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  • RE: Workaround for "recovery path that is inconsistent with the database"?

    Backups write log entries as does recovering the database, so that counts as a change. There's no way to force (you'd be messing with DB integrity if you could), and...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: get the the cpu usage percentage and io usage

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

    No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1039194-360-1.aspx

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: DBCC Shirnkfile command

    ananda.murugesan (12/24/2010)


    Mainly this database storing Image data and details, I asking to vendor upgrade SQL 2008 (IN place), but I am thinking upgrade process will going to failed due to...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Calling Out Bad Advice

    Jonathan Kehayias (12/24/2010)


    Read the comment by Rich on this other corrective blog post I wrote after wrong information was repeated sent out by SSWUG in their newsletter.

    For some...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: DBCC Shirnkfile command

    There's only 22MB of unused space in that database. Shrink is going to do nothing, as I said it's not compression, it's just releasing unused space to the OS.

    To reduce...

    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: DBCC Shirnkfile command

    How big is the database in total (file size) and how big is the data (sp_spaceused)

    Shrink is not a solution to low disk space, shrink doesn't compress data and 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: Index fragmentation reporting 'LIMITED': only root level?

    muzak (12/24/2010)


    Actually the documentation states that 'limited' scans parent levels for an index:

    I never claimed otherwise.

    Limited mode scans the level above the leaf because that's all it needs to do...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Index fragmentation reporting 'LIMITED': only root level?

    Limited shows only the fragmentation at the leaf level, not the root. The root (by definition) has only one page. It's not showing incorrect values, it's just not showing the...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Error while attaching Datafiles.

    abhishek.8604 (12/24/2010)


    sometmes the .bak file will be corrupted...try attaching another .bak file

    There's no backup here. He's attaching, not restoring.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Error while attaching Datafiles.

    What files are supposed to be part of this database?

    When you use the dialog to attach a DB, SQL goes and finds the secondary and log files for you,...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Error while attaching Datafiles.

    Henrico Bekker (12/23/2010)


    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188902.aspx

    investigate the files in you backup....use the link above..

    There's no backup here. He's attaching, not restoring.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Error during Attaching DB file

    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/Topic1038990-1550-1.aspx

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Apply transaction logs to backup after running CheckDB with REPAIR_ALLOW_DATA_LOSS

    Unlikely, the lsns probably won't match. Try on your test server to be sure, restore backup with norecovery and see if it'll take a log backup. Very doubtful that it'll...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Database corrupted

    subha.mcts2005 (12/23/2010)


    Thank you very much for your valuable information, i will take the precautions for all databases now onwards.

    So you don't want any possible alternate resolutions?

    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: Inner joining columns, but with different names?

    The syntax is the same, the column names don't have to be the same at all. In your example, you specify both column names, you do it exactly the same...

    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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