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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQL Kiwi (12/16/2011)


    Ninja's_RGR'us (12/16/2011)


    Connect items are often closed as Won't Fix before an explanation or more details are provided.

    Yes, which quite frankly is a problem in and of itself....

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: 8hr hour query ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

    Long weekend here, will take a look on Mon.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: restore with replace- what happens when files are different?

    Yes, that's what replace means. Replace the DB that's there with the one in the backup and overwrite any files with the same name.

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

    Distribution List.

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

    Ninja's_RGR'us (12/16/2011)


    As of today, closed as won't fix!!!

    You know, it's not like it causes corruption and kills your prod db or anything that serious :sick:

    Time to...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL Backup Help.

    Marco V (12/16/2011)


    GilaMonster (12/16/2011)


    What kind of account is SQL Server running under?

    and make sure that account has rights to the folder you backup youre db to

    And same with the account...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Will ALTER INDEX ... REBUILD WITH (ONLINE = OFF) Blocked The Full Backup Job?

    Backups don't take locks of any form, hence they can never be blocked by activity in the database.

    It's not a good idea to rebuild indexes and back up at the...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Why SHRINKFILE is a very bad thing, and what to do about it.

    haovard (12/16/2011)


    what about shrinking just the log file when the database is set to simple recovery model? Any potential 'fuckups'?

    Depends on the circumstances and reasons behind the need to shrink.

    If...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Why SHRINKFILE is a very bad thing, and what to do about it.

    muthukkumaran Kaliyamoorthy (12/16/2011)


    If your log file grow in simple recovery model, Its because of

    1. poor application design

    2. Poor maintenance design etc

    Errr, no way!

    Simple recovery does not in any...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: SQL Backup Help.

    Tava (12/15/2011)


    I don't get any errors, the script executes as a Scheduled task and then no backup gets created i have to make the user a SYS_ADMIN role inside SQL...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: 8hr hour query ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

    Fraggle-805517 (12/15/2011)


    An update on this. The MAXDOP statement worked the best. It took the entire process down from 8-15hours to under 5 minutes.

    Not fixed. What you've...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Stored Procedure not executing

    Please post the actual code, not something that kinda looks like it. Details you've removed for simplification may well be the cause.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: 8hr hour query ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

    Fraggle-805517 (12/15/2011)


    Jeff/Gila, can either of you explain the Holloween Effect (and why they named it that)?

    In short, it's an effect in relational databases where an update can affect a row...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: INSERT INTO - OBJECT NOT EXIST SQL2005 SP3

    When you ran the insert, were you using the correct database? Default for sa is usually master, not a user database.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: 8hr hour query ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

    Jeff Moden (12/15/2011)


    And, yes, it does happen for Deletes and, no, SQL doesn't have all the rules you think it might to prevent Halloweening on updates. I've fixed...

    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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