Forum Replies Created

Viewing 15 posts - 346 through 360 (of 5,678 total)

  • RE: What are the alternatives to transactions?

    I have to agree with SQL Guy 1 above.

    Define "Move Data". One shot vs. continous vs. scheduled. Mirror/snapshots, Transactional Replication, Backup/restore, Log Shipping, Bulk Data Files, and scripting...


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

    For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
    For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]

    Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

  • RE: View Server State permission

    Luis Cazares (6/2/2014)


    Would there be any good reason to deny it? I can think of many benefits but I don't know if there are any drawbacks. This is a fight...


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

    For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
    For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]

    Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

  • RE: DATETIME Field loses time in SSRS, but still listed as datetime

    We have a function to convert the database GMT to display BST, which adds one hour to the displayed time at this time of year,

    BST? Either way, where...


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

    For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
    For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]

    Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQLRNNR (5/30/2014)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/30/2014)


    SQLRNNR (5/30/2014)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/30/2014)


    Everyone enjoy summer. Last chance to ping me for things before I'm gone for 6 weeks.

    7 hours and...


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

    For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
    For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]

    Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

  • RE: SSIS Script Task to capture EXIT codes from .bat file - How?

    Steve,

    Thank you, that's got me straightened out. Much appreciated.


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

    For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
    For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]

    Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

  • RE: SSIS Script Task to capture EXIT codes from .bat file - How?

    Obliged, Steve, thanks.

    Now I've got a somewhat different issue, but I can see the echoes (and grab the .exitcode!).

    However, when I run this .bat via cmd.exe, it returns what I...


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

    For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
    For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]

    Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

  • RE: Recursive CTE? Not Sure How To Do This...

    Glad to hear you're good to go auto.

    Thanks for the cover J Livingston. Can't believe I forgot to put in the extra security wrapper... d'oh! :hehe:


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

    For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
    For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]

    Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

  • RE: Recursive CTE? Not Sure How To Do This...

    As promised, Auto, I'm back. Bit later than I'd hoped, but as usual I'm on the run again. Glad to see you were able to research my recommendation....


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

    For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
    For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]

    Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

  • RE: Recursive CTE? Not Sure How To Do This...

    Auto,

    While Eirikur's solution will work, there's a massive triangle join in the middle around that outer apply, unless I misread it (possible, I'm doped on Nyquil at the moment). ...


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

    For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
    For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]

    Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

  • RE: Getting Started in SQL Server

    Pharmkittie: Good luck! Situations like that are another side of why I'd written the article, for anyone who just didn't understand what our jobs really looked like. I'm...


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

    For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
    For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]

    Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

  • RE: Getting Started in SQL Server

    Thanks for the kind words. I'm glad folks are still getting use from this article.


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

    For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
    For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]

    Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

  • RE: SSIS Package run based on variable

    Change the internals of the data targets to only have a single column instead of just the copy/paste of the body. When I'm forced to do that I usually...


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

    For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
    For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]

    Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

  • RE: SSIS Package run based on variable

    the connection to the third tier is AND, not OR, and thus both T1B and T1C are needing to run.

    Change that to an OR and that should clean up that...


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

    For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
    For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]

    Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

  • RE: Alas Poor Snapshot, I Knew Him Well

    Thanks for the question Andy. Particularly like the setup.

    I, personally, just dragged my lunch back into the office so Junior could stop freaking out and read me the blinking...


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

    For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
    For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]

    Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

  • RE: SSIS and Transaction Log Growth

    TomThomson (3/11/2014)


    Koen Verbeeck (3/5/2014)


    Interesting question, but I do not agree entirely with the answer.

    Setting the commit size to a lower value will commit batches before the entire load is done....


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

    For better assistance in answering your questions[/url] | Forum Netiquette
    For index/tuning help, follow these directions.[/url] |Tally Tables[/url]

    Twitter: @AnyWayDBA

Viewing 15 posts - 346 through 360 (of 5,678 total)