The database engine came back up and I can connect to it and "see" the databases, but not AS.

I can't connect to AS, so I can't tell what port it's...

Yep, that worked. Thanks, all.

Yes, I have closed mgmt studio from my laptop, and gone home for the day, but it still says it's restoring when I bring it back up the next a.m....

Yes, I have a maintenance window this evening.

Lynn Pettis (5/22/2009)

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My wife and kids finally gave me one of the presents I really wanted for Christmas, ALL 10 Seasons of Stargate SG-1 on DVD. Not that I...

Many belated thanks for the applause.

And did I mention that we have 45 episodes of Stargate: SG-1 queued up on our...

Tim,

If you can use something other than T-SQL to build a solution to your problem (C#, VB) it will be easier. If so, you should look at regular expressions...

By "text" field, do you mean varchar? If so, is it in a SQL Server table? Is there a common delimiter among date/status groupings, like a semicolon or...

Yeah, but most employees notice the cattle prods and 2x4s.

Me, too, especially when viewed from the rear.

srowley (5/14/2009)

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... We find them easy to handle. You need to treat them with respect and be calm and they will reward you with same. Analyzing and organizing...

Rudy, you forgot to clench your teeth when you growl that! :-[] (Steve, why is there...

I saw it with Linda, a girl I was dating. When we got to the box office, the ticket seller says, "I only have two together in the center...

Anyone? Anyone? Buehler?

Not to belabor the point, but there are some things in some situations that it is impossible to...