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  • RE: Index

    In this specific case, there is a unique time to use a nonclustered index that repeats the left side of the clustered index... but you're not at that point.

    That case...


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  • RE: Creating a table in a single file

    prassu.ibm (1/29/2011)


    My question is how to create a table in a single file

    Two questions:

    1) Why do you think it isn't?

    2) We are discussing Microsoft SQL Server as your RDBMS here,...


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  • RE: newbie - need help tweaking this script to make data in 1 db column parsed and extracted to 3 columns

    Take this on one concept at a time here...

    adam spencer (1/29/2011)


    Hi, We have a table tblImport that we have on our production server to insert rows into or flat files...


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  • RE: Does It Count?

    Lynchie (1/28/2011)


    No way should you classify scheduled and agreed maintenance, testing, implementation, or anything that has prior agreement with the users as "downtime"! Perhaps I just have an old...


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  • RE: Enterprise or Standard Edition?

    jared-709193 (1/28/2011)


    I have searched far and wide for a good reason to sell my company executives on Enterprise edition and have not found enough information. I know for many...


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  • RE: 2k8 Licensing

    mohammed moinudheen (1/27/2011)


    Craig,

    I checked with one ex Microsoft employee. He says the product license is permanent but the product support would be renewed on yearly basis.

    Ah, hm, okay. So,...


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  • RE: Performance difference between different users calling the same stored procedure?

    I agree with Lutz. Nice work on the data collection as well. The next step is to examine the query execution plans for @sUpdateLastYear between the windows and non-windows...


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  • RE: Performance difference between different users calling the same stored procedure?

    MB, as Lutz pointed out, none of these queries allow us to compare the difference in the queries in your system when you do, or don't, add in the:

    AND tblX.Div...


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  • RE: ERD

    spmaguire (1/25/2011)


    Pretty much,the IsUsed column is used to check for when someone wants to delete that particular entry/row. if an existing worklog record has used a particular column within the...


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  • RE: Reporting without using SSRS

    duncfair (1/25/2011)


    We have something that does will take care of the any SQL Agent tasks; the real challenge is getting information about setting up a reporting-centric db that is not...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GSquared (1/25/2011)


    And that's almost certainly more than anyone here wants to know about this subject. :w00t:

    ... listens enraptured. "Not really, that's damnably interesting, actually."


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    LutzM (1/25/2011)


    GilaMonster (1/25/2011)


    ...

    Bing maps are off then. It's just under 7500km from Johannesburg to Algier (http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=what+is+the+distance+from+Johannesburg+to+Algier)

    When using the same tool: London sounds much more reasonable 😉

    Side note: interesting web site...

    Nah...


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  • RE: Performance difference between different users calling the same stored procedure?

    Follow the link in my sig that reads:

    For index/tuning help, follow these directions.

    It'll show you how to extract your .sqlplans

    You can post the code here in the code="sql" tags, or...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Is there a way to be sure your union queries do not contain dups?

    A quick test will show you how this works. Run this code in your analyzer:

    ;WITH cte (cola, colb, colc) AS

    ( SELECT 1,2,3),

    cte2 (cola, colb, colc) AS

    (SELECT 1,2,3)

    SELECT

    cola,colb,colc

    FROM

    cte

    UNION...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    I'm thinkin' Greece. Gail wants gyros!


    - 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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