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  • RE: DBCCC SHRINKFILE

    GilaMonster (1/25/2011)


    scorpianprince (1/25/2011)


    Create a Job which daily shrinks your log files when the database is not in use.

    No, absolutely not! Terrible practice. No file should be shrunk on a regular...

  • RE: log shipping

    GilaMonster (1/25/2011)


    The log shipping destination will be RESTORING (or STANDBY), not RECOVERING.

    Thanks Gail, obvious once you point it out. A case of being almost certain but too quick (or idle)...

  • RE: log shipping

    fawwad (1/25/2011)


    1) is it posible for me to have one instance on SQL server 2008 and other one on SQL server 2005 ?

    2) considering both instances on sql server 2008...

    Is...

  • RE: complex query

    Post the definitions of all three tables. If you have some sample data with that too it would help. That is what made answering your first problem so easy.

    BrainDonor

  • RE: complex query

    You can LEFT OUTER JOIN from #mgr_tab to #veg_tab and also LEFT OUTER JOIN from #mgr_tab to #non_veg_tab, both ON the sid for each table.

    Then, within the SELECT statement use...

  • RE: Difference between Deny Login and Disable Login

    That makes sense, thanks for your time.

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    I wouldn't say that. There's still a week of voting and the down votes make changes happen quick. Someone can vote up another guy and vote me down and the...

  • RE: COLLATION

    An interesting question about commands that I was not aware of.

    However, your explanation of fn_helpcollations is not entirely accurate for those of us using 2008. BOL describes it as 'Returns...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Tom.Thomson (10/18/2010)


    The Dixie Flatline (10/18/2010)


    I once heard two brothers argue (inconclusively) about whether or not black and white were colors. Opinions anyone?

    The right way to get a...

  • RE: Variable Array Table

    Hugo, an excellent explanation, thank you.

    Whenever I see a QOTD that looks like it's trying to trick the reader I just leave it now. Learning something new I'm all...

  • RE: 2005 or 2008

    I suspect that this would be a more short-term solution than you were expecting:

    http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search/default.aspx?sort=PN&alpha=SQL+Server+2005&Filter=FilterNO - mainstream support ends April of next year. The FAQ at http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifepolicy explains the different support...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (10/5/2010)


    There are two aspects of this that are the most concerning.

    1) There's no time to do a proper job here, and I highly doubt there will be any coming...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Alvin Ramard (10/4/2010)


    WayneS (10/4/2010)


    BrainDonor (10/4/2010)


    Paul White NZ (10/2/2010)


    Local news: Lots of changes on 1 October. GST went up, income tax came down, and Internet bandwidth increased to 15Mbps from...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Paul White NZ (10/4/2010)


    BrainDonor (10/4/2010)


    How much is GST increasing by? We're planning a tour of both islands for next year and had all of the hotel, fuel bills and suchlike...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Paul White NZ (10/2/2010)


    Local news: Lots of changes on 1 October. GST went up, income tax came down, and Internet bandwidth increased to 15Mbps from 10Mbps. And I'm...

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