That would be mild here in Phoenix for this time of year. That's what...

Thanks for republishing this article. I was around when it was publish and didn't follow the discussion. The discussion was definately informative and worth reading through.

When I've tested ideas like this in the past I've used sqlio.exe. Here's a blog on it:

Run it on the same drive as the database during a maitenance window...

LOL... I had to check my calendar to make sure it wasn't April 1st.

Very bad idea, I'd question everything this IT Admin does in the future. Does...

skcadavre's comment on that thread cracked me up to tears.

Thanks for the question. I knew the answer but didn't feel comfortable with it because this isn't an area where I've had experience. I Marked down what my...

wware (6/15/2010)

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As usual, I learn more from the discussion than the original question.

If this had been the question:

SET @aa = 'abcde';SET @bb = ' ab';SET @cc = 'ab '

I would...

CirquedeSQLeil (6/15/2010)

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Everyone but Germany. They had the opportunity to practice with the...

Nice article Jason! I haven't tested the code yet but can't wait to have a chance to do this. You did a really thorough job.

cherry cobbler

My point was that I didn't read the question as closely as I should have and my brain wanted to see rows not columns.

You don't bury survivors.

Thanks for the question. I messed up and thought I read rows instead of columns. It kind of reminds me of the childhood riddle about if a plane...

Kind of, our trucks have sirens.

Lynn Pettis (6/11/2010)

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Trey Staker (6/11/2010)

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Ouch. I'm going to use this thread as an example. I've been dealing with a 3rd party application. They use SQL...