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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Stefan Krzywicki (10/10/2012)


    Brandie Tarvin (10/10/2012)


    jasona.work (10/10/2012)


    WayneS (10/10/2012)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/9/2012)


    jasona.work (10/5/2012)

    So *YOU'RE* the reason the wifi packed it up after the first 15 minutes!

    All joking aside, I did...

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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 (10/10/2012)


    jasona.work (10/10/2012)


    WayneS (10/10/2012)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/9/2012)


    jasona.work (10/5/2012)

    So *YOU'RE* the reason the wifi packed it up after the first 15 minutes!

    All joking aside, I did enjoy 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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    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?

    jasona.work (10/8/2012)


    Well, back to work...

    Started sharing the wealth from what I picked up on Friday at the seminar(s) with the others in my department...

    Now I'm starting to look at trying...

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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 (10/3/2012)


    HowardW (10/2/2012)


    Have to say, getting increasingly irate about e-book pricing. Why do I have to pay 50p more, given all the costs of printing, distributing and shipping a physical...

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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?

    Grant Fritchey (9/27/2012)


    THREADIZENS!

    Who is going to make it to any of the SQL in the City events coming up in the next week+?

    I'd love to go to the one in...

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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 (9/25/2012)


    So, this is interesting.

    A coworker sent me a link to a differential backup file named .dif that I was supposed to be restoring. Silly me, I didn't look...

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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 (9/21/2012)


    I wouldn't call it blue sky thinking. They actually are trying to figure out how to do exactly the types of things Celko is describing. I'd call 5...

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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?

    WayneS (9/21/2012)


    Hmm... how would that handle identical twins, etc with identical DNA?

    Identical twins don't have identical DNA.

    There are several reasons for this

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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?

    capnhector (9/21/2012)


    ok im breaking out my "Realy? WTF" card on the behaviour twards the end of http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1357081-392-3.aspx. did we really hit Godwin's law?

    Wow, I frequently disagree with Celko and...

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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 (9/20/2012)


    HowardW (9/20/2012)


    Brandie Tarvin (9/19/2012)


    Lynn Pettis (9/19/2012)


    Do you ever feel that no matter how many times you tell someone what the problem may be that they just aren't listening?

    Yep.

    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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (9/19/2012)


    Lynn Pettis (9/19/2012)


    Brandie Tarvin (9/19/2012)


    Lynn Pettis (9/19/2012)


    Do you ever feel that no matter how many times you tell someone what the problem may be that they just aren't...

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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?

    SQLRNNR (9/19/2012)


    Grant Fritchey (9/19/2012)


    Nothing wrong with this maintenance plan. I mean, everything is covered:

    1. Check DB Integrity

    2. Back Up Db Full

    3. Back up Db transaction log

    4. Shrink Db

    5. Rebuild index

    6....

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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?

    Even if it could handle it, 150,000 columns in an Excel spreadsheet renders it useless for any person trying to look at it.

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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?

    Evil Kraig F (9/18/2012)


    Lowell (9/18/2012)


    Lynn Pettis (9/18/2012)


    SQLRNNR (9/18/2012)


    Lynn Pettis (9/18/2012)


    Flat file, 150,000 columns, SQL Server only allows 1,024 columns per table. The flat file needs to be imported into...

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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?

    Lynn Pettis (9/18/2012)


    Flat file, 150,000 columns, SQL Server only allows 1,024 columns per table. The flat file needs to be imported into Excel spreadsheets.

    I'm not in a postion to...

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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

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