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  • RE: Index Changes in Production and baseline

    It would be helpful if there were a way to alter an index such that it would still be maintained by DML operations but ignored by SQL queries. That way...

  • RE: I Feel Like a Magician

    ZZartin (7/7/2015)


    Well in all fairness any flatfile format that isn't properly generated on the source side is going to break your dataflow. As for why csv are more popular...

  • RE: Why Can't We Code?

    When presented with what appears to be an impossible challenge; more often than not it's because the task is misunderstood by the developer, the requirements have not been properly defined,...

  • RE: I Feel Like a Magician

    quagmired (7/6/2015)


    Eric M Russell (7/6/2015)


    Where I work, we use TAB delimited files, so that's why I'm not familiar with the annoywances regarding the CSV file format and embedded commas.

    What about...

  • RE: I Feel Like a Magician

    Where I work, we use TAB delimited files, so that's why I'm not familiar with the annoywances regarding the CSV file format and embedded commas.

    SSIS is definately not intended for...

  • RE: I Feel Like a Magician

    chrisn-585491 (7/6/2015)


    The only compelling arguments presented, the ones that should be cringeworthy for the Marketing department at Microsoft, are that unlike SQL Server, PostgresSQL is cross-platform, and you can acquire...

  • RE: SSMS Maturity

    chrisn-585491 (7/3/2015)


    Now if they would just nuke SSIS from orbit. Millions of man hours lost to its quirks...

    Working with SSIS is a lot like hiking through the jungle; simply striking...

  • RE: I Feel Like a Magician

    Comparing computer languages is a lot like comparing any other type of language. If you're ever at a bar with a group of spanish speaking friends, and want to spark...

  • RE: I Feel Like a Magician

    The referenced blog post was clearly written by someone who primarily works with PostgresSQL but occasionally has to context switch to SQL Server. The arugments that PostgresSQL has better documentation,...

  • RE: Home lab build question...

    I've been using VirtualBox. You can simulate a networked environment by having multiple virtual machines running with virtual networking between them, one can be setup as the domain controller, and...

  • RE: The Importance of Our Work

    Dropping the ball on an IT deliverable is somewhat stressful. It can ruin your day or your week, but it's not exactly the type of thing that sticks with you...

  • RE: SSMS Maturity

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/2/2015)


    Eric M Russell (7/2/2015)


    I'm not sure if this already exists, but Microsoft should have a dedicated blog spot on MSDN maintained by the SSMS team...

  • RE: Schema Change History

    If the default trace is enabled (which is should be), then that can be used to query DDL events, including more information about the session and user than what the...

  • RE: SSMS Maturity

    Maybe BI developers who use SSIS and SSRS daily have a different perspective, but as someone in Dev/Ops who spends most of my time coding T-SQL in tandem with DBA...

  • RE: Training Computer Scientists

    I think that any young person who has an opporunity to attend university should. However, simply getting an acceptance letter along with an approval for up to $200,000 in loans...

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