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  • RE: Best Practice : coalesce vs. isnull?

    Since I prefer as much consistency as possible, I try to stick to Coalesce. There are times when I can't use IsNull and have to use Coalesce, but there...

  • RE: What's in your CLR?

    I've got one CLR procedure in use, which checks drive space available on a network share before running backups. Pretty much the same functionality as xp_fixeddrives, but works on...

  • RE: Accessing Multiple SQL Server

    Google/Bing/Dogpile/whatever would be a good place to start.

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    CirquedeSQLeil (12/10/2009)


    I take off for a few hours to work on my presentation (asked last minute to present at meeting tonight) and the thread goes berserk.

    WOW.

    Yeah, it tends to do...

  • RE: Slow queries after upgrading from SQL 2000 to SQL 2008

    Where I'd start would be the execution plans on both servers. Compare those, see what's different.

    If you can't get the old SQL 2000 execution plans, then look at the...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn Pettis (12/10/2009)


    Roy Ernest (12/10/2009)

    I dont fall under that category..I know nothing.... I know nothing... :w00t:

    Dating myself here, but I actually hear Sgt Shultz from Hogan's Heros! :w00t:

    When you date...

  • RE: Subquery evaluation

    It can do some short-circuiting, but it has to include all possibilities in the execution plan.

    Sometimes, you can improve performance and create a simpler execution plan by using Unions instead...

  • RE: Lock Pages in Memory

    Bru Medishetty (12/10/2009)


    GSquared (12/10/2009)


    Or fire up Windows Task Manager and take a look at what's running. But that might be too easy and too direct.

    Gus, how to fire Windows...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Roy Ernest (12/10/2009)


    To be honest, There are lots of Indians here who give other Indians a bad name... 🙁

    And plenty of Americans who give us a bad name. And...

  • RE: Accessing Multiple SQL Server

    Are you asking about load balancing? If so, the easiest way to do that in this case would be to hook all the physical servers together into a single...

  • RE: Lock Pages in Memory

    Lynn Pettis (12/10/2009)


    Krasavita (12/10/2009)


    ...

    Are there other apps on the server that SQL has to share the box with.

    How Can I check other apps on the server that SQL has...

  • RE: Try Catch

    I'd have to see more of your proc to know what's going on.

    I just ran this, and it had no problem accessing the variable:

    create proc dbo.TryCatch

    as

    set nocount on;

    declare @X int;

    select...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn Pettis (12/10/2009)


    CirquedeSQLeil (12/10/2009)


    Back to the lock pages thread

    GilaMonster (12/10/2009)


    Krasavita (12/10/2009)


    I already have AWE check and I have Standard Edition.

    If you have Standard edition of SQL 2000 then this entire...

  • RE: Is it possible to use multiple cursors in sql server?!

    Just put the formula in your Where clause. No need for cursors.

  • RE: Creating DTS packages in SQL Server 2005

    ray 78019 (12/10/2009)


    Hi Greg,

    If I understand correctly, if I open the DTS in SQL Server Management Studio (2005) and save it under a different name, it'll still be saved as...

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