Well, gosh darnit! Now I have to go begging up to Corporate (who has outlawed new SQL 2000 installs) and see if they will give me a copy of...

Microsoft seems to have their documentation mixed up. Here's where I got my information:

Books Online - Index Search - pages [SQL Server], about pages

Page Types:

Data

Data rows with all...

I have to agree with Timothy. It depends on what your employer of choice is looking for.

I originally used the cert material as a method of learning the basics...

I just tried running through the installation of SQL Server 2000 Developer. I tried adding components to my existing install of the SQL Server. There was nothing there...

Well, the service is definitely installed on the server, but my client tools can't seem to access it. Do I need to install AS on my desktop to get...

You're correct there. The closest I got was when I started creating MS Access databases for various things while I worked for the records management firm. I was the...

Markus,

Thank you. That explains why I'm confused. I'm using the client tools on my desktop and should have gone straight to the source. @=)

Thanks again!

Loner,

I'm trying to figure out if it's already installed, though. How do I do that?

Clive, I didn't say I had no Real World experience. I said I had no professional experience. Professional = Paid official job title.

My father was a computer programmer,...

Ditto to Ed's reply with one clarification. @=)

The 2 byte overhead of VarXXXXX datatypes is basically a pointer (of sorts) that tells the data page that this field can grow...

I actually agree with getting everyone to sit down and contribute. The problem is that in practice it usually ends up being one person who sits down and creates...

Yes... Sort of. It doesn't actually...

Heaven forbid that you should leave it up to the application developers. They'll design you a database that makes a DBA job a nightmare! And there are people...

Clive,

They didn't introduce just one new cert. They introduced 4 of them. @=) All new SQL Server 2005 certification information can be found at the following link:

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcts/sql/default.mspx

Hope this...

If you've been a DBA for 8 years already, go for the MCITP instead (SQL 2005 -and possibly 2008- certs). It'll look much better on your job history. ...