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SQL server date formats

Today, I've stumbled upon a nice resource of various SQL server date formats, and here I'm sharing it. http://www.sql-server-helper.com/tips/date-formats.aspx hope it helps when converting from one format to another !

Change SSIS Package Store location

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SSIS stored the packages on 2 locations, on MSDB DB and on the file system. If you're using the file system, it's very important to make sure that your package store location points to the location of your packages. The default packages location is: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\DTS\Packages C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Packages C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\DTS\Packages and the file that needs to be edited, by default located at : (2005) C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\DTS\Binn\MsDtsSrvr.ini.xml (2008) C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn\MsDtsSrvr.ini.xml (2012) C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\DTS\Binn\MsDtsSrvr.ini.xml Just make sure to search for "MsDtsSrvr.ini.xml", you might have installed SQL server on a different drive or location. Edit that XML file to point to your current location.... After you modify the service configuration file, you must restart the se...