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  • RE: Can I use a saved execution plan?

    Yes you can.

    I would like to add a couple words of caution - by using that hint you're essentially telling the optimiser to mind its own business, that you...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Rebuild on NONclustered Index

    How big is the index? How many pages in total?

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

    Ray K (8/11/2010)


    Sounds interesting. Any suggestions on where we Yanks can find it here in the States?

    Interesting and awesome!

    Have a try here - http://funkymunky.co.za/safood.html - several links for various...

    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: Can I use a saved execution plan?

    Use it for what?

    To view, if it's saved as a .sqlplan file, just open it in management studio.

    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: Limit the amount of plan cache for ad_hoc, prepared query plans

    Grant Fritchey (8/11/2010)


    I think this is available in 2005, is set the system option "optimize for ad hoc workloads" to true.

    2008 feature, along with the two options (access...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: how to know the instance is a failover cluster?

    The T-SQL I posted above does exactly that.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: 70-432 exam dump

    Dumps are cheating. They are actual questions taken from the exam in violation of the rules around the exam. Using or asking for braindumps can result in your certifications been...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL Server 2008 Database Restore

    Restore onto a non-express instance, shrink the data file, backup then restore on SQLExpress. (I don't recommend shrinking the source database due to the side effects of shrink)

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Using composite key to update

    You still haven't answered by question on order. 1st, 2nd rows ordered by what? Grouped by what?

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  • RE: Using composite key to update

    Before, ordered by what? What and how do you define that one row comes before another?

    For the sample data that you posted, what should the end dates be?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: what is statistics in sqlserver2005?

    http://sqlinthewild.co.za/index.php/2008/11/04/what-are-statistics-and-why-do-we-need-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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  • RE: SQL Server 2008 Database Restore

    While the backup file is only 900MB, the original database was larger than 4GB, and Express is limited to a 4 GB data file.

    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: Using composite key to update

    So for a row with a startdate of 2004-01-01, you want the end date to be 2003-12-31?

    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: Using composite key to update

    Ok, but what do you want to update the end date with? Where's the new values supposed to come from?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Using composite key to update

    Please post the table's definition? (Create table)

    What are you updating the column with?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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