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  • RE: Batch alter stored procedure within one single transaction with error handling

    http://sqlinthewild.co.za/index.php/2011/05/17/on-transactions-errors-and-rollbacks/

    The Xact_abort rolls back everything and aborts the *batch*, however each piece broken with GO is a separate batch, so execution simply resumes at the beginning of the next batch

    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?

    All of mine got rejected 'max allowed sessions'. Am a little bleak about that, though I understand the reason. I thought in previous years it was max 2 conference sessions...

    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: disable v drop index

    If you're going to drop it, then drop it. Disabling an index removes the b-tree and leaves the metadata. Dropping it removes the b-tree and removes the metadata.

    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: temp table in user database?

    If you mean a table that behaves like a # table (scoped to your connection, random name to avoid collisions, dropped when your connection closes) then no.

    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: get_waitstats_2005 confused

    1000 milliseonds = 1 second.

    As for the total....

    If you and I both stand in a queue for 2 minutes, then our cumulative wait time is 4 minutes (2 minutes...

    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: Populate Fact Tables incrementally SSIS 2005

    Please don't cross post. It just wastes peoples time and fragments replies.

    No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1126335-148-1.aspx

    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: Correcting a DATA_PURITY error

    opc.three (6/15/2011)


    That's ridiculous :hehe:

    How does one get the engine to store -0.00 ?

    Well there's a reason it's considered a data-purity form of corruption....

    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: Execution plan generated but query is hung?

    sqldba_icon (6/15/2011)


    I think i answered my own question after reading Gail's blog. With the query in question what would have probably happened is it generated an estimate plan and then...

    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: Deadlocks Solution

    No. Not the pictures of the deadlock graph. There's a hell of a lot of info that's lost in a picture.

    The deadlock graphs are files. XML files. I want to...

    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: Restoring a dropped table

    hammad772001 (6/15/2011)


    3. Lets assume, a disk containing the MDF files crashed at 3:00 PM. Last Transactional Log backup was taken at 2:00 PM. So the database can be restored PIT...

    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: Deadlocks Solution

    Please zip and post the deadlock graph files themselves.

    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?

    Possibly that at the time you made the nomination the person didn't make the grade. MVPs can nominate, can say that someone should be considered, but that's 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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Roy Ernest (6/15/2011)


    I nominated some people from SSC. So far one got the nod. But I needed help from lots of heavy weights in the end to get the MVP...

    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 2008 bit field best design practices

    Craig Farrell (6/15/2011)


    lfernandesfotos (6/14/2011)


    The analysis is interesting, however, can make life difficult for developers that use the database.

    Developers should be going through procs anyway. I can hand you 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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Ninja's_RGR'us (6/15/2011)


    How does that MVP feedback work? Is it like the exceptionnal DBA where you have to raise your hand to get on the list on candidates?

    For me I...

    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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