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  • RE: Performance Best Practices

    One thing that may help (in the long run) is to come up with a DOs and DON'Ts list (Database standards). If you're cleaning up the code, you know the...

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  • RE: BCP export with unique file

    I advise using SSIS. You can set up filenames using expressions in SSIS and make it repeatable.

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  • RE: Accidentally deleted a Table ?? Can I recover ??

    Ninja's_RGR'us (2/9/2011)


    One more option maybe the op didn't consider.

    Do you have by any chance a copy of the script you use the create or load the table? In that...

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  • RE: Membership Database schema incl. 12 monthly renewals

    So do you have any alternatives to his thoughts on how he has to process his updates / inserts? Or does he have the order correct?

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  • RE: Where do you look for DBA's?

    GilaMonster (2/8/2011)


    Jeff Moden (2/8/2011)


    Brandie Tarvin (2/8/2011)


    proper American English

    According to some of my British friends, that's an oxymoron. 😛

    Absolutely. 😀

    To prove my professionalism, I shall respond to your comments in...

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  • RE: FTP Task

    Given the form of your question, I assume you're looking for a tool?

    Try SSIS. It has an FTP task within the tool (which is why there's some confusion) and it...

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  • RE: SSIS Lookup not handeling NUll match

    To further explain what Mike was saying:

    In computing, NULL means unknown. Not nothing. Not zero. It means "I don't know the value of this variable/object." Since the value is not...

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  • RE: Create temp Tbale using SSIS

    It's in the connections manager property of your package. SSIS packages create and drop multiple connections when running, which kills your temp table before you've had a chance to use...

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  • RE: Upgrading 2008STD to 2008R2STD

    I'm glad you found the solution and thank you for posting it. It will help others.

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  • RE: Today's Random Word!

    WOTD: New

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (2/8/2011)


    Craig Farrell (2/8/2011)


    LOL! True enough, Saint Gail, Patron Saint of the "Oh Crap, my drives just died!"

    LoL.

    On that topic, who's joining me tomorrow night? http://www.quest.com/backstage/pow.aspx

    Oh, that looks...

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  • RE: To get the Max value from one column with case statement without using any aggregate functions

    I have, on several occasions, asked stupid or trick questions of potential co-workers during the interview process. I want to see how they react, how seriously they take the question,...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Hey 2k8 T-SQL experts, need a little bit of advice on this topic: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1059305-391-1.aspx?Update=1. It's a follow up to a schema design question.

    I know there's a fancy T-SQL construct for...

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  • RE: Membership Database schema incl. 12 monthly renewals

    It would be something like that. But I believe SQL 2K8 has access to more advanced query language (I'm still on 2k5) that would allow you to Insert and Update...

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  • RE: Call for speakers

    Yep. That's correct.

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