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  • RE: Greetings from a new (future) SQL DBA.

    Here is a list of good resources from Amazon as well.

    http://www.amazon.com/lm/R3RB13PQ7D8TKB

    Edit - added the list

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  • RE: How to identify obsolete objects...

    To find which procs are obsolete, you need to start logging the execution of your procs and do it for a few months (some may only be called monthly, quarterly...

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  • RE: Lock on a table

    Read the first article in my signature (By Gail Shaw).

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  • RE: Greetings from a new (future) SQL DBA.

    Certainly one of the best resources is right here at SQLServerCentral.

    MS uses TSQL. There are some differences between PL/SQL and TSQL, but a good foundation in SQL will help...

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  • RE: Lock on a table

    Please post the execution plan.

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  • RE: Today's Random Word!

    Daniel Bowlin (3/29/2011)


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    Peter Trast (3/28/2011)


    'Spensive

    -- Ricky Ricardo

    LUUUUUUUUUUUU-CYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!

    DIAMONDS

    Sky

    Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - LSD

    Joe

    Yellow Submarine

    Leningrad

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    jcrawf02 (3/29/2011)


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    jcrawf02 (3/29/2011)


    Kiara, happens to me all the time. That's why I like hanging out with people smarter than me (and Alvin), some of it rubs off. 😀

    And no...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    jcrawf02 (3/29/2011)


    Kiara, happens to me all the time. That's why I like hanging out with people smarter than me (and Alvin), some of it rubs off. 😀

    And no Alvin to...

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  • RE: Query Help - Left Join or Distinct Not Working

    You're welcome.

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  • RE: Changing Text in Multiple Stored Procedures From a Stored Procedure

    Thanks for taking the time to post your article and solution for this topic.

    Though most wouldn't want to use a cursor or RBAR script in the database, how many use...

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  • RE: Query Help - Left Join or Distinct Not Working

    Or you could do as ColdCoffee has written.

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  • RE: Query Help - Left Join or Distinct Not Working

    This should do it for you

    with msoffice as (

    Select

    Inv.Guid,

    inv.Name,

    inv.Domain,

    inv.[User],

    inv.127.0.0.1,

    case when arp.Name LIKE 'Microsoft Office%'

    Then arp.Name

    Else ''

    End as Office_Name,

    case when arp.name like 'Microsoft Office%'

    Then arp.Version

    Else ''

    End as OfficeVersion

    From...

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  • RE: temp table vs. table variable

    jeedee (3/28/2011)


    For example Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Unleashed, under the "General T-SQL Performance Recommendations" section. There (page 1655) I read the following:

    You should use table variables instead of temporary...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    For something like this, I would say in most cases to calculate at runtime. However, by the name of the column being used and until that particular OP changes...

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  • RE: temp table vs. table variable

    jeedee (3/28/2011)


    May I ask why you prefer temporary tables above table variables?

    Almost all the books I have read about SQL Server state that it's better to use table variables than...

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