Unable to open DTS package in SQL 2008 Management Studio

Sometime when we try to import a SQL Server 2000 DTS package into SQL Server 2008 R2 using SSMS, the following error appears:

Managing DTS packages in SQL Server Management Studio requires the SQL Server 2000 Data Transformation Services (DTS) runtime. To install the DTS runtime, on your SQL Server 2008 R2 installation media, locate and run the Windows Installer package for SQL Server 2005 Backward Compatibility (SQLServer2005_BC*.msi). You can also download the DTS runtime from the SQL Server Feature Pack page on the Microsoft Download Center. (Microsoft.SqlServer.DtsObjectExplorerUI)

As suggested, the “Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Backward compatibility” package must be installed. It can be found on this location: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3522

After the installation of “Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Backward compatibility” package the DTS package is imported successfully. Now when we try to open the DTS package, the following error appears:

SQL Server 2000 DTS Designer components are required to edit DTS packages. Install the special Web download, “SQL Server 2000 DTS Designer Components” to use this feature. (Microsoft.SqlServer.DtsObjectExplorerUI)

To solve this error the “Sql Server 2000 DTS Designer Components” package must be installed. It can be found on this location: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=11988

After the installation try to open again the DTS package in SSMS.   

SQL Server 2000 DTS Designer components are required to edit DTS packages. Install the special Web download, “SQL Server 2000 DTS Designer Components” to use this feature. (Microsoft.SqlServer.DtsObjectExplorerUI)

If the same error appears, copy the DLL and RLL files as described in below Microsoft link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143755.aspx

To ensure that the DTS designer can be used in SQL Server Management Studio

1. Copy the files, SEMSFC.DLL, SQLGUI.DLL, and SQLSVC.DLL, from the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn folder to the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE folder.

2. Copy the files, SEMSFC.RLL, SQLGUI.RLL, and SQLSVC.RLL, from the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\Resources\%lang_id% folder to the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\Resources\%lang_id% folder.

For example, for U.S. English, the lang_id subfolder will be "1033".
To ensure that the DTS designer can be used in Business Intelligence Development Studio

1. Copy the files, SEMSFC.DLL, SQLGUI.DLL, and SQLSVC.DLL, from the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn folder to the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE folder.

2. Copy the files, SEMSFC.RLL, SQLGUI.RLL, and SQLSVC.RLL, from the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\Binn\Resources folder to the %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\Resources\%lang_id% folder. For example, for U.S. English, the lang_id subfolder will be "1033".

List Table with Identity Column

You can use below queries to get the list of all the tables with Identity column:

SELECT OBJECT_NAME(ID) AS [Table], Name AS [Column]
FROM syscolumns WHERE COLUMNPROPERTY(ID, Name, 'IsIdentity') = 1

Or use can use below query also

SELECT OBJECT_NAME(ID) AS [Table], Name AS [Column]
FROM syscolumns WHERE STATUS = 0x80

You can use blow query to check whether the table has Identity column:

SELECT Name AS [Table], OBJECTPROPERTY(ID, 'TableHasIdentity') AS [Has_Identity]
FROM SysObjects WHERE xType = 'U'

Cannot alter the table 'Table_Name' because it is being published for replication.

Today I was altering Primary key columns datatype in a table and got below error in Transaction replication.

Msg 4929, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Cannot alter the table 'Table_Name' because it is being published for replication.

I had taken following steps to solve the problem

• Remove table from the replication.
• Change the datatype of Primary key column.
• Add again add table to the replication and reinitialize the publication.

Backup not starting for Database with Full Text Catalog

Today when I was taking backup of a database got below error:

Failed to change the status to RESUME for full-text catalog “Test_FullTextCatalog” in database “Test”. Error: 0×80043607(An internal interface is being used after the corresponding catalog has been shutdown. The operation will be aborted.).

When I checked, backup keeps pending on 0% without any progress. In SQL server error log, I also found error related to Full text catalog that SQL server is facing issue in setting Full test catalog status. These is some issue with FTS service due to which when backup ask FTS service to change Full text catalog status, it failed. SQL server backup change status between PAUSE & RESUME before & after backup. 

Than I started Full text Service to resolve the error. And than try to backup and now it worked successfully.

Start, Stop and Disable the job in SQL Server 2008

1) Use below procedure to start the Job in SQL

Exec msdb.dbo.sp_start_job @job_name = N'Job_Name'

Example:
Exec msdb.dbo.sp_start_job @job_name = N'Job_Name'

OR

Exec msdb.dbo.sp_start_job  N'Job name'

2) Use below procedure to stop the Job in SQL

Exec msdb.dbo.sp_stop_job @job_name = 'Job_Name'

Example:
Exec msdb.dbo.sp_stop_job @job_name = N'Job_Name'

OR

Exec msdb.dbo.sp_stop_job  N'Job name'

3) Use below procedure to enable or disable the Job in SQL

To enable the Job:

EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_update_job @job_name = N'Job_Name', @enabled = 1

To disable the Job:

EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_update_job @job_name = N'Job_Name', @enabled = 0