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  • RE: SQL timeouts and disconnects?

    SkyBox (7/28/2011)


    And what do you mean by "The SAN is a bit overloaded?"

    The db's and logs reside on a SAN and it is being worked pretty hard (controllers saturated), but...

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  • RE: What happens to Transaction Log chain if a backup fails?

    Glad I could help.

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  • RE: Retrieving records for accounts opened between the first day and the last day of previous month

    Post that question in a new thread. There are a lot of ways of doing that in SSIS, so I'm sure it can be done in SSRS, but off the...

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  • RE: SQL server 2008 standard edition installation fails with the error:

    Is this an .msi install package or a DVD install?

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  • RE: Looping in SQL Server 2008

    EDIT: Nevermind. Thought this was the OP.

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  • RE: Today's Random Word!

    Daniel Bowlin (7/28/2011)


    Same source, different subject:

    This bird is most definitely dead.

    No. No, it's not. It's just sleeping.

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  • RE: sp_send_dbmail

    Ninja's_RGR'us (7/28/2011)


    Brandie Tarvin (7/28/2011)


    Ninja's_RGR'us (7/28/2011)


    Wow that's so nice. I had heard about it but never played with it. It's like the Loch Ness Monster, so glad I finally...

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  • RE: increment

    I don't know how it works in other RDBMS, but in SQL Server, the identity function prevents you from inserting new numbers unless you specifically tell SQL that you're inserting...

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  • RE: SQL server 2008 standard edition installation fails with the error:

    Did you review the summary log to see what it said? Or the bootstrap log?

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  • RE: sp_send_dbmail

    Ninja's_RGR'us (7/28/2011)


    Wow that's so nice. I had heard about it but never played with it. It's like the Loch Ness Monster, so glad I finally saw it 😉

    It's...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Kiara (7/28/2011)


    Ninja's_RGR'us (7/28/2011)


    What's their let's go home time?

    Ah! *comprehension dawns* You mean the time where the work location shifts from the desk to the car and then to the sofa!...

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  • RE: verbose logging

    Don't use the registry. The setting is in the SQL Agent Properties.

    See this link: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlagent/archive/2010/10/15/turning-on-verbose-logging-in-sql-agent.aspx

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  • RE: What happens to Transaction Log chain if a backup fails?

    I understand your problem, but your clients really should do the following:

    1) Back up SQL Server locally

    2) Back up the SQL Backup location to another drive (network drive, tape drive,...

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  • RE: concatenating smallint and bit into a select

    Just an FYI, trying to concat anything numerical tends to add it, not to concat it. So you will always need to convert numbers to strings before concateonating to make...

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  • RE: checking for a datatype

    I agree with Sean that you are playing with fire. However....

    IF (SELECT data_type FROM Information_Schema.Columns WHERE Table_Name = 'MyTable'

    AND Column_Name = 'MyColumn' AND data_type...

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