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  • RE: Search a value to complete database

    I don't understand why a script to scan across all tables in a database would be needed. Generally speaking, we know ahead of time if we're looking for a customer...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Hidden Tricks To SQL Server Table Cleanup

    Here is one technique I use when there is a need to perform bulk deletes on a large table. It is not an online operation, but it should be able...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Data We Don't Want

    That's a denial of service type attack that I hadn't expected, but it is an interesting attack vector. I wouldn't expect this to impact servers, but if servers are consuming...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Data We Don't Want

    paul.knibbs (3/5/2013)


    I could be really smug because I always use Firefox, but instead I'll allow myself to be gobsmacked that such an obvious flaw has made it into three major...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Early Software

    Miles Neale (2/26/2013)


    Dave62 (2/26/2013)


    Miles Neale (2/25/2013)


    Dave,

    Would you suggest developing a massive new system that is PC friendly in COBOL? ...

    Definitely not.

    I do .NET development and SQL Server development/administration. ...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Early Software

    pdanes (2/22/2013)


    It's not obsolete if it still does the job it was designed to do. I've written my share of FORTRAN, RPG, COBOL and who knows what else over the...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Early Software

    Michael Valentine Jones (2/22/2013)


    Eric M Russell (2/22/2013)


    Michael Valentine Jones (2/22/2013)


    I don’t see how this list could be complete without mentioning COBOL.

    From the 1960s until about 1990 it was the language...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Early Software

    Michael Valentine Jones (2/22/2013)


    I don’t see how this list could be complete without mentioning COBOL.

    From the 1960s until about 1990 it was the language of choice for business programming with...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Early Software

    I think the average age for database developers and sysadmins must be like 40. Maybe a few years more for sysadmins.

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Early Software

    My first computer was a Commodore 64, basically the same as a VIC 20, except it has a whopping 64 KB of RAM instead of the VIC's 5 KB. Like...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Are Triggers a "legacy" Feature? (Database Weekly, Nov 08 2008)

    crazyEmu (2/21/2013)


    Was confronted by a trigger just yesterday, wonderful use of nested cursors. Just had to post it as an example.

    It is supplied by a vendor (Sage \ SalesLogix) so...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Fix the Little Things

    But I'm somewhat amazed how many fragmentation questions, posts, articles, and more that I still see on a regular basis. Shouldn't this be a low level feature of SQL Server...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Life is Like a Manure Spreader

    After sitting around the office all day long, it's refreshing to get outside and either take a couple hour hike or mow the grass or something. As for shoveling horse...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Antipathy for Entity Attribute Value data models

    keith.fearnley (2/20/2013)


    Though wary of re-igniting the discussion (informative and lively though it has been), I wonder how this relates to the HL7 RIM model (look up RIMBAA) - as I...

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  • RE: Are Triggers a "legacy" Feature? (Database Weekly, Nov 08 2008)

    Lynn Pettis (2/19/2013)


    If you don't know the trigger is there, it is probably due to poor, missing, or incomplete application/database documentation.

    Fortunately SQL Server is self documenting, at least in terms...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

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