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  • RE: Backup can not be performed on database

    I was under the impression, generally speaking, that the master db doesn't change that much or very often at all. That being the case, why would you need transaction...

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  • RE: Large db restore, help needed

    Don't forget the hardware issue! Besides restoring over a network, it could be that your DB is taking so long to restore because the hardware is either old or...

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  • RE: Compare the data from two tables!

    SQL Server doesn't really do data comparisons in the literal sense. For that, you're better served by looking into third party tools like Red Gate's SQL Data Compare. ...

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  • RE: Question of the Day for 22 Oct 2007

    Not to complain, since I got the question right, but the answer that shows up on the webpage says Fast Parse doesn't support leading white spaces. In fact, if...

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  • RE: Microsoft BI Certifications or Why SQL is a 4-Letter Word

    Andrew,

    Thanks for the information on the BI cert. I've been looking everywhere for additional information on what it covers. Though, I was surprised to see you list two...

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  • RE: Pivot on multiple columns?

    Matt,

    I absolutely LOVE your .sig! @=)

    As far as your answer goes... Hmm. I was afraid you were going to say that. Oh, well. In this particular...

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  • RE: How to transform a string to mixed case

    If you want to do this, I suggest using a combination of Substring() and PatIndex(). Use the PatIndex() to find the spaces in your names and then the Substring()...

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  • RE: How many exams required to upgrade my MCDBA?

    At some point earlier in the year, someone did suggest you could call Microsoft and ask them if you could upgrade straight from SQL 7 to 2k5. But other...

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  • RE: SSRS 2k5 & pulling values from dynamically generated table

    It occurs to me that what I really need to do, to keep the table dynamic, is to make an image out of the result set of the Proc and...

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  • RE: SSRS 2k5 & pulling values from dynamically generated table

    That's a wonderful resource, but unfortunately, it doesn't help me in this particular situation for several reasons.

    1) I've already written my dynamic pivot script as T-SQL and it works great.

    2)...

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  • RE: Designing Cross Database Queries

    I had a query where I was pulling directly from the linked server (multiple tables in JOINs) with a SELECT statement on the destination server. After reading Steve's article,...

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  • RE: A Matter of Degree

    Actually, those are the sorts of "Lessons Learned" you could pick up from your first IT job too. It doesn't have to be college. @=)

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  • RE: A Matter of Degree

    My first college experience was a Bachelor of Arts in Dramatic Arts, followed by a near-Bachelor Degree in History (just 1 term paper / class short when I moved out...

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  • RE: Designing Cross Database Queries

    Unfortunately, only one of my servers is 2005 (the destination). The other server (the source) is 2000 and we can't upgrade yet because of an app that currently doesn't...

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  • RE: Designing Cross Database Queries

    I agree that if you're using databases on the same server that a view definitely seems to be the way to go, but...

    Even if you use a view to query...

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