Arithmetic overflow error converting IDENTITY to data type int. This error occurs when attempting to insert a value that exceeds the data type limit of an IDENTITY ...

Sometimes, as when testing a table in a Microsoft SQL Server database, you need to reset an identity column to its initial seed value, typically one. During testing, you populate the table with data, ...

Arthur Fuller explores the value of identity columns and the usefulness of their arbitrary values and discusses ways to use SQL Server 2000's IDENTITY_INSERT setting. Despite your numerous ...

I've got this view defined on two tables, one of which has an identity field that auto increments. There seems to be no way to insert into this view. If I leave the auto-increment field blank it barks ...

Access is denied error and SQL Server doesn't start Provides resolutions for the problem where SQL Server fails to start with Access is denied error. When you ...

UPDATE: The story that originally got my attention has been updated in all of the places I could still find it yesterday, so I’m pulling my references to the story and just focusing on the positive ...