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  • RE: Output a query as an Excel file

    I know this is old, but I needed a refresher and came across this. I've found it's better not to do the query in the sendmail. Export the...

    Wallace Houston
    Sunnyland Farms, Inc.

    "We must endeavor to persevere."

  • RE: Performance Improvement for Cursors in Stored Procedures

    I also read on an MS web site that the default cursor for SQL Server 2008 is set as GLOBAL.

    Wallace Houston
    Sunnyland Farms, Inc.

    "We must endeavor to persevere."

  • RE: Performance Improvement for Cursors in Stored Procedures

    Thanx! Your article and links provider by responders has prompted me to do more research (which I should have already done!).

    Good Job!

    Wallace Houston
    Sunnyland Farms, Inc.

    "We must endeavor to persevere."

  • RE: Performance Improvement for Cursors in Stored Procedures

    Great and timely article. Using your search query I discovered we have 129 procs using cursors. However, I was hoping you would show code examples of the Local...

    Wallace Houston
    Sunnyland Farms, Inc.

    "We must endeavor to persevere."

  • RE: Using EXCEPT to Determine Row Differences

    Is EXCEPT better, or worse, than using:

    Select t1.col1, t1.col2, t1.col3

    from table1 t1

    where t1.col1 not in (select t2.col1 from table2 t2

    ...

    Wallace Houston
    Sunnyland Farms, Inc.

    "We must endeavor to persevere."

  • RE: PowerShell Basics

    using a search I found a "Documents" folder under USERS, but there is no Documents folder under any Windows profile in the USERS folder. Windows 7 won't let me...

    Wallace Houston
    Sunnyland Farms, Inc.

    "We must endeavor to persevere."

  • RE: PowerShell Basics

    After I posted I found the program was installed on my PC. I went to start/programs and there it was. If I knew it was there I'd forgotten....

    Wallace Houston
    Sunnyland Farms, Inc.

    "We must endeavor to persevere."

  • RE: Stairway to SQL PowerShell Level 1: SQL PowerShell Basics

    Naaa. No "documents" folder. Do have "My Documents". I will build BOTH folders and proceed as you suggested. I didn't intentionally change anything about the PC setup,...

    Wallace Houston
    Sunnyland Farms, Inc.

    "We must endeavor to persevere."

  • RE: Stairway to SQL PowerShell Level 1: SQL PowerShell Basics

    I know I'm late for the party and dumb as a piece of plastic, but there is no "documents" or "windowspowershell" anywhere under my profile. when I type $profile in...

    Wallace Houston
    Sunnyland Farms, Inc.

    "We must endeavor to persevere."

  • RE: PowerShell Basics

    following the logic that "the only dumb question is the one which doesn't get asked"-- how do you start Powershell? from SSMS, cmd prompt?

    Hey, you said...

    Wallace Houston
    Sunnyland Farms, Inc.

    "We must endeavor to persevere."

  • RE: Cursor-Killing: Accessing Data in the Next Row

    I look forward to articles like this displaying the new technology. We're on SS 2008 and have no plans to change any time soon. So I don't have...

    Wallace Houston
    Sunnyland Farms, Inc.

    "We must endeavor to persevere."

  • RE: Why every SQL Server installation should be a cluster

    My expertise level in SQL is somewhere below the "DBA in diapers" (I couldn't think of a cool phrase to express my ineptness), but if the clustered servers all share...

    Wallace Houston
    Sunnyland Farms, Inc.

    "We must endeavor to persevere."

  • RE: Why every SQL Server installation should be a cluster

    Don't want to get off topic, but we have our SQL running on a VM and would like to have another running SQL ready to go in case of emergency....

    Wallace Houston
    Sunnyland Farms, Inc.

    "We must endeavor to persevere."

  • RE: Why every SQL Server installation should be a cluster

    Since I didn't know what "clustering" was (other than an inference in a Clint Eastwood movie) it was an interesting learning event for me. I need a disaster recovery...

    Wallace Houston
    Sunnyland Farms, Inc.

    "We must endeavor to persevere."

  • RE: Database Backup

    I'm going to try to adjust my timing on the jobs. the full backup restore takes 34 mins. the logs take a few seconds. I should be able to fit...

    Wallace Houston
    Sunnyland Farms, Inc.

    "We must endeavor to persevere."

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