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  • RE: Shrinking database everyday

    I can't help but wonder, are you sure it is the actual database and not the log file they are shrinking each week? Not that this makes it that...

    Chris Powell

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  • RE: SQL Server service pack 4

    1)is the patch needed? - Depending on what features of SQL Server 2005 you are currently using. Please review the following for the list of "bugs fixed" by Microsoft...

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  • RE: sql server 2000 is not installed on this machine. Setup will now exit.

    Is your OS Small Business Server? If so, I believe there was a registry key modification that was needed to perform the installation.

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  • RE: Upgrading SQL 6.5 to 2000 or higher

    Sorry I am a little late to the party but Elliott is correct. Using the Wizard is the most efficient and less stressful way to upgrade a 6.5 database....

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  • RE: Full-Text index in an unusable state

    Have you checked out the following KB article?

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923355

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  • RE: SSAS database backup

    Have you had a chance to read Dinesh Asanka's article on the backup of an SSAS database?

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Analysis+Services+(SSAS)/63382/

    Chris Powell

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  • RE: Shrink DB

    What is the unused space within the db

    select [FileSizeMB] = convert(numeric(10,2)

    , round(a.size/128.,2))

    , [UsedSpaceMB]...

    Chris Powell

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  • RE: Linked Server Error

    Have you verified what the error message is telling you? - When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings...

    Chris Powell

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  • RE: sqlmaint.exe failed. [SQLSTATE 42000] (Error 22029)

    Can you please post the message in the SQL Server Agent | Jobs | Job_name | History | Log File Viewer?

    This should give you a lot more information other than...

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  • RE: xp_sendmail max length for message

    7,990 characters

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  • RE: Backups in a testing environment

    We perform a Full Backup weekly and a Differential Backup nightly on our Development AND QA SQL Servers. Partially as a way to mimic the Production environment, partially to...

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  • RE: Log file size estimation

    Sushant - did you take a look at Michelle Ufford's Index Rebuild Script I sent you a link? In it she explains how you can set a time limit...

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  • RE: Database size issue

    There may not be any available room in the database to shrink it. Please run the following script, it will tell you the amount of used/unused space in the...

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  • RE: Log file size estimation

    You may need to rebuild/reord the indexes a table at a time. It is virtually impossible to guess how much log space is required for an entire rebuild without...

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  • RE: IS Shrink part of Full Backup by default or as an option

    Do you know how much space is used/unused in the database? This may be useful information to pass on to the CIO. If there is only 20% or less...

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