Top "Openquery" questions

OPENQUERY is a T-SQL function that allows for executing a pass-through query on a linked server.

How to test linkedserver's connectivity in TSQL

I need to write a procedure to collect data from several remote servers, I use linkedservers and OPENQUERY to gather …

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Why is using OPENQUERY on a local server bad?

I'm writing a script that is supposed to run around a bunch of servers and select a bunch of data …

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SQL Server 2012 - Insert into linked server table using openquery

I have a linked server Remoteserver containing a table that holds file and folder names from a dir When I …

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Escape single quote in openquery using dynamic query

I need to retrieve data from a linked server using a parameter, @PickedDate for example. The query works fine if …

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configuring SQL Server instance for Data Access using OPENROWSET, OPENQUERY

I have SQL Server 2012 full version installed on my standalone non-networked development PC running Windows 7 x-64. Let's say FOO is …

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Wide varchar field causes "Requested conversion is not supported" error using openquery with MySQL linked server

I'm trying to migrate a table from MySql to MSSQL using openquery but I keep getting the following error message: …

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Using OPENQUERY with an Oracle database to query a date range

We have an Oracle database that we access through OpenQuery for some stuff. You apparently can't do date comparisons directly …

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pulling data from MySql Server using SQL server openquery

I am trying to pull data from Mysql server using SQL server OPENQUERY function. When I run a query to …

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Getting syntax error when trying to use OPENQUERY

I am trying to do a query via ODBC to our ERP database. The documentation guide suggests that we use …

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Stored Procedure / SQL variable inside OPENQUERY string

I'm having trouble using OPENQUERY (to fetch data from a linked server) within a stored procedure. I've been reading up …

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