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  • RE: Use of temporary tables

    MarvinTheAndriod (6/17/2011)


    When designing a database I often hear it is not a good idea to use temporary tables. The recommended solution is derived tables, but in many cases these just...

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.
  • RE: Error 18456

    I woud try "Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Management Studio Express" edition, here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=08E52AC2-1D62-45F6-9A4A-4B76A8564A2B&displaylang=en

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.
  • RE: High CPU

    MarvinTheAndriod (6/17/2011)


    Have been looking at a Server with a high CPU usage. Indexes are not defragmented, the problem seems to be a couple of jobs that run every half an...

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.
  • RE: SQL Server Service stopped - KB2494088

    coronaride (6/17/2011)


    Nope. Any other way that this could've been installed? This is a fairly new patch, according to MSFT.

    You stated "windows update" is not setup, how about "Microsoft...

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.
  • RE: SQL Server Service stopped - KB2494088

    coronaride (6/17/2011)


    Ok, yeah, I might understand that. I'm more concerned about why this patch was installed when I specifically have Windows Update set to not automatically install. This...

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.
  • RE: Unable to connect to Oracle - failed with error code 0xC0202009. Description: "ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied

    Thomas --

    Let's start by fixing "ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied" issue.

    Take into consideration default credetials setting on Ora11g calls for case sensitive UserId and Password so, validate the righ "casing"...

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.
  • RE: SQL Server Service stopped - KB2494088

    coronaride (6/17/2011)


    My database instance cannot be connected to, citing "Server is in script upgrade mode," after what appears to be an event early this morning where a service pack was...

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.
  • RE: Help in creating a query

    One approach would be a pivot temp table.

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.
  • RE: Advantages of over view and stored procedures

    ghousebmd (6/17/2011)


    can any one explain me the advantages of over view and stored Procedure

    Assuming you mean "view" - never heard about "over view" you sholdn't ask about "advantages"...

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.
  • RE: DB Design

    Anamika (6/16/2011)


    ...vehicle repaired in last year with say 'cust1' and this year it owned by 'cust2' then in the reports i need for last year cust1 and this year cust2.

    First...

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.
  • RE: default order of rows not honored

    psteja2000 (6/16/2011)


    ...behavior above started all of a sudden...

    Well, you were lucky for a long time and finally you run out of luck 🙂

    If business specs ask for a known order...

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.
  • RE: how or what tools can I use to return a list of SQL servers in our network

    sqlfriends (5/26/2011)


    What are the options for how to pull a list of SQL servers (and their versions, service pack, services installed for exmaple integration service or reporting service etc)...

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.
  • RE: need to learn how to be a DBA

    mike.mcquillan (6/14/2011)


    I never used to tell anybody either, but now it doesn't bother me and I tell all and sundry. Don't know what signalled the change in attitude. More confident...

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.
  • RE: How to Monitor SQL servers

    techzone12 (6/15/2011)


    I have some SQL 2003, SQL 2005 and SQL 2008 servers. In addition to some windows XP machines, that connect to server.

    The servers are used in building automation. There...

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.
  • RE: Anybody use Sybase?

    Jim-720070 (6/14/2011)


    In the long long ago the Sybase schema was developed in part with Microsoft. They split and developed the same schema in different ways, which is why there are...

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.

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