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  • RE: What would I do t0 become a DBA?

    kemny.kim - Thursday, June 1, 2017 12:06 PM

    It has been 10 years, how it going so far? I am looking into becoming...

    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.

  • RE: Suggestions for counters to monitor

    I think it depends on what you are hoping to capture.  
    For just watching how busy a server is, the Logins/sec and logouts/sec could be intereesting.  As could Active...

    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.

  • RE: Can I eliminate or move a WHEN from a CASE statement for a more efficient code?

    TheSQL_fan - Thursday, June 1, 2017 12:14 PM


    SELECT DISTINCT
     col1,
      CASE
       .
       .
      WHEN Name IS NOT NULL THEN 'Client...

    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.

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster - Thursday, June 1, 2017 1:45 PM

    jasona.work - Thursday, June 1, 2017 1:38 PM

    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.

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    jasona.work - Wednesday, May 31, 2017 10:28 AM

    GilaMonster - Monday, May 29, 2017 7:48 AM

    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.

  • RE: SSIS Question - Syntax question - Help me with building the expression

    Heh.  Glad you figured it out.

    Was your solution similar (or identical) to mine?

    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.

  • RE: SSRS setting up reporting data source with AD

    Do you have end users building their own reports?  If not, they will only have access to what you give them access to inside the report.
    If you do have...

    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.

  • RE: SSRS setting up reporting data source with AD

    Just set your data source to use "As the user viewing the report" instead of a hard coded name.  There is other setup steps you need to do to avoid...

    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.

  • RE: SQL server 2014 is very slow

    First, that is not much memory for a production SQL Server.  I believe (but could be wrong) that it is recommended to have 4 GB dedicated to the OS, 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.

  • RE: SSIS Question - Syntax question - Help me with building the expression

    First, posting the screenshot is nice, but posting that text is also helpful.  For others who want to see and play with the text:
    @[User::File_Path] + (REPLACE(@[User::File_Name],"YYYYMMDD",REPLACE((DT_WSTR, 10) (DT_DBDATE)GETDATE(),"-","")))

    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.

  • RE: MDAC gets installed with SSMS?

    How up to date is your SQL Developer Bundle install?
    The SQL Developer Bundle has been retired according to their webpage (http://www.red-gate.com/products/sql-development/sql-developer-bundle/index).  I expect that you are using an...

    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.

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster - Monday, May 29, 2017 7:48 AM

    Something tells me that this is going to take a while...
    https://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/1878491/SQL-server-2014-is-very-slow

    I threw in...

    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.

  • RE: SQL server 2014 is very slow

    Another train of thought:
    1 - how much CPU/RAM does the system have?
    2 - when did the slowdown first become noticable?  Has it always been slow or is it...

    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.

  • RE: Log not available error 9001

    gmodified - Friday, May 26, 2017 9:22 AM

    CHECKDB TempDB also returns 9001 log unavailable error. obviously restart brings tempdb back but it...

    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.

  • RE: Log not available error 9001

    gmodified - Friday, May 26, 2017 7:13 AM

    Hi there, I was going through replies and also struggling with 9001 error . 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.

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