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  • RE: Server Class SSD SAS Disks

    UMG Developer (3/16/2011)


    mtillman-921105 (3/16/2011)


    My understanding is that for most current SQL applications, SSD is used for the TEMP DB (for performance). If the drive dies, swap another one in...


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  • RE: Why won't this work - Simply Add Column and Populate

    Easier way: Slap a GO between each statement.


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  • RE: SQL Query Help after 13th row Dynamic and in 12th row static values with a formula

    Best_boy26 (3/16/2011)


    I want write a SQL Query to get results in C12WR column.

    As mentioned above, please provide DDL and sample data inserts. It will make this easier.

    And I want...


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  • RE: Odd formatting in Excel from SSIS

    2 things.

    1) Check the metadata that the excel file is expecting in design manager. My guess is it's sampling the rows and is determining it needs to drop the...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Select rows with multiple occurrences over multiple tables

    Use UNION ALL, not Union. Union forces a distinct out of the final result.


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Brand new deployment: 3 part question...

    Rich Yarger (3/16/2011)


    P.S. Yes - I want the files overwritten each night when the job runs, so when they do their backup to their nearline media device for on-site/off-site...


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  • RE: Brand new deployment: 3 part question...

    Rich Yarger (3/16/2011)


    I was able to make a great plan for very little VLF's,

    You don't necessarily want very few VLFs, but that's another discussion...

    RESTORE DATABASE [Database1]

    FILE =...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (3/16/2011)


    I object, I'm a model of good behaviour

    well, compared to others on that list anyway...

    Isn't that like saying you're a 'nice' barbarian because you only rape and pillage? 😛

    *runs...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Calculate hourly sale

    Sky, 3 things.

    1) How is 7-9AM a single hour? That's 2 hours.

    2) You want to use a dateadd/datediff method to get each timestamp to be equivalent in a derived...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    CirquedeSQLeil (3/16/2011)


    Brandie Tarvin (3/16/2011)


    CirquedeSQLeil (3/16/2011)


    Buck has clothing problems.

    TMI! TMI!

    Someone get me the brain bleach!

    :sick:

    Just imagine reading a string of tweets about it everyday 😀

    And people say there's no good reason...


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  • RE: The Business

    TravisDBA (3/16/2011)


    1. "those are actually rare." Respectfully disagree here. Not as rare as one might think. I have even heard it mentioned several times before in this forum alone....

    I...


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  • RE: The Business

    Travis, I know the kind of shops you're fighting with, but those are actually rare. Apparently, not from your experience, but one of us has had either good or...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Getting Started in SQL Server

    quackhandle1975 (3/16/2011)


    Very well written article, even someone of 10+ years experience its nice to read something and think, I haven't touched on that area of SQL for a while (or...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Trace Flags Deadlocks - Am i missing something?

    sqlbuddy123 (3/15/2011)


    Gail is right. Follow her advice.

    I think you may have started a new SSC mantra...


    - 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.

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  • RE: Index for table with OR clause

    Depends on how you build the index and the selectivity of two of the three options.

    On a smallish table, you're looking at the speed to load the pages (5 or...


    - 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.

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