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  • Reply To: Identity column as Primary Key - good or bad?

    I think it may depend on the purpose.  If the table is going to be used to store vehicle information to be used by an external system, then Joe's method...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Save SSIS package and schedule job in SSMS

    Not meaning to hijack the thread from Phil, but the error is clearly stated in the last bit of errors you posted:

    Description: "The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot open the...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Have anybody licensed ApexSQL Restore and is able to help me?

    I would not recommend using VSS for a backup strategy personally.  SQL has a built in backup tool; I would use that.

    As for the legality of using the tool that...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Have anybody licensed ApexSQL Restore and is able to help me?

    I am pretty sure that that would violate the license terms for any tool that is out there.

    I highly doubt you will find anyone willing to do this for you...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: One machine is not able to connect to sql server while others connect fine

    My go-to steps for those types of errors are to try ping-ing the server you are connecting to from the machine that cannot connect to make sure it can even...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Package runs on dev, fails on server

    Are you using a SQL Alias to connect?  If so, do you get the same error when you connect with the full name?  What about if you connect with the...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: The fulltext filter daemon host (FDHost) process has stopped abnormally

    Anything interesting in the windows event logs?

    Might not hurt to look there around the time it crashed to see if there is any other events happening at the same time...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Kill 2 databases connections

    I think what you are trying to do using the method you are trying is not possible.  You cannot store more than 1 value in a variable except a table...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Union with temp table

    To insert it into a temp table, just insert it into a temp table instead of into dbo.details.  once that is done, to put the values from the temp table...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Agile Job Descriptions

    My job description was a "programmer analyst" and had a lot of stuff about VB6 and C# development.  Then as the needs of the department changed, my job title and...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Identity column as Primary Key - good or bad?

    I am chiming in just to say I like the artificial keys when it is being used for a foreign key.  As The Dixie Flatline says, client #10006 will be...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Ending a line with a Backslash

    I got it wrong, but it was because I expected the stored procedure to fail to get created.  I am a bit surprised that the stored procedure would get created...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Non-technical question

    I love those "nothing changed" comments.  SOMETHING changed or the code wouldn't be slower.  Well, most of the time.

    When I get those types of things coming to my desk, I...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Challenge Your Code Design

    Overall, I like what you did.  The code snippets are small and manageable.  The only downside to it is when it comes time to debug it.

    What I've seen where I...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • Reply To: Win 7+SQL Server 2008->Win 7+SQL Server 2014->Win 10+SQL Server 2014?

    Thanks for the update!  And I am glad to hear it went off smoothly!

    Some post-upgrade steps (on 2014) that you may want to check are:

    1 - update statistics

    2 - check...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

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