djackson 22568 (11/12/2011)

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Excuse me, but maybe you need to take some time and think about what you...

Spot on, and well pointed out, but the original article...

Those last two replies (djackson 22568 and SQLRNNR) are what I mean. Categorisation it at best a poor and time-limited approximation performed for convenience or speed. People fit into many...

or

where d.state_desc = 'ONLINE'

🙂

Mmm, just one category then.

Categorisation can help if you must relate to many less well known people, but it's important to realise that one person will fit into many categories. Trying to fit a...

Or perhaps simpler:

select

db_name= d.name,

filename= f.name,

file_location= f.physical_name

from sys.master_filesf

join sys.databasesd on d.database_id = f.database_id

🙂

Dotted lines represent the triumph of pragmatism over purism.

I loved it when I was a contractor - I was brought in to do a job, I did that job...

Vocational training would be good - the trainees would be more sought after in the jobs market.

But... and it's a big but... the courses must be up to date...

No criticism of the article, but I would argue that the only way to verify a backup properly is to restore it fully and perform the usual checks on the...

For 'select count(*) from ' the 2008 optimiser will...

wouldn't

declare @result varchar(max);

select @result = coalesce(@result + ',' + value,value) from @codes;

select @result;

be a lot simpler?

Agreed, you just need the ability...

feersum_endjinn (10/14/2010)

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3) At what age do you think someone should consider being a manger? How long do you think someone should work as a techie before they can consider...

Given that you are the boss, you say who does the work, so if you like you can be the person who does the work. Best of both worlds 🙂