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  • RE: Need login help to send files to

    If it's in a seperate domain, it may be easier using SSIS to do it, or output the file locally and use xp_ cmdshell to run a batch command to...

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  • RE: Synchronise table on remote server via update trigger failing

    Sean Lange (7/21/2015)


    andrew gothard (7/21/2015)


    Hi all,

    I have the following scenario.

    We have a database on...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Grant Fritchey (7/2/2015)


    Since I am usually the harbinger of ill tidings on the thread, you guys should know, Skynet seems to be going live.

    "the robot had not suffered a technical...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Alvin Ramard (6/30/2015)


    Question is being asked in the forum: "if mdf get full by data then how to make free space without adding disk."

    Is it ok to suggest dropping tables?...

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  • RE: The New DBA

    GoofyGuy (6/30/2015)


    None of the following are technical questions, they're just simple and conversational, but they reveal a lot.

    One question I often ask is, 'What are the title and author of...

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  • RE: Skill Supply and Demand

    Jeff Moden (6/25/2015)


    ... one of them even told me that he'd never worked with clustered indexes before because he'd never had to work with clustered servers before.

    Did you hire him?

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  • RE: Skill Supply and Demand

    Jeff Moden (6/23/2015)


    TomThomson (6/23/2015)


    If that had happened on a large scale we would still be using hierarchic and network databases not relational.

    Heh... it did happen on a large scale...

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  • RE: More Regulation Coming?

    chrisn-585491 (6/17/2015)


    Second: The IT management in the public sector is equally incompetent.

    Having worked in both public and private, I have to say the idea that the private sector...

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  • RE: Should Salary Information Be Confidential?

    David.Poole (6/7/2015)


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    I can think of three occasions where revealing the salary has caused immense damage. In two cases under performing individuals were being paid more than the highest performing...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Luis Cazares (6/12/2015)


    Lynn Pettis (6/12/2015)


    Alvin Ramard (6/12/2015)


    Lynn Pettis (6/12/2015)


    Has anyone ever heard about "disk unformating?" Did not know if you formatted your hard drive you could undo it. ...

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  • RE: The Scientific Method: a call to action

    Alan.B (5/27/2015)


    meilenb (5/27/2015)


    Alan.B (5/27/2015)


    Lynn Pettis (5/27/2015)


    meilenb (5/27/2015)


    Alan.B (5/27/2015)


    Emph. mine

    meilenb (5/24/2015)


    ...

    Everyone knows that CO2, CH4 and N2O ...

    How is the science clear on climate change when the scientists can't agree? ...

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  • RE: The Scientific Method: a call to action

    Ed Wagner (5/27/2015)

    The point is not valid and neither is the data. Ask 10 scientists about global warming data and you'll get 10 different answers. Ask the same...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Alvin Ramard (5/29/2015)


    Alan.B (5/29/2015)


    Luis Cazares (5/29/2015)


    I'm not sure if you've seen this, but it made me laugh and wanted to share it with you.

    http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2011/01/nosql.html

    Haha. Would be even funnier if it...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Ed Wagner (5/26/2015)


    Brandie Tarvin (5/26/2015)


    Luis Cazares (5/24/2015)


    Would someone be interested on helping me to proofread an article that I'm planning to submit to SQLServerCentral? It's about while loops not being...

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  • RE: The Scientific Method: a call to action

    David.Poole (5/25/2015)


    Nice one Gail and good point Jeff about the experiment needing to be reproducible.

    Another point to watch for when evaluating tools is what the recommended spec is for that...

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