the best is to retrieve as least as possible rows and columns using the minimal effort of I/O (and cpu).

Design your objects according to Dr Codds rules,and you'll be fine...

Is the job owner being granted use of the mail and the mail profile (at sqlserver level ! )

Sqlchamp (9/12/2008)

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restore db step failed.

sp_help db test gave result test db does not exist.

Again in a nutshell I am trying to automate db and tran log restore via sql job.

I...

gomikem (9/12/2008)

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I have some SQL in the code of one of my reports that calls fields from linked (SQL) tables and some pass through queries stored in stored procedures. When...

I'm sorry, I've overlooked the fact I was using sqlcmd. :blush:

Copy / paste .. you know :ermm:

did you try using the column separator parameter ?

from bol:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa214012(SQL.80).aspx

-s col_separator

Specifies the...

well ... here's what I used...

http://www.winnetmag.com/SQLServer/Article/ArticleID/38042/SQLServer_38042.html

-- how to determin SQLServer Uptime

-- Source: Tracking Uptime by Brian Moran http://www.winnetmag.com/SQLServer/Article/ArticleID/38042/SQLServer_38042.html

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SELECT @@servername as ServerName, datediff(mi, login_time, getdate()) as SQLServer_UpTime_Minutes

FROM sys.dm_exec_sessions

WHERE...

If you log load isn't that much, you may want to consider making a full backup and use log backups.

Then you can restore the full backup (norecovery) (first...

Does anyone know what the terminology GDR and QFE means in the bulletin ?

It mentions SQL2000 GDR , SQL2000 QFE, SQL2005 GDR , SQL2005 QFE.

Am I having a weak...

Gayathri.Varadarajan (9/12/2008)

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T...In fact the PK which i have referred to in the forum is itself the surrogate key and all the child relationships are based on this key.The actual PK...

Many times, this kind of issue points to the upmost advantage of using surrogate keys (which don't have a symantic payload at all, but their strict value).

Change of...

That is indeed a valid workaround if this is a singleshot operation (upgrade, bugfix,...)

If you want datetime info, your best choice is a column of the datetime data type !

You'll get a bunch of datetime functions to surve you !

Rule number 3:...

Then don't update PKs !

If you have FKs pointing to that parent table (I sure hop so), and you realy need...

Isn't this one in Steves build list ? http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Administration/2960/

info at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934458

did the "restore database" step succeed ?

(what's it output)

can you perform sp_helpdb 'test'