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  • RE: A little tale and a seven questions about SQL partition

    That is nice that you have a dedicated VM for testing.  I imagine you have the databases set up so they are both running off of the same VM then...

    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: high availability sql server 2008 r2

    Another thing you could do is look at HA software.  Backups are more about DR than HA.  
    DH2i has a tool called DxEnterprise which handles HA quite nicely as...

    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: ERROR using CharIndex : Invalid length parameter passed to the LEFT or SUBSTRING function in sql

    techsugy2017 - Tuesday, April 18, 2017 9:54 AM

    Thanks guys for a prompt response. I manage to implement the solution for 1st column.

    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: A little tale and a seven questions about SQL partition

    heh... whoops.  Guess reading your signature would have helped.  I don't know too many men named Gail.  Sorry about that.  I think the avatar threw me off.

    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: A little tale and a seven questions about SQL partition

    Do you have 1 database for all of the "towns" or 1 database per "town"?  Your description makes it sound like 1 database that holds all of the towns.
    Rather...

    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: Getting more involved in the SQL Community - Advice wanted

    Another good thing to look for is local SQL Chapters or SQL events.  Some are free (SQL Saturday for example) while others cost money (PASS Summit, SQL Cruise, etc).  They...

    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: ERROR using CharIndex : Invalid length parameter passed to the LEFT or SUBSTRING function in sql

    To make that easier to read:
    LEFT(U.FULLNAME,charindex(',', U.FULLNAME)- 1) AA,
    CHARINDEX(LEFT(U.FULLNAME,charindex(',', U.FULLNAME)- 1), P.Project_Name) CCOUNT 

    Next, as a thought, why not try replacing it with:

    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: How do I sort this set of records ( SQL HELP please )

    mw112009 - Monday, April 17, 2017 2:46 PM

    Thank you ... but I managed to resolve it.....


    ORDER BY
    (
    CASE WHEN Claims.CrossoverOrigFormNbr =...

    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: How do I sort this set of records ( SQL HELP please )

    mw112009 - Monday, April 17, 2017 2:22 PM

    The data is shown in the picture... I am not able to give you data...

    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: Error 0x80131904, I need some help with connection string.

    you sure the IP is correct?  I've seen servers change IP's after reboot.  

    Can you connect to that via SSMS?

    First try connecting via SSMS from 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.

  • RE: How do I sort this set of records ( SQL HELP please )

    First, can we get some DDL so we can test things easier on our end for writing and testing the code?

    Next part in my mind is a tad...

    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: The infamous double quote and semicolon error for CSV-files. Not experiencing the issue in 2008R2, but in 2016.

    One other thought I have:
    your Flat File Connection Manager screen looks different than Phil Parkin's.  Which version of visual studio are you guys using?
    I've seen oddities with SSRS 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: Deinstall express edition

    That is odd.  I have not installed 2005 before, but I know with 2008 R2 and higher I've installed and uninstalled using the base media (with no service pack) 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.

  • RE: Deinstall express edition

    I think you'd want to have the same installation media.  As you pointed out, using incorrect installation media cannot remove all of the features.

    But Microsoft offers all of...

    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: The infamous double quote and semicolon error for CSV-files. Not experiencing the issue in 2008R2, but in 2016.

    A difference between the OP and Phil Parkin's post that I noticed is that the OP used the code page 65001, and Phil used 1252.

    I am wondering a...

    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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