Jeff Moden (3/24/2011)

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Oh, very cool... I just found out that one of my favorite novels is going to be made into a movie. "The Martian Tales of Edgar Rice...

Roy Ernest (3/24/2011)

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You all really think Boston and SA is on top of the list of bad traffic? You should check the traffic in India. Especially Calcutta. Forget the taxis,...

Stefan Krzywicki (3/23/2011)

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Kit G (3/23/2011)

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Ah, so nice to know that Boston has retained the title of "Worst City to Drive In". My dad went to MIT in the early...

UMG Developer (3/22/2011)

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GSquared (3/22/2011)

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Calling third-party DLLs (address list validation and presorting)

Disk data (space available, used, etc.) on network resources

Disk operations (file archiving and compression, file encryption)

Running totals

SFTP upload/download (SSIS won't...

Jeffrey Williams-493691 (3/22/2011)

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GSquared (3/22/2011)

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Calling third-party DLLs (address list validation and presorting)

Disk data (space available, used, etc.) on network resources

Disk operations (file archiving and compression, file encryption)

Running totals

SFTP upload/download (SSIS won't...

Actually, avoiding xp_cmdshell is a good enough idea that I'll chime in on that one too. I use CLR procs for that kind of thing these days.

You're welcome.

And yeah, half the time, the trick is knowing what to ask. Took years before I could comfortable and efficiently search T-SQL details, because you have to know...

Actually, you can suggest that kind of thing on connect.microsoft.com.

It comes up as a point of confusion often enough that clarified documentation would be a good idea. If you...

I'm not sure how these are realistic scenarios and they definitely aren't apples-apples comparisons.

If you already have hardware available, you already have hardware available, and then you don't need to...

Calling third-party DLLs (address list validation and presorting)

Disk data (space available, used, etc.) on network resources

Disk operations (file archiving and compression, file encryption)

Running totals

SFTP upload/download (SSIS won't do SFTP)

I could be wrong (been a while since I used it), but I seem to remember that xp_cmdshell needs UNCs, instead of mapped drives. Is "G" a mapped network...

GilaMonster (3/22/2011)

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GSquared (3/22/2011)

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GilaMonster (3/22/2011)

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Could you inherit the manager too please?

I'm now completely prohibited from doing any work for them...

Cool biz. Glad I could help.

GilaMonster (3/22/2011)

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Could you inherit the manager too please?

I'm now completely prohibited from doing any work for them if not...

Craig Farrell (3/22/2011)

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Gail, I think I may have inherited your business users.

If you want to know what's happening, keep watch on CNN, you might hear a small blurb about a...