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  • RE: .mdf / .bak / .ldf

    GSquared (1/18/2011)


    ...because some poor fool will try to open your multi-terrabyte database file in MS Word...

    *sprays coke on the screen* Thanks Gus, you just lightened up my afternoon. :w00t:

  • RE: A different Type Of Query

    Use a cte to create a row_Number() expression to number your rows in the correct order. Then link the table to itself to find its row, and the previous...

  • RE: Why does blocking occur on a different database?

    SQL08Kid (1/18/2011)


    Grant Fritchey (1/18/2011)


    Has to be triggers or something going on behind the scenes.

    Grant, what's the best way to see if anything is happening behind the scenes? This happens every...

  • RE: Linked Server Query In A View

    Silly question, Magoo, since this has stayed quiet a bit. If you put the where clause IN the view, and then call the result from the view, do you...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Back on topic!!!!

    Looks like the new semester's started: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1049661-357-1.aspx

  • RE: .mdf / .bak / .ldf

    sqlserver12345 (1/18/2011)


    .ldf - tlogbackups files

    .dfb - differential backup files

    .bak -

    .mdf -

    What is the difference bewteen .bak and .mdf files?

    thanks

    :ermm:

    ldf = log file, not backup.

    bak = the backup of the...

  • RE: Using Case for an Update

    tacy.highland (1/18/2011)


    Vedran brings up a term that I hadn't considered: REPLACE. Since, as it was pointed out, I'm not necessarily adding new information, just replacing a value with another...

  • RE: Should SSIS sit on its own server?

    Currently working with a centralized SSIS server. It's rather nice actually.

    A) Don't need full sa/rights to create/deal with jobs on the SSIS server on each independent server (we have...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Alvin Ramard (1/18/2011)


    Craig Farrell (1/18/2011)


    jcrawf02 (1/18/2011)


    Not sure I'm following the paradox of the free range chicken. Are you saying it's a paradox because they no longer roam the great plains...

  • RE: avg calculation

    sravanb (1/18/2011)


    DDL for the table:

    sal(id int,reportingperiod varchar(10),salary int)

    Business rule:

    Average salary should be calculated only when if the employees have salary in reportingperiod month january.

    This is untested since the ddl and...

  • RE: Mental block with unpivot

    keymoo (1/18/2011)


    I want the results to look like this:

    description pctAccountChange

    --------------------------- ----------------

    largestDrawDownPct ...

  • RE: Complex (for me) SQL query

    kalpu234 (1/18/2011)


    I am trying to get into your problem but what i don;t understand is you are expecting to provide schoolname as input variable for the sp...

  • RE: How do you update tables with SSIS?!

    For truncating use an Execute SQL task in the main flow.

    For updating (especially UpSert) use the Slowly changing Dimension component. It's a wizard that will handle your update/inserts easily.

    For...

  • RE: SSIS deployment

    herladygeekedness (1/18/2011)


    Hi there,

    I am noodling with a package to see how it all works, and have a build done on dev for SQL config and understand I need to copy...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    jcrawf02 (1/18/2011)


    Not sure I'm following the paradox of the free range chicken. Are you saying it's a paradox because they no longer roam the great plains in vast flocks, covering...

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