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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    I'm also not a DBA, though lately I've been doing some DBA things in addition to my normal work.

    However, like Alvin, I normally like to work with the DBA to...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (8/27/2010)


    Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)


    Differential vs incremental, that was my mistake, but I don't care because I'm not a DBA. 😀

    ACK! We've been invaded! There's one of those non-DBA...

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  • RE: How to "rename" a table from one database to another...

    Others have already mentioned there's no easy way to do this and you have a lot of work in front of you. I'd like to add that you should take...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Alvin Ramard (8/26/2010)


    WayneS (8/26/2010)


    Stefan Krzywicki (8/26/2010)


    On a side note, why busses? Why aren't people in these theoreticals brought up in too many meetings ever hit by taxis, trucks, private cars,...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    CirquedeSQLeil (8/26/2010)


    The argument on what is history is: I just want to be able to change the data if I want to.

    At that point, I'd tell them flat out...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    CirquedeSQLeil (8/26/2010)


    Stefan Krzywicki (8/26/2010)


    CirquedeSQLeil (8/26/2010)


    So here is my question of the day

    How do you convince somebody that archive data should not be changed?

    Data integrity didn't work

    Point in time visibility did...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    CirquedeSQLeil (8/26/2010)


    So here is my question of the day

    How do you convince somebody that archive data should not be changed?

    Data integrity didn't work

    Point in time visibility did not work

    Reporting consistency...

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  • RE: Creating new Database for a large Enterprise

    djdhere (8/25/2010)


    Hello All,

    I need some help with creation of DB for a Bank ERP software

    (Its having near about 300 branches )

    Main Bank -> Their branches.

    My queries are that -How we...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (8/25/2010)


    Alvin Ramard (8/25/2010)


    OP was complaining about PK violation while uploading text file using SSIS.

    Someone replied with:

    How do you get a PK violation?

    Are you inserting the PK values yourself?...

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  • RE: Backup Scheduling

    GilaMonster (8/23/2010)


    If you're taking file/filegroup backups, when you restore you'll need to restore Primary, restore the other files/filegroups, then restore log backups that cover the interval at least between the...

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  • RE: Backup Scheduling

    GilaMonster (8/23/2010)


    If you're taking file/filegroup backups, when you restore you'll need to restore Primary, restore the other files/filegroups, then restore log backups that cover the interval at least between the...

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  • RE: Backup Scheduling

    GilaMonster (8/23/2010)


    Just be aware that if you go Simple, you won't be able to do piecemeal restores (restoring filegroups from backups taken at different times), unless those filegroups are read-only....

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  • RE: Backup Scheduling

    Steve Jones - Editor (8/23/2010)


    If you set to simple, then Gail is correct. But if you have it in full recovery for any reason, you need those log backups. Not...

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  • RE: Backup Scheduling

    GilaMonster (8/23/2010)


    Steve Jones - Editor (8/23/2010)


    I would run a log daily just to clear out the changes from that day.

    Unless there's something that mandates full recovery (mirroring/log shipping) I'd just...

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  • RE: Backup Scheduling

    GilaMonster (8/23/2010)


    If it's only updated once a day (so no need to worry about point-in-time restore) I wouldn't bother with log backups at all.

    Weekly full, daily diff right after...

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