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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1607070822338846302012-02-02T09:10:28.083-05:00KnowledgebaseTips, reviews, videos, and articles on how to get the most out of ApexSQL Tools and Microsoft SQL ServerBrian Lockwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12031458710231708487noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-38307821574445621312011-12-05T09:38:00.007-05:002012-01-12T19:22:02.235-05:00ApexSQL Refactor 2010 reports new major version (2011.01) available

Applies to ApexSQL RefactorSummaryThis article explains what to do if ApexSQL Refactor 2010 reports that new major version of the ApexSQL Refactor (2011.01) is available when checking for updates.Description This is known ApexSQL Refactor issue that will be fixed soon.The latest public release of the ApexSQL Refactor is 20100.05.0032 - there is no version 2011 yet.Click cancel on the Check for

Dorotejhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15086919670521141501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-65018344092980168132011-11-11T07:12:00.007-05:002012-01-12T19:24:46.702-05:00Download links to individual installers

To get individual product installer please send an email to support@apexsql.com with Product name and version requiredLast updated November 11,2011

Milena Petrovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999464593682519818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-78062380814179348452011-10-24T12:09:00.021-04:002012-01-12T19:31:48.829-05:00Basic steps for successful data recovery

Applies toApexSQL RecoverDescriptionThis article explains what to do immediately after data is lost in order to minimize damage and maximize the chance for successful data recoverySolutionWhen you experience data loss, immediately set the database to read only mode.Next, copy the database *.mdf and *.ldf files and restore it under a different name.Perform all recovery actions against the database

Dorotejhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15086919670521141501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-82346744282452551822011-10-24T10:37:00.009-04:002011-12-26T15:20:24.688-05:00Full-text indexes are created outside the COMMIT statement in the script

Applies toApexSQL ScriptSummaryFull-text indexes are created outside the COMMIT statement in the generated scriptDescriptionThis is a known limitation of SQL Server.Full-text indexes can't be created inside a transaction, so they are created before or after the COMMIT statement in the generated script.The script will be executed without errors.Last updateDecember 26, 2011

Dorotejhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15086919670521141501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-68525259280284150692011-03-24T12:47:00.014-04:002012-01-12T19:26:04.254-05:00How to use the application settings created in ApexSQL Edit 2008 with ApexSQL Edit ?

Applies toApexSQL EditSummaryThis article explains how to move the custom application settings created in ApexSQL Edit 2008 and use them in latest ApexSQL EditDescription Before you start ApexSQL Edit for the first time, copy the Options.xml file from the ApexSQL Edit 2008 installation folder to ApexSQL Edit %LocalAppData% folder.(e.g. from C:\Program Files\ApexSQL\ApexSQLEdit2008\ to C:\Program

Sasha Pesicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-86404071854575594352011-03-02T18:41:00.008-05:002011-12-21T13:46:11.859-05:00How do I register and view HxS documentation

Applies to ApexSQL Doc Summary This article explains how to register and view HxS documentation Description To register HxS documentation: 1) Go to the Doc installation folder \ Examples 2) Open the reg.bat file in Notepad 3) Match the parameters in the following lines to your environment: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Help 2.0 SDK\hxreg.exe" -n testDoc1 -c testDoc.HxS "C:\Program Files\

Dorotejhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15086919670521141501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-11070028994637787192011-03-02T18:36:00.007-05:002011-12-21T13:46:53.314-05:00How do I install the MS HTML Help 2 SDK

Applies to ApexSQL Doc Summary The article explains how to install the MS HTML Help 2 SDK Description Help 2 SDK called VSHIK (Visual Studio Help Integration Kit) is required for creating and viewing MS HTML Help 2 documentation on your machine. When you have VS .NET installed: - Download VSHIK 2002 (Version 2.1) for Visual Studio 2002 (version 7.0). - Download VSHIK 2003 (Version 2.2) for

Dorotejhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15086919670521141501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-41527696504506707702011-02-21T14:01:00.024-05:002011-12-26T13:05:23.945-05:00Installing Server-Side Components on the passive cluster node (IA64 system architecture)

Applies toApexSQL LogSummaryThis article explains how to install ApexSQL Log Server-Side Components on a passive node in a clustered environment for IA64 system architectureDescriptionIf ApexSQL Log is installed in a clustered environment, the Server-Side Components can be installed only on the active nodes, not on the passive ones. However, you can work around this issue.WorkaroundPlease do the

Dorotejhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15086919670521141501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-70346065465584039262011-02-21T13:59:00.014-05:002011-12-26T12:39:49.776-05:00Installing Server-Side Components on the passive cluster node (x64 system architecture)

Applies toApexSQL LogSummaryThis article explains how to install ApexSQL Log Server-Side Components on a passive node in a clustered environment for x64 system architectureDescriptionIf ApexSQL Log is installed in a clustered environment, the Server Side Components can be installed only on the active nodes, not on the passive ones. However, you can work around this issue.WorkaroundPlease do the

Dorotejhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15086919670521141501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-91945561000040567212011-02-18T12:56:00.017-05:002011-12-26T12:41:25.007-05:00Installing Server-Side Components on the passive cluster node (x86 system architecture)

Applies toApexSQL LogSummaryThis article explains how to install ApexSQL Log Server-Side Components on a passive node in a clustered environment for x86 system architectureDescriptionIf ApexSQL Log is installed in a clustered environment, the Server-Side Components can be installed only on the active nodes, not on the passive ones. However, you can work around this issueWorkaroundPlease do the

Dorotejhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15086919670521141501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-21652105796357058782011-01-13T19:11:00.017-05:002011-12-26T12:43:04.753-05:00How to audit operations for dropped or re-created tables

Applies toApexSQL LogSummaryThis article describes how to retrieve schemas and objects for the records that are shown as UNKNOWN in the Main grid. This happens when the table with the specific id doesn't exist in the database anymore, and the transactions for that object id exist in the transaction logs used. This happens when:the table was droppedthe table was re-created (new id was assigned to

Dmitriy Dyubchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842291815446023867noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-81239361941801522302010-12-28T21:50:00.011-05:002012-01-12T19:41:51.576-05:00What kind of additional information I can send about a technical problem to help resolve it?

DescriptionIf a bug is found, additional information to duplicate it may be helpful to resolve the problemSolutionHelpful information:• What is the Product name (i.e. ApexSQL Diff) and version?• What is the operating system?• What are your processor and RAM? To get this information on Windows 7: 1. Click the Start button 2. Click Control Panel 3. Click System and Security 4.

Anna Lesniaknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-23630460453735207062010-12-22T20:40:00.020-05:002011-12-21T13:49:41.765-05:00What files should be backed up before copying ApexSQL Edit settings to another location or updating to a new version

Applies to ApexSQL Edit Summary This article lists the files that should be backed up if you want to copy ApexSQL Edit settings to another computer or update ApexSQL Edit to a new version Description Note: The following variable names are used: - %InstallFolder% C:\Program Files\ApexSQL\ApexSQL Edit - %MyDocuments% C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My Documents\ for Windows XP C:\

Anna Lesniaknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-49307322961052740262010-12-01T13:02:00.008-05:002012-01-17T09:18:56.685-05:00How To Choose between ApexSQL Audit and ApexSQL Log

Applies to ApexSQL Log, ApexSQL Audit Summary ApexSQL has two auditing tools - ApexSQL Log and ApexSQL Audit. How do you know which one is for you? There is certainly a tradeoff when using one over the other. This article is an overview on how to choose between the two Description ApexSQL Audit is trigger-based auditing tool. It helps users create audit triggers that are fired by DML

Janice Leenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-2896737182829533092010-11-19T15:45:00.036-05:002012-01-24T15:48:32.570-05:00How to automate daily reporting with ApexSQL Log

Applies toApexSQL LogSummaryThis article explains how to create and maintain a daily audit trail for your databases using ApexSQL LogDescriptionWe will address two scenarios in this article:1. Everyday documenting of all transactions that occurred (incremental approach)2. Everyday documenting only transactions that occurred on the given day (differential approach)Incremental approachTo employ the

Milena Petrovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999464593682519818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-32055227474025359432010-11-09T14:38:00.022-05:002011-12-26T13:59:46.230-05:00How to install the server side components on remote Windows 7 / Windows Vista machine

Applies toApexSQL LogSummaryThis article explains how to install ApexSQL Log Server-side components to a remote SQL Server running on Windows 7 or Windows VistaSymptomsApexSQL Log client application is running on Windows XP and you want to install ApexSQL Log Server-side components to a Windows 7 or Windows Vista remote machine. The remote machine has SQL Server 2008 installed, mixed

Milena Petrovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999464593682519818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-90665935182518594662010-11-03T12:44:00.047-04:002011-12-26T14:43:45.173-05:00What’s the difference in the results for enabled and disabled Connection Monitor?

Applies toApexSQL LogSummaryThis article shows the difference in the results shown when Connection monitor is disabled and enabledDescriptionSQL Server doesn’t store all relevant connection specific information (such as the name of the host or of the application used to initiate a transaction) in the transaction log. For instance, SQL Server 2000 may store only the SQL Server username, while SQL

Milena Petrovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999464593682519818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-88992949559076866572010-11-03T12:05:00.015-04:002012-01-31T13:56:32.520-05:00ApexSQL Debug and ApexSQL Refactor uninstallation instructions

Applies to ApexSQL Debug ApexSQL Refactor Summary This article explains how to unistall ApexSQL Debug and/or ApexSQL Refactor. Description 1) Download ApexSQL Debug installation file and ApexSQL Refactor installation file 2) Install ApexSQL Debug and ApexSQL Refactor using these installers 3) Go to Control Panel | Programs and Features, ApexSQL Debug and ApexSQL Refactor are in the list and

Milena Petrovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06999464593682519818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-67864820786681773742010-10-11T13:55:00.035-04:002011-12-26T14:47:31.019-05:00How to uninstall ApexSQL Log server-side components

Applies toApexSQL LogSummaryThis article discusses how to uninstall ApexSQL Log Server-side componentsSolutionJust uninstalling ApexSQL Log client will not remove any of the Server-side components. There are two ways for removing the Server-side components, depending on whether you have the client application installed or notIf you haven't removed the ApexSQL Log client application, run this

Sasha Pesicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-45091997093449650142010-07-23T15:43:00.026-04:002012-01-12T19:42:44.758-05:00Installing local help files

Applies toAll ApexSQL client and server products starting from version 2010SummaryThis article describes how to install local help files for ApexSQL productsDescriptionFor easier access and improved search capabilities of help topics we recommend using local help filesTo install the local help file and secure faster access to the application’s help topics, do the following:1. Go to our online

Sasha Pesicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-37115134619963933572010-06-22T10:31:00.019-04:002012-01-12T19:39:53.843-05:00How to improve ApexSQL Log performance over a network?

Applies toApexSQL Log SummaryThis article describes how to improve ApexSQL Log performance when the audited transaction log is located on a remote serverDescriptionIf the transaction log audited by ApexSQL Log is located on a remote server, it’s possible to experience a noticeable increase in the time needed to retrieve the database log information. This decrease in performance can be noted

Venijamin Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398877782525529246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-90680408561499733942010-06-21T13:01:00.032-04:002012-01-12T19:43:52.627-05:00Minimum permissions required to install and use ApexSQL products

Applies toAll ApexSQL products; Windows 7 x32/x64 and below; Windows Server 2008 R2 x32/x64 and belowSummaryThis article covers the minimum permissions required to successfully install and use ApexSQL productsDescription - InstallingIn order to install ApexSQL products, the account used to start the installation has to have administrative privileges - UsageApexSQL Edit is used as a sample product

Venijamin Zivkovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14398877782525529246noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-50735099960308550302010-06-03T10:45:00.017-04:002011-12-27T07:13:27.963-05:00Setup the minimum rights for ApexSQL Diff user

Applies toApexSQL DiffSummaryThis article explains how to setup the SQL Server login with minimum rights for ApexSQL Diff so that it can run comparison processes and create synchronization scripts but can't execute generated scriptsDescriptionThis is the list of requirements for successful comparison and for the synchronization script generation:a) Public SQL Server role b) Connect SQL permission

Sasha Pesicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-19924609462513672072010-02-08T12:32:00.012-05:002012-01-12T19:33:48.946-05:00How to send email alerts when a change is made to a database record

Applies toApexSQL AuditSummaryThis article shows how to customize ApexSQL Audit architecture so that email alerts are sent when changes are made to a database recordDatabase Mail must be configured and this solution can only be used with MS SQL Server 2005 and laterDescription1. Configure Database Mail2.Download ApexSQL2049_Mail.audx here. This architecture is customized for sending email alerts

Janice Leenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-160707082233884630.post-44445417505466163232010-01-12T08:12:00.038-05:002011-12-26T14:52:43.167-05:00ApexSQL Log update to the latest public version

Applies toApexSQL LogSummaryThis article describes how to update the Server-side components after updating the client side of the applicationApexSQL Log auto-updater updates only the client side of the application. This means that the Server-side components from the previous version of ApexSQL Log still exist on the SQL Server. This part of the application needs to be updated manually.Server-side

Dmitriy Dyubchenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03842291815446023867noreply@blogger.com0