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  • RE: How to skip the first row in an excel workbook

    Dinesh,

    What you need is a separate data source for each individual sheet.  If the max # is fixed, then you're fine.  Just create a source for each possible one and...

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  • RE: Cross Joins

    Actually, in my original post, I did provide a better way to do it.  And if a variable doesn't work for you, there's always a WHILE LOOP or a UNION...

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  • RE: The Work Perks You wish to have

    RSI?  Haven't heard that acronym before. 

    I hate to say it, but I can see why companies are so resistant to buying ergonomic furniture.  First, it's more expensive than the...

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  • RE: The Work Perks You wish to have

    @Thwap!  @=)

    My predecessor was 6 feet plus some inches tall.  The desk and chair were sized for him and I couldn't wrestle the desk loose and reset it by myself. ...

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  • RE: Auto backup Increasing Size Constantly

    Virani,

    Rather than opening up a backup window from right-clicking the database and choosing "Backup", you should either use the Database maintenance Plan to create and schedule automatic backups or create...

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  • RE: Cross Joins

    Actually, your code is just sample code.  It doesn't include a description of what you're doing with the code.  And there is no real life example included with it, which...

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  • RE: The Work Perks You wish to have

    <GROAN!>  Steve, you're killing us!

    @=)

    Other perks, ability to work from home while waiting for the Maytag repair man / cable guy / etc.

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  • RE: Transaction Log backup size

    Oh, absolutely.  And you might want to check the properties of the log too, to make sure that it isn't set to unlimited growth.  An out of control Translog can...

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  • RE: Transaction Log backup size

    Without testing, I honestly couldn't answer you on that.  And truly, I don't think there is a ratio of database to transaction log out there that is a standard. 

    Transaction...

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  • RE: Cross Joins

    I don't know, Michael.  I've never seen a situation in any of the jobs where I've worked when a Cross join was needed.  Usually, in fact, people are adding them...

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  • RE: DBA''''s more scarce in 2007

    So maybe it's not that DBAs in general are more scarce this year.  Maybe it's just good DBAs that are scarce.  Would that be a fair assessment?

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  • RE: Transaction Log backup size

    Actually, I'm sure Backup Exec can backup open files with no problems.  Open text files, .doc files, .xls files.  All of which are not SQL Database files. 

    So you just...

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  • RE: Transaction Log backup size

    Oh, I forgot to mention...

    Just because the client is doing full backups doesn't mean they're doing transaction log backups.  You can do one without the other (though it's not advisable). ...

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  • RE: Transaction Log backup size

    Does Backup Exec actually make SQL database backups or is it backing up the .mdf and .ldf files from the server?

    If the later, then your client has a problem.  Databases can't...

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  • RE: DBA''''s more scarce in 2007

    The problem with the shopping list ads is that contracting companies take them seriously and won't submit you for a job if you're missing what they see as the important...

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