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  • RE: Restoring query

    If you take a backup of database1 and restore it over database2, you are completely replacing database2 with database1. It's the equivalent of dropping (deleting) database2 completely, then restoring database1...

    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?

    bitbucket-25253 (11/12/2010)


    Gail is the time you spend answering these e-mails billable to the client?

    If so ... rejoice, if not it should be.

    Of course it is.

    It's still time that I could...

    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?

    GSquared (11/12/2010)


    about an hour later, you report back, "I found a really clever way to get that new request done ahead of deadline". 😀

    Hell no, then they'll be expecting the...

    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: sys.configurations not showing 'common criteria compliance enabled' row

    Tested and I can see it on my 2008 instance. You have permissions?

    SELECT * from sys.configurations where configuration_id = 1577

    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?

    Greg Edwards-268690 (11/12/2010)


    Must be the Urgent! that rattled you.

    Not just. I've been getting change requests at about 2 mails per day (multiple items per mail) this week. This is the...

    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: Search for hard coded words in database

    Do a wildcard search through sys.sql_modules

    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?

    CirquedeSQLeil (11/12/2010)


    GilaMonster (11/12/2010)


    CirquedeSQLeil (11/11/2010)


    I have a few articles that I am finishing up currently.

    Topics?

    Physical Join Operators

    Toss it over. If I need a break from genetic algorithms this weekend...

    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?

    Jeff Moden (11/12/2010)


    Paul White NZ (11/11/2010)


    Did you also bust the myth that table variables are always estimated as containing one row?

    Statement level recompile?

    Yup.

    There's still no statistics, but the storage engine...

    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?

    I swear this project is going to drive me to drink.

    Email from BA/architect:

    Urgent! Business confirms that it is possible to have more than one X per Y. Out design must...

    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: Help needed to make an identical copy of a db in SQL 2000

    djossoud (11/12/2010)


    Victory! Thanks all! 🙂

    What finally worked for you?

    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?

    Stefan Krzywicki (11/12/2010)


    Once everone who went to PASS is back (I think it is over now, yes?)

    No, today's the postcon day (should be starting in about an hour).

    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: Grant Fritchey

    Ray K (11/12/2010)


    Congrats, Grant! Looking forward to congratulating you in person at SQL Saturday next week!

    ps. (11/12/2010)


    Congrates Grant for the MVP award.

    Please note that this thread is well over 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: Turn off Predictive Typing

    nigelrivett (11/12/2010)


    Usually goes something like

    select s<space>

    <delete the word>

    s<space>

    <delete the word>

    s<space>

    <delete the word>

    s<right arrow>

    Exactly. I can write queries faster without the built-in intellisense. With the aforementioned 3rd party version, I have...

    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: TSQL Best Functionalities needed

    srinadh.ramineni (11/12/2010)


    Hi for the below questions i need good and efficient answers.

    Homework? Interview? Exam?

    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: Issues in Identity Column

    You can't update them.

    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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