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  • RE: question on multiple files in same filegroup

    If you have multiple files on the same filegroup - your table will be spread across those files. You can see this happening when you rebuild a Clustered index...

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  • RE: Upgrading 2000 to 2005 - Questions Emerged After Successful Tests

    Geoffrey Wrigg (4/12/2011)


    1) The question is, what particular privileges are needed to get the upgrade to work?

    A system administrator or sa is required to perform the upgrade.

    2) Does the...

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  • RE: Basic concat over 500 times slower than straight select?

    Brandie Tarvin (4/12/2011)


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    Brandie Tarvin (4/12/2011)


    Hey, Ninja, I just realized that Varchar(MAX) isn't big enough to handle a database with a lot of tables. I've tried it on two of...

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  • RE: Basic concat over 500 times slower than straight select?

    Brandie Tarvin (4/12/2011)


    Hey, Ninja, I just realized that Varchar(MAX) isn't big enough to handle a database with a lot of tables. I've tried it on two of my "larger" databases...

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  • RE: Yet another question about the resource DB

    In the paths to where you moved the master db files, did you name the folder structure in accordance to the Instance name?

    E.g. mssqlserver\Instance1 would be C:\DatabasePath\Instance1\... or something...

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  • RE: Logged Operations

    I really thought this dilemma was answered. Are we beating a dead-horse now?

    If not, what exactly is the debate at this point?

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  • RE: How to find the SQL Server's FQDN using t-sql and insert into a field in a record

    opc.three (4/12/2011)


    CirquedeSQLeil (4/12/2011)


    you could look into doing an nslookup in combination with xp_cmdshell

    That implies turning on xp_cmdshell which is off by default...for good reason.

    That is true. There are also...

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  • RE: How to find the SQL Server's FQDN using t-sql and insert into a field in a record

    you could look into doing an nslookup in combination with xp_cmdshell

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  • RE: database size control

    I agree here that you should stop shrinking. Also, it appears that you have some big processes that run nightly that are causing the data file to regrow (possibly...

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  • RE: Yet another question about the resource DB

    I have never been able to query the resource database that way either - that is without restoring it as a different database.

    Do you have multiple instances setup on the...

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  • RE: Today's Random Word!

    Dan.Humphries (4/12/2011)


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    Ray K (4/12/2011)


    GilaMonster (4/11/2011)


    Darkness (as in, 'the city is in ... ')

    Hello, darkness, my old friend . . .

    I've come to talk with you again

    And the...

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  • RE: Page Repair

    Excellent question. This is a question that should be helpful to many database professionals.

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  • RE: Length

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/12/2011)


    Everyone will get points back and I have corrected the question. Apologies for not fixing this earlier.

    You do not have to post to get points...

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  • RE: Length

    Hugo Kornelis (4/12/2011)


    Hmmm, weird.

    In the newsletter, the question is about nvarchar(30). On the site, the data type is nchar(30). Maybe Steve changed the question after seeing all the messages? Usually,...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jack Corbett (4/11/2011)


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    GSquared (4/11/2011)


    GilaMonster (4/11/2011)


    Ok, had enough complaints about the lizard. Let's see if this is better.

    What/who is it?

    And what was wrong with the lizard?

    Can't recall,...

    Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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