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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281344 More actions · Answer 1

Brandie Tarvin (8/31/2010)
Maybe, Alvin. I wonder, though, how many of us are DBA by title, but DB-Everything by practice?
Or DB-Everything by practice with just a different title and the admin is just a small part of the job.
I'm the former. I've got to do it all, which means I don't really get to concentrate on getting good at one specific thing because I just don't have the time I'd like to brush up on everything.

I'm in the same boat.

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 2

GilaMonster (8/31/2010)
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GilaMonster (8/31/2010)
I tend to use the term 'Database Specialist', as I do everything around DBs, architecture, admin, dev, BI, optimisation, DR, etc.
Over here in the US, we tend to call that a DBA!
Over here I use the term DBA and I'll be looked at as a form of sysadmin. Title of DBA and no one would believe that I can do dev, architecture, etc. Plus, I'm predominantly a developer

Good point. Makes me wonder how prevalent that thought process is over here also?

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 3

GilaMonster (8/31/2010)
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GilaMonster (8/31/2010)
I tend to use the term 'Database Specialist', as I do everything around DBs, architecture, admin, dev, BI, optimisation, DR, etc.
Over here in the US, we tend to call that a DBA!
Over here I use the term DBA and I'll be looked at as a form of sysadmin. Title of DBA and no one would believe that I can do dev, architecture, etc. Plus, I'm predominantly a developer

In the areas I've worked, that varies wildly from company to company. Some people think DBA = can do anything with databases, others think = sysadmin. Still others seem to think = can do anything with databases, but nothing else.

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 4

Hey gang...

I saw a post yesterday (I think) where someone had figured out how to post the greater-than/less-than signs in code snippets where they would show up that way. Now I can't find that post... can anyone point me to it?

Wayne
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Ray K SSC-Dedicated Points: 31172 More actions · Answer 5

Steve Jones - Editor (8/31/2010)
I'm not surprised, I think we have more and more hybrid people.

You're right. I run on both gasoline and electricity.

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173108 More actions · Answer 6

WayneS (8/31/2010)
Hey gang...
I saw a post yesterday (I think) where someone had figured out how to post the greater-than/less-than signs in code snippets where they would show up that way. Now I can't find that post... can anyone point me to it?

You don't need it. Testing with preview, it shows up just fine now.

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EDIT: Of course, if you want the hard code, it's & g t ; and & l t ; all pushed together. No spaces between the letters.

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 7

Ray K (8/31/2010)
Steve Jones - Editor (8/31/2010)
I'm not surprised, I think we have more and more hybrid people.
You're right. I run on both gasoline and electricity.
:hehe:

For me it's beer and coffee. 😛

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004514 More actions · Answer 8

WayneS (8/31/2010)
Hey gang...
I saw a post yesterday (I think) where someone had figured out how to post the greater-than/less-than signs in code snippets where they would show up that way. Now I can't find that post... can anyone point me to it?

No, but if I remember how they work...

If your code block is one line, the brackets show up wrong. Over 2 or more lines, they're fine. Quote this post to see the tags.

<not working right>

<working right>

Edit: That was just typing the characters < and > directly. No html encoding.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004514 More actions · Answer 9

Alvin Ramard (8/31/2010)
Ray K (8/31/2010)
Steve Jones - Editor (8/31/2010)
I'm not surprised, I think we have more and more hybrid people.
You're right. I run on both gasoline and electricity.
:hehe:
For me it's beer and coffee. 😛

Coffee and chocolate.

Gail Shaw
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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 738683 More actions · Answer 10

GilaMonster (8/31/2010)
Alvin Ramard (8/31/2010)
Ray K (8/31/2010)
Steve Jones - Editor (8/31/2010)
I'm not surprised, I think we have more and more hybrid people.
You're right. I run on both gasoline and electricity.
:hehe:
For me it's beer and coffee. 😛
Coffee and chocolate.

Lately it's coffee to get going, ice and beer to end the day

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 11

GilaMonster (8/31/2010)
WayneS (8/31/2010)
Hey gang...
I saw a post yesterday (I think) where someone had figured out how to post the greater-than/less-than signs in code snippets where they would show up that way. Now I can't find that post... can anyone point me to it?
No, but if I remember how they work...
If your code block is one line, the brackets show up wrong. Over 2 or more lines, they're fine. Quote this post to see the tags.
<not working right>
<working right>
Edit: That was just typing the characters < and > directly. No html encoding.

Thanks Gail. I had to quote your message to see exactly what you were talking about. Seems so simple.

I did see a post yesterday where someone was using hex code, but I can't find it and I can't get it to work properly.

Again, thanks!

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

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For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

Jan Van der Eecken SSCrazy Eights Points: 9029 More actions · Answer 12

GilaMonster (8/31/2010)
Alvin Ramard (8/31/2010)
Ray K (8/31/2010)
Steve Jones - Editor (8/31/2010)
I'm not surprised, I think we have more and more hybrid people.
You're right. I run on both gasoline and electricity.
:hehe:
For me it's beer and coffee. 😛
Coffee and chocolate.

Various curries, beer and red wine on this side. And no, I'm not a DBA either, so my choice of energy providing food/drink sources may not representative of the majority of Threadizens. I'm more like "Maedchen fuer alles"... Sure Lutz can translate that for you guys.

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LutzM SSC Guru Points: 107049 More actions · Answer 13

Jan Van der Eecken (8/31/2010)
Various curries, beer and red wine on this side. And no, I'm not a DBA either, so my choice of energy providing food/drink sources may not representative of the majority of Threadizens. I'm more like "Maedchen fuer alles"... Sure Lutz can translate that for you guys.

As requested: "Mädchen für alles" = a utility man or a gofer (not in the meaning of an unskilled worker but rather a person that's called whenever something needs to be done)

Strange enough, "Mädchen" is actually "girl", but is translated as "man"... but what would a "utility girl" do?

There is an "adult" translation available, too... But I guess that's not the one Jan was thinking of 😉

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Ray K SSC-Dedicated Points: 31172 More actions · Answer 14

LutzM (8/31/2010)
Strange enough, "Mädchen" is actually "girl", but is translated as "man"... but what would a "utility girl" do?

Yeah, I remembered that from my high school German classes, and it had me scratching my head!

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 15

Michael Earl-395764 (11/18/2008)
Is it me, or are the posted questions getting worse these days?

I don't know if they're getting worse, but they're not getting much better.

Yes, I just quoted a post that's almost 2 years old. After reading 2 other posts that were older, I just couldn't help myself. :Whistling:

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