feersum_endjinn (12/18/2015)

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So to clarify - advise is to disable built-in "sa" account, setup a replacement for it, call it something not so obvious. I take it that this is done...

feersum_endjinn (12/18/2015)

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Just...

Sean Lange (12/18/2015)

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Back from Disney and bringing you a song in the holiday spirit...

C’mon, sing it with me! Oooooooooohhhhhhhh……

He's making a database

He's sorting it twice

SELECT * from contacts...

Magy, Jeff and Orlando are right in that you don't need xp_cmdshell enabled for what you have posted.

On the overall xp_cmdshell debate, I've seen the debates and arguments on both...

No, it won't. ...

Great editorial.

It's true that I very much enjoy what I do. I like it and consider some of it to actually be fun. Whether that makes me a...

Whether you change the name or not (consider what Gail said about upgrades) disable it and leave it disabled.

I got to see a SQL Saturday presentation on hacking SQL Server...

Carlo Romagnano (12/18/2015)

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Ed Wagner (12/18/2015)

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Carlo Romagnano (12/18/2015)

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In case of shortening or if the type is CHAR/NCHAR the following error is raised:

Msg 5074, Level 16, State 1, Line 17

The index 'IX_MySales_CustomerReport'...

I'm stunned to read that it wasn't completely sold out. I had read somewhere that most venues have been sold out for a while now. I'll definitely go...

xsevensinzx (12/17/2015)

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I would say that machine learning has it's usefulness. However, it's not easy to make work. If so, we could predict...

Carlo Romagnano (12/18/2015)

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In case of shortening or if the type is CHAR/NCHAR the following error is raised:

Msg 5074, Level 16, State 1, Line 17

The index 'IX_MySales_CustomerReport' is dependent on column...

I was looking for the trick I was missing, but never found it. 😉 Thanks, Steve.

Edubacation (if I interpreted your reference correctly)

I was shopping at Wal Mart a few months back. The machine was messing up - 3 customers in a row. While I was in line, my I...

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