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  • RE: Transaction won't roll back!

    Wait.

    It's rolling back and the rollback has to complete. If you restart SQL, the rollback will continue after the restart.

    Check that it's not blocked, check there's nothing it's waiting...

    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?

    SQLRNNR (5/20/2011)


    I love Gails answer here.

    Hey, he asked for a course in the Seattle area. That's in the Seattle area. It's a higher level course. It is mostly administration.

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Need help with Stored procedure

    You may want to take a read through this, and all the technical documentation it links to http://haacked.com/archive/2007/08/21/i-knew-how-to-validate-an-email-address-until-i.aspx

    The following characters are all valid in an email address: ! $ &...

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: training class of sql 2008

    http://www.sqlskills.com/Bellevue-20110801.asp

    http://www.sqlskills.com/Bellevue-20110808.asp

    http://www.sqlskills.com/Bellevue-20110815.asp

    http://www.sqlskills.com/Bellevue-20110822.asp

    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 2005 performance issue.

    Ok, so are the queries actually slow, or are you just concerned about the waits?

    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 2005 performance issue.

    And the wait types are ????????

    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: Stored procedure names starting with "sp_" ...

    bdaviduck (5/20/2011)


    With regard to "making things faster" -- what do people normally do -- rename every stored procedure and then go through all the code and rename as well?

    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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Craig Farrell (5/20/2011)


    I don't understand why it's necessary, the ITP's are supposed to be the TS and then some.

    Exactly, they're the TS and them some extra stuff that'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?

    SQLRNNR (5/20/2011)


    GilaMonster (5/20/2011)


    I need to schedule the two BI ones. Perferably before July when the price goes up. Going to write them cold, no studying. Will be fun, as 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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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    See http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-sql-server.aspx#tab3

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    There's no pre-reqs to take the exam, however to get the MCITP certification, you need to hold the MCTS certification.

    I wrote my 2008 dev exams out of order, ITP first,...

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Are these good interview questions?

    Stay away from 'quote from BoL' type questions, they can be memorised. I like questions where the candidate has to discuss the topic, less chance they swatted up from 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: database single user mode or multi user mode

    Yes. The restored database is exactly the same as the database was at time of backup. That's structure, data, settings, everything.

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    I need to schedule the two BI ones. Perferably before July when the price goes up. Going to write them cold, no studying. Will be fun, as I barely work...

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • RE: Logshipping -- What am I missing??

    There is a log backup missing between CONX_Prod_20110520170000.trn and CONX_Prod_20110520173000.trn. Either you have a log backup job/maint plan, someone took an ad-hoc log backup or there's a third party tool...

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

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