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  • RE: Nonclustered Versus Unique NonClustered

    Wildcat (2/17/2011)


    (if the clustered index is not unique, it must have the RID attached for the uniqueness).

    Nope. The only time the RID is used in a nonclustered index is...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Primary filegroup is full can't sync SQL 2005

    The total size of a database.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Upgrading from 2005 to 2008

    parthi-1705 (2/17/2011)


    Denali is SQL Server 2011 version which was released last November 2010.MS has advice not to use Denali for Production,but we can use it in local development.

    Denali (aka SQL...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Query Performance -Troubleshooting

    mister.magoo (2/17/2011)


    I have noticed in the past that COUNT(*) does not always force a full count of all rows

    It does. It reads the leaf level of the smallest index to...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Reg: MCTS EXAM 70-445

    Brandie Tarvin (2/17/2011)


    Raunak Jhawar (2/15/2011)


    joydeep.das.mail (2/15/2011)


    I need 70-445 brain dumps

    Joydeep, dumps will only help you get a certificate on paper.Period.What next??

    That's assuming the dumps are even close to accurate. Most...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Query Performance -Troubleshooting

    mister.magoo (2/17/2011)


    select count_big(all column_name)

    Odd syntax. Why not count(*)?

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

    Gianluca Sartori (2/17/2011)


    Interesting avatar, Gail. But... what is it exactly?

    It's a Gila Monster. 😀

    What happened to Qui-Gon Jinn?

    Taking a vacation. He'll be back soon (probably after I get back from...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Could not start Service Broker for database id: 6. A problem is preventing SQL Server from starting Service Broker. Check the SQL Server error log for additional messages.

    Did you 'check the SQL error log for details'? If so, what does it say?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Could not start Service Broker for database id: 6. A problem is preventing SQL Server from starting Service Broker. Check the SQL Server error log for additional messages.

    Duplicate post. No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1065489-391-1.aspx

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Query Performance -Troubleshooting

    Network? Streaming 6 million rows across the network won't be quick. Were you running local on the test server and remote on production perhaps?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Koen Verbeeck (2/17/2011)


    Gianluca Sartori (2/17/2011)


    Code brings more (pseudo)code, it seems...

    Definitely kill the one who started this on THE THREAD!

    :-D:-D

    I'll go fetch the angry mob! 🙂

    There's a few of them roaming...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Primary filegroup is full can't sync SQL 2005

    Just bear in mind that if you do convert a database to SQL 2008 R2 (which is the one with the 10GB limit), you will not be able to go...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS : to use or not to use

    Bungholio (2/16/2011)


    Good (and pretty old) question indeed. Now if we choose to set them OFF in order to maintain the indexes properly what will happen? If reorganizing indexes would improve...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Redundant Indexes

    LutzM (2/16/2011)


    As a side note: you decided to use the "real Gila Monster" as your avatar?

    Temporarily. Qui-gon will be back.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Transaction Log Truncation Maintenance Plan and LSN

    Vertigo44 (2/16/2011)


    This file will grow and grow and grow until...you backup your TRN file (or in other words backup your log backups) I think this is where I am getting...

    Gail Shaw
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