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  • RE: Don’t Change Anything

    Greg Edwards-268690 (4/13/2010)

    RalphWilson (4/12/2010)

    Greg Edwards-268690 (4/9/2010)

    GabyYYZ (4/9/2010)

    Greg Edwards-268690 (4/7/2010)

    When you change the data type, you can lose quite a bit. Dates have special functions and edits, and this is probably...

    April 13, 2010 at 10:34 am

    #1150886

  • RE: Don’t Change Anything

    Greg Edwards-268690 (4/7/2010)

    When you change the data type, you can lose quite a bit. Dates have special functions and edits, and this is probably even more important when integrating data...

    April 9, 2010 at 11:57 am

    #1149301

  • RE: Don’t Change Anything

    Ken Klaft-381933 (4/7/2010)

    ...

    You can fix an application but you can't fix stupid. All you can do is prevent it.

    Great quote, let them hurt when they make a mistake. ...

    April 9, 2010 at 11:55 am

    #1149299

  • RE: Don’t Change Anything

    Jack Corbett (4/7/2010)

    ...

    One of my coworkers thinks I should make the changes myself instead of "adding work" for the users. I think mistakes should be made painful for users...

    April 9, 2010 at 11:52 am

    #1149298

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    The Dixie Flatline (4/8/2010)

    CirquedeSQLeil (4/8/2010)

    Here's one for y'all.

    I couldn't resist... 😛

    Neither could I, LOL. I must be getting old, I'm getting less and less patient. Karma must...

    April 8, 2010 at 2:34 pm

    #1148650

  • RE: Purpose of few SSIS Packages

    The Dixie Flatline (4/8/2010)

    I've used SSIS to:

    1. rethread particulate data out of a table and back into itself to avoid locks due to trigger overlap

    2. derive up to...

    April 8, 2010 at 2:33 pm

    #1148649

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    I know it's a little late (I've been on vacation), but Gail, great April Fool's blog entry[/url]. GSquared, I loved your response about searching for "retards" as well...LOL.

    April 8, 2010 at 1:29 pm

    #1148617

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (3/23/2010)

    Dave Ballantyne (3/23/2010)

    Not odd, ive always thought the exams are based around , can you remember obscure syntax for obscure functionality used once in a blue moon. ...

    March 23, 2010 at 9:14 am

    #1138294

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    CirquedeSQLeil (3/18/2010)

    Grant Fritchey (3/18/2010)

    You can put MVP in your signature all you want, but you can't link to this unless you have one.

    Remember, MVP is about service to the community....

    March 18, 2010 at 12:14 pm

    #1136199

  • RE: T-SQL: Why “It Depends”

    That being said, there are a few absolutes you can give for SQL Server:

    1. Do NOT turn autoshrink on.

    2. ummm...

    3. ummm...

    Come to think of it, as far as I can...

    March 16, 2010 at 9:37 am

    #1134565

  • RE: Auditing Account creation/changes

    GSquared (3/16/2010)

    Take a look at DDL triggers in BOL. They can capture create, grant, deny and other events. Very useful and pretty easy to set up.

    Thanks GSquared...this will...

    March 16, 2010 at 9:32 am

    #1134558

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Alvin Ramard (3/10/2010)

    I just remember something from a few years back.

    Person answer an internal posting for Data Warehouse Adminstrator. The person did not have any valid experience, but her...

    March 10, 2010 at 9:52 am

    #1131511

  • RE: Raw Materials - Robotic Resources

    One of the funniest things I have ever seen...made my day. 😀

    March 10, 2010 at 7:53 am

    #1131422

  • RE: Randomizing Result Sets with NEWID

    Seth Delconte (3/8/2010)

    nick.mcdermaid (3/7/2010)

    Someone appears to have drawn some inspiration from your article.

    http://subhrosaha.wordpress.com/

    Yes it certainly looks that way - even the reference links are the same. A little credit...

    March 9, 2010 at 1:45 pm

    #1130949

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Paul White (3/3/2010)

    Steve Jones - Editor (3/3/2010)

    I think we win the Olympics, though we should. Lots of $$$ and people. No excuse for not doing well.

    If the criteria for winning...

    March 3, 2010 at 8:48 am

    #1127845

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