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  • RE: zhow to retrieve tables

    If you have no backups then you very likely have lost any data that was in those tables. There are no magic recovery tricks, if the tables are gone, they're...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: 70-432 Exam

    Check the exam details on the MSL site, check the skills breakdown, make sure you know the material

    http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-sql-server.aspx

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: 70-432 Exam

    Duplicate post. No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to:http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1329298-1550-1.aspx

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Need help finding script to truncate log in SQL Server 2008

    SQLRNNR (7/12/2012)


    GilaMonster (7/12/2012)


    @SQLFRNDZ (7/12/2012)


    Ther must be an open transaction that is filling your log, DBCC opentran.

    If there was, log_reuse_wait_desc would have returned "Open Transaction", not nothing.

    In most cases. Though...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Need help finding script to truncate log in SQL Server 2008

    Rogman (7/12/2012)


    GilaMonster (7/12/2012)


    If it's a test system then leave it in simple recovery. Have a daily job that sets all DBs to simple recovery. Set it back to full and...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Need help finding script to truncate log in SQL Server 2008

    @SQLFRNDZ (7/12/2012)


    Ther must be an open transaction that is filling your log, DBCC opentran.

    If there was, log_reuse_wait_desc would have returned "Open Transaction", not nothing.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    The point's over there ->

    Re: deprecating the old style of joins, ie joining in the where clause. Cannot be easily done.

    I'm not endorsing old style joins. I'm saying they cannot...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Subtracting a Millisecond...

    Between's fine, but requires more complex date maths and if someone were to change the data type from datetime to datetime or to change the precision of the datetime2, your...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Windows could not start SQL Server(Error: 1067 the process terminated unexpectedly).

    Saggy (7/12/2012)


    2012-07-11 09:31:37.78 spid2 SQL Server is terminating due to 'stop' request from Service Control Manager.

    No error. Someone stopped the service.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Need help finding script to truncate log in SQL Server 2008

    If it's a test system then leave it in simple recovery. Have a daily job that sets all DBs to simple recovery. Set it back to full and you'll be...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    And hence joins in the where clause become

    SELECT <stuff>

    FROM t1 CROSS JOIN t2

    WHERE t1.ID = t2.OtherID

    The point is that joins in the where cannot be deprecated without a substantial rewrite...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: SQL Server Performance Troubleshooting - Wait Stats

    SQLSACT (7/12/2012)


    GilaMonster (7/12/2012)


    Given it's name, what do you think? "waiting tasks"

    Also, what does Books Online say?

    Apologies

    I realised the mootness of the question the moment I hit "Post Quoted Reply"

    Thanks

    🙂

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jan Van der Eecken (7/12/2012)


    Guess that'll only happen once it is deprecated and was really purged out of the product. Which didn't happen in 2012 although I kind of expected...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL Server Performance Troubleshooting - Wait Stats

    Given it's name, what do you think? "waiting tasks"

    Also, what does Books Online say?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: SQL Server Performance Troubleshooting - Wait Stats

    From os_wait_stats, no, that's the aggregated totals since SQL started.

    For process level, sys.dm_os_waiting_tasks or extended events

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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