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  • RE: Tuning a query help

    I know this is not an answer to the question you've actually asked, but if your report is required to be accurate, remove the NOLOCK hints.

    They're not a magic 'go...

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  • RE: trapping inconsistently linked queries(I posted this request in BI section which might not be the correct one for this, so am posting it again here)

    If you're looking for 'self-service' reporting, have you consifered using SSAS and SSIS for this, rather than building your own solution?

    It's a lot more intuitive for most end-users

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  • RE: SQL Memory Leak ?

    Does it run OK if you add with recompile?

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  • RE: Performing database backups while users are online?

    SQL Server backups of all types are an online operation. Having people working while they occur is no problem ta all. Are you taking log backups throught the...

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  • RE: 13 x 4 Financial Year

    Personally, rather than regenerate it like that for every query, I'd take the output and put it into a Date Dimension table

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  • RE: Duplicate records searching

    ColdCoffee (5/7/2012)


    I cant think of any way other than putting all those 50 columns in a WHERE clause.

    Lets wait for the heavyweights to throw their thoughts on this

    Err- Lynn...

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  • RE: Duplicate records searching

    ColdCoffee (5/7/2012)


    I cant think of any way other than putting all those 50 columns in a WHERE clause.

    Lets wait for the heavyweights to throw their thoughts on this

    Ah also...

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  • RE: Duplicate records searching

    ColdCoffee (5/7/2012)


    I cant think of any way other than putting all those 50 columns in a WHERE clause.

    Lets wait for the heavyweights to throw their thoughts on this

    Might be...

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  • RE: Promoting Engineers

    L' Eomot Inversé (5/2/2012)


    There are two common reasons: first is that the person involved is being pushed into a management role against their will - that will hardly ever work;...

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  • RE: Promoting Engineers

    TravisDBA (5/1/2012)


    Nothing is more frustrating than trying to relate a difficult technical issue to a non-technical manager after he/she asks you what the problem is. My dad used to have...

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  • RE: Promoting Engineers

    majorbloodnock (5/1/2012)


    Eric M Russell (5/1/2012)


    Most sales professions get paid on commission, so it seems to me that a company's "best" sales people (those who consistently open a large number of...

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  • RE: Log Shipping: Log File became too large on the secondary server

    Are the filenames for the logs on both servers the same?

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  • RE: File Stream error : The system cannot find the file specified

    Have you tried checking that the appropriate permissions are in place? Does the login being used actually have access to that directory?

    Just a gut feeling - never used C...

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  • RE: Super SLOW ms access query speeds via odbc to sql server table

    Have you tried taking the Access query and refactoring it appropriately as a SQL Server stored procedure and calling that from access instead?

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  • RE: How to take the snap shot of a table in sql server 2008

    As far as I'm aware, you cannot take a table snapshot (but there are rather talented people on here who may prove me wrong). If I were you I'd...

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