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  • RE: What motivates those of you who answer questions?

    SQL Kiwi (5/31/2012)


    Greed. Steve pays me $50 per post.

    I clearly need to ask Steve for a raise. About 200% would be nice.

    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: 'Phantom Table' and how to get rid of it ?

    Interesting... Please run your query again, but put the [] around the name like I did.

    Also

    SELECT * FROM sysusers where uid = 11

    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: Limit stored procedure rights

    Read up on EXECUTE AS.

    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: Multiply two columns in SQL nd store

    Why persist it?

    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: Database downgrade: 64 bits to 32

    Haven't used unix since university. Maybe depends on the file type, but the vast majority of data files that you'll encounter on windows (SQL data and log file, word docs,...

    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: Database downgrade: 64 bits to 32

    tilew-948340 (5/30/2012)


    I guess that today there is a converter by default on Window7 ...

    No converters. Most data files are identical between 32 bit and 64 bit (an app dev would...

    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: Answers to these questions

    David Webb-200187 (5/30/2012)


    For #2, it depends. The answer you gave will verify that your backup matches your database

    Doesn't even do that (unless the backup was taken with a specific...

    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: The Beer Cooler Thread

    Koen Verbeeck (5/30/2012)


    GilaMonster (5/30/2012)


    I have a good beer bread recipe if anyone want... 😉 :hehe:

    Why not 🙂

    http://www.food.com/recipe/beer-bread-73440

    Seriously good (and that's from someone who can't stand the smell or taste of...

    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: The Beer Cooler Thread

    I have a good beer bread recipe if anyone want... 😉 :hehe:

    Seriously though, I had the chance to visit a beer fest while in the UK, astounding variety. Here there's...

    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?

    Jack Corbett (5/30/2012)


    Hard to say because the content of the question(s). I'd have a hard time not coming across as snarky if I posted...

    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: 'Phantom Table' and how to get rid of it ?

    select '[' + name + ']' as objectname, uid from sysobjects where name like '%BRP001_ACCT%'

    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: Answers to these questions

    SKYBVI (5/30/2012)


    Then why there are so many links for SQL Server DBA interview questions

    Because there are lots and lots of people who want to cheat their way to a...

    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: 'Phantom Table' and how to get rid of it ?

    What's the error when you try to delete it (try DROP TABLE, not via EntMan) and has someone been messing with direct updates to the system tables?

    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: What motivates those of you who answer questions?

    Good question. Some days I ask myself that...

    I started because I wanted to get better at SQL, to be faced with problems that I did not have at my job...

    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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    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • RE: Answers to these questions

    Brandie Tarvin (5/30/2012)


    If you want to interview for a DBA position, I suggest buying a developer copy and playing with it until you break several things. Because I would not...

    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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