The only option I can think of is to do a bunch of LEFT OUTER JOINS to db1.sys.objects, db2.sys.objects, etc.

Andras is correct. You can't order by the order in an IN clause. You can order by column ordinal positions, but since these are row results, that doesn't...

Ben,

I'm not trying to flame, but your "definition" bugs me, so I find myself needing to respond.

Have you actually read Microsoft's NDA and their EULA regarding their certification tests? ...

Not according to Microsoft.

And not according to the thousands of teachers who at Elementary, Junior High, Senior High, College and University institutions across the United States. Using a...

WHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTT? You have higher priority items on your list... like keeping the forums running, publishing articles and protecting the site from DOS attacks and such???? Say it ain't...

Really? Because I heard from someone else that they can if, and only if, they are pointing out errors on the exam. But I have no direct experience...

Adam,

Theoretically, you might be right, but in the past I've actually seen an exam where they gave me an example of a database in Simple recovery mode and started off...

Becase as long as you pass, you pass, regardless of the exam version. @=)

And if you make a note on the Betas (or an exam) about a problem being wrong...

Ditto to Adam's post.

When I was still working retail / customer service, I created Access databases to track my supply orders and other items. I didn't need to do...

Honestly, I'm not sure if the snapshot "empties" or is deleted completely once you restore. The best way for you to find out the answer, though, is to test...

Oddly enough, when I was searching yesterday, I could not find the "Forum Settings" Box no matter where I searched on my account or in Control Panel. Yet, today,...

V,

I appreciate the link to Amazon and Microsoft (I didn't know about those books), but...

You'd better amend your post. TestKing, Pass4Sure and BrainDump are all brain dump sites and...

There are no books yet for these exams (I've been looking), but this article was recently published on the site. It might help you out:

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Business+Intelligence/61369/

Richard,

Are you aiming too high? I don't know. It depends on your retention level and your ability to learn. If you learn quick and retain for a...

Wow. 500+ million records? That's a LARGE table.

I can tell you from experience that the more columns you have in a table that size, the harder it is...