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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (5/16/2011)


    Stefan Krzywicki (5/16/2011)


    Here's an interesting article on Oracle satisfaction[/url]

    SQL Server's not even mentioned, I guess we have a way to go in being considered suitable for very large...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Here's an interesting article on Oracle satisfaction[/url]

    SQL Server's not even mentioned, I guess we have a way to go in being considered suitable for very large databases. A problem of...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Return rows affected by an UPDATE in an SP

    Ray K (5/16/2011)


    Hey guys and gals . . .

    I've been messing with this code all morning, and haven't been able to get it to work properly.

    Here's the scoop: I'm writing...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: TImeStamp

    GilaMonster (5/16/2011)


    rowversion = timestamp, just different names for the same data type. One is just the alias of the other. Timestamp is deprecated, but SSMS still uses it (go figure),...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: TImeStamp

    Wow, that's...

    I couldn't quite believe it, so I tried it myself and sure enough it converts to timestamp!

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    jcrawf02 (5/16/2011)


    WayneS (5/14/2011)


    jcrawf02 (5/12/2011)


    Thanks Gail! No Swype just sucks. That may be a deal-breaker, it won't be better for my wrists to type on that virtual keyboard than use my...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Could not find stored procedure 'dbo.sp_update_schedule'.

    are you in the msdb database?

    Either switch to that or preface your statement with

    Use msdb

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187354.aspx

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (5/13/2011)


    Why am I not surprised over the quibbling on the QOTD?

    I really wasn't trying to trick anyone. Honest.

    Because that is standard?

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Just got a job req email for a .Net position. Some strange requirements though.

    "Strong analytical skills as well as demons ratable code maintenance/bug-fix experience are required."

    Is demon rating how you...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/12/2011)


    So it's a snow day here, kids off from school. I've already fired up the tractor, been up and down the driveway twice to plow...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (5/10/2011)


    GSquared (5/10/2011)


    Gail, sent four devs to your Catch-All Queries blog entry today. Thanks again for writing that. They all got it and one even got excited about...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (5/11/2011)


    Shameless self-promotion moment, for which I will probably get thwacked. @=)

    The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) will be in Washington D.C. on May 20th, doing...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Koen Verbeeck (5/10/2011)


    Brandie Tarvin (5/10/2011)


    Koen Verbeeck (5/9/2011)


    I've got a MSDN Livemeeting going on this afternoon (European time). Two demo's of each 15 minutes, so 30 minutes of talking.

    Any tips from...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Assistance with subquery in an ISNULL

    Paul Morris-1011726 (5/6/2011)


    OK WOW... I was way over thinking that....

    Thanks, that did the trick....

    Happens from time to time, sometimes you just need another set of eyes. 🙂

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Assistance with subquery in an ISNULL

    Paul Morris-1011726 (5/6/2011)


    Thanks for the quick response...

    The problems is I need to only list the cases that have had a status of 'filed'. The query above looks at the...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

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