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  • RE: Database Model Diagram software...?

    We use Erwin by Computer Associates.  It's pretty nifty.  Took me a little time to get used to it, but now I love the Reverse Engineering and Complete Compare tools. ...

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    December 8, 2006 at 5:46 am

    #676861

  • RE: MCDBA Vs MCITP which is better???

    If you're going for the MCDBA cert, may I offer a piece of advice?

    There are (or were) two OS tests as part of the MCDBA.  Windows 2000 Server & Professional. ...

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    December 8, 2006 at 5:43 am

    #676860

  • RE: What front end tools do you use?

    Linda said:

    Thanks, but that's my problem.  I wouldn't be building the data warehouse becuase I don't have the time (being the only DBA), and the 'developers' are not familiar with...

    Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

    December 8, 2006 at 4:49 am

    #676852

  • RE: What front end tools do you use?

    I belive my boss wants something we can present to our VPs besides just basic reports.  It's not just about the graphical "nifties".  We have the problem of having too...

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    December 7, 2006 at 8:45 am

    #676643

  • RE: What is your ideal employer?

    Too true, Rudy.  I actually know an IT guy who is a genius at what he does, but hates doing IT work.  It doesn't matter what job he does, who...

    Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

    December 7, 2006 at 4:55 am

    #676545

  • RE: What front end tools do you use?

    We're currently using SQL Server 2005 for our production DBs and SQL Server Reporting Services 2000 for our operational reports (haven't upgraded to SRS 2005 yet cause we're still trying...

    Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

    December 6, 2006 at 8:21 am

    #676245

  • RE: What is your ideal employer?

    Honestly, I haven't had to make a lot of comparisions.  Not many moons ago, I was working in retail sales/customer service.  When I got my first real IT job (a...

    Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

    December 6, 2006 at 8:07 am

    #676235

  • RE: What is your ideal employer?

    "Thank you"s are definitely one of the non-pay recognition factors that I count as an important thing.  It's amazing how two little phrases ("thank you" and "please") transform a potentially dull and...

    Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

    December 5, 2006 at 11:03 am

    #675960

  • RE: What is your ideal employer?

    A boss who is reasonable in his/her demands and willing to stand up to the end users and the higher-ups for the employees under him.

    A team that communicates and mostly gets...

    Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

    December 5, 2006 at 5:59 am

    #675790

  • RE: What is Employers and Employee meant?

    Looks like this is a new forum.  Perhaps created or requested by RedGate??  Maybe it's supposed to be internal to them.

    Anyway, there's no moderator associated with it, so I think...

    Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

    November 28, 2006 at 9:18 am

    #674419

  • RE: Configuration File Drama

    We've tried everything we can think of to deploy properly.  Our problem is that we don't have separate servers for Dev/Test/QC.  We've got the same server for all three with...

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    November 6, 2006 at 4:20 am

    #669998

  • RE: Configuration File Drama

    Lee,

    Thanks for the response.  I posted a reply on your thread as to what we finally figured out the problem was.  We don't have a solid resolution yet that applies...

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    November 2, 2006 at 1:04 pm

    #669605

  • RE: Changing connections at run time

    Lee,

    You replied to my post and I'm going to now reply to yours.  Several days after I originally posted, I found the problem with our situation & config files.

    When you...

    Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

    November 2, 2006 at 1:02 pm

    #669603

  • RE: Data Output tab on Subreport properties

    Thank you for the information and the link.  It is greatly appreciated!

    Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

    November 2, 2006 at 7:50 am

    #669468

  • RE: Procedure parameters return exact values but does not generate dataset based on the provided variable.

    You need a case statement in the WHERE clause of your procedure.

    My situation is doing a Data Dictionary where I give the user an option to choose a...

    Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

    November 1, 2006 at 10:47 am

    #669269

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