DeanORenO (1/11/2012)

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you people on this forum are always complaining about the questions that are asked on the forums, either you complain that they are too simple, and that the poster...

Does a massive GROUP BY on the rest of the columns not give you the expected results?

Phil Factor (1/11/2012)

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And what if, despite what your rational mind says, you can't even leave the problem alone when you're asleep?

Yes, it happens to me sometimes. I once wrote a...

In most cases for formatting I'll use a template file instead of a template row. I'll setup/format the file and then copy it using filesystem options as my target...

Check the metadata from the outbound of the derived column component and make sure it's a compatable datatype. You may need to dictate the exact datatype you expect outbound...

TravisDBA (1/11/2012)

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Evil Kraig F (1/11/2012)

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To toss in an "It Depends"...

...you have to keep the time to solution in perspective. .... There's a balance though. Sometimes I'll take a problem...

To add to that, it depends on the timeout. For example, a lock timeout:

Definately will fail the step (and thus the job).

I did this by trying to update the...

Brandie, do you have any extra information on what type of timeout it is? Is it a lock timeout, a remote query lockout, a network timeout, a login timeout?

I'm...

GilaMonster (1/11/2012)

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Brandie Tarvin (1/11/2012)

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GilaMonster (1/11/2012)

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Brandie Tarvin (1/11/2012)

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GilaMonster (1/11/2012)

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Lol.

My problem is the shipping costs. They start at $60... Maybe next time I'm in going to be in the US I order...

sqlfriends (1/11/2012)

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Evil Kraig F (1/11/2012)

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sqlfriends (1/11/2012)

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Thanks, so I would like confirm: only if there are Null character in the flat file , the return nulls will work, correct?

My ...

Kenneth.Fisher (1/11/2012)

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I appreciate ya'lls help with this. RAID has always been a difficult subject for me but I think I'm finally getting it down.

Just as an aside, we have...

Is it bad I originally misread the link and thought it said 'sex frustrations' as the folder?

😀 I've been tempted to get that one...

Brandie Tarvin (1/11/2012)

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Evil Kraig F (1/11/2012)

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Brandie Tarvin (1/11/2012)

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Evil Kraig F (1/10/2012)

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Is it bad that my favorite T-Shirt has Mario trying to steal a Dalek's arm and looking at people funny...

sqlfriends (1/11/2012)

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Thanks, so I would like confirm: only if there are Null character in the flat file , the return nulls will work, correct?

My thought ealrier is ...

Brandie Tarvin (1/11/2012)

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Evil Kraig F (1/10/2012)

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Is it bad that my favorite T-Shirt has Mario trying to steal a Dalek's arm and looking at people funny if they don't get the...