
> > But on my Mgt Studio screen - the ! point icon has a very little
> > hard-to-see
> > check mark on top of it - a workstation next to it does not have the icon
> > appearing like this.
> >
> > "Tibor Karaszi" wrote:
> >
> >> Read about SET PARSEONLY. Btw, you can easily test this yourself by
> >> starting Profiler, press that
> >> button and in the trace see what SQL is submitted. The button is meant
> >> for you to test your code for
> >> syntax errors, without executing the SQL statements.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> >> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> >> http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
> >>
> >>
> >> "Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:C5DAEDAE-B87D-4354-B2F3-557FABABCB98@.microsoft.com...
> >> > Some of our workstations have Mgt Studio appearing with a check mark on
> >> > the
> >> > exclamation point that executes a query window. Some do not.
> >> >
> >> > What is the meaning of this icon'
> >> >
> >> > Thanks!
> >>
> >>
>
>|||Yes, I don't recall ever seeing it *without* the checkmark, and I can't find
a single instance of client tools that doesn't have it. As I said in my
other reply, I merely thought it was a badly generated icon with extra
pixels flailing about.
--
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
message news:%232vcbR42HHA.5116@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Ahh, I see. Very hard indeed to see (a tiny green one, right?). I've never
> seen that before. Perhaps a service pack thing?|||Interesting. Did you check the build number for each SSMS?
OK, I fired up a virtual machine, which is RTM, and it didn't have the little green checkmark.
(Aaron, I do think it *is* a tiny tiny checkmark.)
SSMS build number on a machine where I *don't* have the checkmark: 9.00.1399.00. This is RTM
SSMS build number on a machine where I *don't* have the checkmark: 9.00.2047.00. This is sp1
SSMS build number on a machine where I *have* the checkmark: 9.00.3042.00. This is sp2.
So, it seems this wad added in sp2.
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
"Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:37330604-00F8-405B-B437-33EAA6D1AC9E@.microsoft.com...
> Well - I don't know if I can post images on this forum (is it possible') -
> but I did post the images on this forum if you want to go look at it.
> http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=483415
> "Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" wrote:
>> I don't think it's a checkmark, I just always thought it was a stray
>> artifact of a badly-resized icon. I've logged onto several machines to try
>> and find one that looks different, and they all look the same to me (both
>> direct login and over RDP). Can you show screen shots comparing the two?
>> Is it possible it's just a visual artifact issue, and not an actual icon
>> difference that is intentional?
>> --
>> Aaron Bertrand
>> SQL Server MVP
>>
>>
>> "Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F6EF4C02-96DF-43F0-9F47-751F2F1D3B65@.microsoft.com...
>> >I don't think you understand what I meant.
>> >
>> > I know about the check mark that parses a query for errors - that's been
>> > around since QA.
>> >
>> > But on my Mgt Studio screen - the ! point icon has a very little
>> > hard-to-see
>> > check mark on top of it - a workstation next to it does not have the icon
>> > appearing like this.
>> >
>> > "Tibor Karaszi" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Read about SET PARSEONLY. Btw, you can easily test this yourself by
>> >> starting Profiler, press that
>> >> button and in the trace see what SQL is submitted. The button is meant
>> >> for you to test your code for
>> >> syntax errors, without executing the SQL statements.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
>> >> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
>> >> http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:C5DAEDAE-B87D-4354-B2F3-557FABABCB98@.microsoft.com...
>> >> > Some of our workstations have Mgt Studio appearing with a check mark on
>> >> > the
>> >> > exclamation point that executes a query window. Some do not.
>> >> >
>> >> > What is the meaning of this icon'
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks!
>> >>
>> >>
>>

Mgt Studio - Exclamation Point with a check mark?

Some of our workstations have Mgt Studio appearing with a check mark on the
exclamation point that executes a query window. Some do not.
What is the meaning of this icon'
Thanks!Read about SET PARSEONLY. Btw, you can easily test this yourself by starting
Profiler, press that
button and in the trace see what SQL is submitted. The button is meant for y
ou to test your code for
syntax errors, without executing the SQL statements.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
"Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C5DAEDAE-B87D-4354-B2F3-557FABABCB98@.microsoft.com...
> Some of our workstations have Mgt Studio appearing with a check mark on th
e
> exclamation point that executes a query window. Some do not.
> What is the meaning of this icon'
> Thanks!|||I don't think you understand what I meant.
I know about the check mark that parses a query for errors - that's been
around since QA.
But on my Mgt Studio screen - the ! point icon has a very little hard-to-see
check mark on top of it - a workstation next to it does not have the icon
appearing like this.
"Tibor Karaszi" wrote:

> Read about SET PARSEONLY. Btw, you can easily test this yourself by starti
ng Profiler, press that
> button and in the trace see what SQL is submitted. The button is meant for
you to test your code for
> syntax errors, without executing the SQL statements.
> --
> Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
>
> "Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C5DAEDAE-B87D-4354-B2F3-557FABABCB98@.microsoft.com...
>|||I don't think it's a checkmark, I just always thought it was a stray
artifact of a badly-resized icon. I've logged onto several machines to try
and find one that looks different, and they all look the same to me (both
direct login and over RDP). Can you show screen shots comparing the two?
Is it possible it's just a visual artifact issue, and not an actual icon
difference that is intentional?
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
"Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F6EF4C02-96DF-43F0-9F47-751F2F1D3B65@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
>I don't think you understand what I meant.
> I know about the check mark that parses a query for errors - that's been
> around since QA.
> But on my Mgt Studio screen - the ! point icon has a very little
> hard-to-see
> check mark on top of it - a workstation next to it does not have the icon
> appearing like this.
> "Tibor Karaszi" wrote:
>|||Ahh, I see. Very hard indeed to see (a tiny green one, right?). I've never s
een that before. Perhaps
a service pack thing?
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
"Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F6EF4C02-96DF-43F0-9F47-751F2F1D3B65@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
>I don't think you understand what I meant.
> I know about the check mark that parses a query for errors - that's been
> around since QA.
> But on my Mgt Studio screen - the ! point icon has a very little hard-to-s
ee
> check mark on top of it - a workstation next to it does not have the icon
> appearing like this.
> "Tibor Karaszi" wrote:
>|||Well - I don't know if I can post images on this forum (is it possible') -
but I did post the images on this forum if you want to go look at it.
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=483415
"Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" wrote:

> I don't think it's a checkmark, I just always thought it was a stray
> artifact of a badly-resized icon. I've logged onto several machines to tr
y
> and find one that looks different, and they all look the same to me (both
> direct login and over RDP). Can you show screen shots comparing the two?
> Is it possible it's just a visual artifact issue, and not an actual icon
> difference that is intentional?
> --
> Aaron Bertrand
> SQL Server MVP
>
>
> "Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F6EF4C02-96DF-43F0-9F47-751F2F1D3B65@.microsoft.com...
>
>|||Yes, I don't recall ever seeing it *without* the checkmark, and I can't find
a single instance of client tools that doesn't have it. As I said in my
other reply, I merely thought it was a badly generated icon with extra
pixels flailing about.
Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
"Tibor Karaszi" <tibor_please.no.email_karaszi@.hotmail.nomail.com> wrote in
message news:%232vcbR42HHA.5116@.TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Ahh, I see. Very hard indeed to see (a tiny green one, right?). I've never
> seen that before. Perhaps a service pack thing?|||Interesting. Did you check the build number for each SSMS?
OK, I fired up a virtual machine, which is RTM, and it didn't have the littl
e green checkmark.
(Aaron, I do think it *is* a tiny tiny checkmark.)
SSMS build number on a machine where I *don't* have the checkmark: 9.00.1399
.00. This is RTM
SSMS build number on a machine where I *don't* have the checkmark: 9.00.2047
.00. This is sp1
SSMS build number on a machine where I *have* the checkmark: 9.00.3042.00. T
his is sp2.
So, it seems this wad added in sp2.
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://sqlblog.com/blogs/tibor_karaszi
"Steve Z" <SteveZ@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:37330604-00F8-405B-B437-33EAA6D1AC9E@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Well - I don't know if I can post images on this forum (is it possible')
-
> but I did post the images on this forum if you want to go look at it.
> http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=483415
> "Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]" wrote:
>