ChrisM@home (10/11/2012)
As Gail suggests, it's pointless using these query hints unless you can anticipate that they may work.
And adding hints to a query when you don't know what they do is worse than pointless.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability