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  • RE: SQL Injection!

    Good information, thank you Chris. 

    As a DBA SQL Injection is one of my big concerns.  My biggest problem usually lies in getting our developers to appreciate that it's a...

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  • RE: Restoring system databases to different SQL Edition

    I can't say that I've done this with master, but msdb works (going from Standard to Enterprise) as long as they are both at the same SP/version level.

    Off the top of...

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  • RE: Weird error message when inserting table

    Given the error text I would tend to think that this is an application issue.  There may be a SQL Server error somewhere in the process, but it appears that...

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  • RE: DB Backup files

    You are correct in your assumption that sqlmaint actually looks at the timestamp portion of the file name to determine which files to delete for a given database.  It will...

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  • RE: Linked server, index service and security

    My guess is that you don't have access!

    Actually, it might help if you provided some more details.  When (under what circumstances) are you getting...

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  • RE: JOIN VS CORRELATED SUBQUERIES

    As pointed out in other posts, the second example would give an error unless there was a 1 to 1 relationship between the two tables.

    On the other hand, many subqueries...

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  • RE: For SQL Server, XML Is One Answer

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    I concur that we need to remain civil. Overall both this article and the original have evoked a good deal of discussion...

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  • RE: For SQL Server, XML Is One Answer

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    I must admit to being confused by your anger. Your criticisms do not appear directed at the position that I took.


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  • RE: For SQL Server, XML Is One Answer

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    I don't see this article as arguing for XML as a data management tool...


    That is...

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  • RE: For SQL Server, XML Is One Answer

    In response to your article which argues that XML is a good way to manage data, I would simply make one statement and ask one simple question.

    The relational model of...

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  • RE: Cluster That Index - Part 2

    Good series of articles Chris. I especially appreciated that you got the "physical ordering" thing right. That is the source of much confusion, and if I were to...

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  • RE: Is XML the Answer?

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    I agree with the article. I have to ask the possibly naive question: why can't you do all that you can do...

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  • RE: Is XML the Answer?

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    1. Does XML not bring flexibility to the data source?

    If I am the consumer of a csv file, changing the order or...

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  • RE: Is XML the Answer?

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    Mr. Peterson, you are obviously an intelligent and well spoken individual who is very familiar with the topic of data management. I...

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  • RE: Is XML the Answer?

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    XML addresses two major needs: transferring data from one place to another and storing "sparse" data. The usefulness of XML in transferring...

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