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  • RE: What is BOL?

    Or if you have installed Microsoft SQL Server, you should be able to find it at:

    START>Programs>Microsoft SQL Server>Books OnLine

    -SQLBill

  • RE: Jobs not running at all

    It might have been an issue with a driver or MDAC version. Reloading SP3a probably fixed the driver/MDAC problem.

    But that's just a guess....

    -SQLBill

  • RE: Transactional Backups for archived data

    If I were to do this, I would restore the 'archived' data to a new database name. That way I would have two databases, DB1 with the current data and...

  • RE: Backup a currently running database

    It depends on how you do your backups. The 'native' SQL Server backups (using the BACKUP tsql command) work while the database is being used.

    Using third-party backup tools, can require...

  • RE: Cross posting. Should or could?

    I'm against cross-posting. Why? I may see the post and submit my response only to find that in another forum someone posted a similar solution and you provided more information...

  • RE: QOD Subject lines

    I was proposing the spelled-out version of the month since we have people from many different countries posting here. If the spelled-out version of the month is used there isn't...

  • RE: where do you have your backups go?

    Yes. I originally created my backup jobs to go to the M drive. I just 'pulled up' my backup script, dropped the dump devices and readded them with the new...

  • RE: Returning Numeric values exactly as inserted

    How about STORING the data as CHAR or VARCHAR and when you need to do calculations, CAST the data to DECIMAL.

    Not a 'pretty' solution, but you only need to store...

  • RE: where do you have your backups go?

    I just have mine go to a folder on the hard drive, then I use Veritas Backup Exec to copy those files to tape.

    -SQLBill

  • RE: Nice new layout

    More professional looking. I like it!

    -SQLBill

  • RE: Backing up Tran Log

    My understanding of the SIMPLE recovery model is that data can be recovered only to the last basckup.

    That's partially correct...you are missing one word:

    My understanding of the SIMPLE recovery model...

  • RE: Deleting a Specific Backup Job.

    No. It's all or nothing. Delete the whole file or none of it.

    One solution is to rename the backup file daily/weekly/whatever. Then when you need to delete some of the...

  • RE: ADMIN DBA'S HELP

    What does your SR DBA think an 'ADMIN DBA' job is?

    From the title, it almost sounds like this is an 'administrative' job. Documentation type things.

    -SQLBill

  • RE: Cannot list servers with osql -L

    Does it work if you use the IP address instead of the name?

    If so, you probably have a DNS server problem.

    -SQLBill

  • RE: Replaying the transaction logs after recovery

    I assume by 'rolling back' you mean restoring.

    But anyways...to do a 'point-in-time' restore, you need a FULL Backup and at least one transaction log backup (if you have more, they...

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