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  • RE: Sql Server 2008 - To upgrade or not to upgrade

    You might want to download and use:

    Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Advisor

    Brief Description

    Download the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Advisor. Upgrade Advisor analyzes instances of SQL Server 2000 and SQL...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Programming recurring dates

    whitlander

    It appears that you will be handling a great deal of date data.

    If you have not already found Lynn's posting may I suggest reading this post by...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Capturing @@Error Message

    There are two ways to replace the place holders ... read the following subjects in BOL

    RAISERROR and/or FORMATMESSAGE.

    It will not be easy and may require a great deal of...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Capturing @@Error Message

    and not the custom error messages that I was seeing.

    Refer to WayneS post, the "custom" message you receive is because the place holders described in WayneS post are replaced with...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Capturing @@Error Message

    Using BOL for 2000 look at this:

    sysmessages

    Contains one row for each system error or warning that can be returned by Microsoft® SQL Server™. SQL Server displays the error description on...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Temporary objects

    Tom.Thomson

    the question say use two separate instances of SSMS or QA, and not two separate windows in one instance

    If you have extensively followed the moans/groans and complaints associated with some...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Deleting records from a huge table

    1. Assuming your back up is FULL RECOVERY. Perform a complete backup

    2. Use Set ROWCOUNT to a resonable size (Start low, watch your log file size, and...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: table Design Issue

    Let me suggest you turn your thinking around.... to the question ... what data do you want out of the DB ... in the form of reports and /or someone...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: WILD REPLACE ?

    Again without a Tally table (hence not the most efficient method), but here goes.

    CREATE TABLE #tTestData (MyTextCol VARCHAR(max))

    INSERT INTO #tTestData( MyTextCol )

    VALUES ( 'Without a doubt SQLCentral is home...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    For those of you who have not seen RBarryYoung's forume post here:

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic861691-4-1.aspx?Update=1

    Please chime in with your thoughts/comments

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Needed: An ADD CODE Button and Form

    RBarryYoung

    Somehow we have GOT to get people to use the fr*ck#ng code tags in these forums

    Second the motion

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    Ron

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  • RE: WILD REPLACE ?

    Without using a Tally table

    DECLARE @What VARCHAR(200)

    DECLARE @Start INT

    DECLARE @End Int

    SET @What = 'Sometimes things may get [SQL GETDATE()] heated[comment:#super hot debate].'

    SET @Start = CHARINDEX('[COMMENT',@What,1)

    SET @End = CHARINDEX(']',@What,@Start+1)

    SELECT @Start,@End

    SELECT...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Listen all ye to the voice of the THREAD

    http://s0.ilike.com/play#Ella+Fitzgerald:After+You've+Gone:452011:s75875.8175768.13456156.1.2.94%2Cstd_60a18528a0e144b69be14c7363ff75e3

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    Ron

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  • RE: SQL 2000 - Column Statistics

    JamesNZ

    get a list of user-defined statistics out of a database.

    Now this will give you all the statistics, other than those created is Auto_statistics is set ON. Those you should...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: SQL 2000 - Column Statistics

    Try this for each table in the DB

    sp_statistics 'your table name''

    Read up on sp_statistics (Books On Line)

    Returns a list of all indexes and statistics on a specified table or indexed...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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