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  • RE: Advantage of having unique non clustered index same as clustered index on a table

    Highly unlikely to be useful. There are edge-cases where it can be, but very rare. SQL will use the NC if it thinks it'll be faster, but is rare unless...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Inner Join v/s WHERE Col IN (select col from dbo.UDF_Function)

    Bhuvnesh (5/6/2010)


    TheSQLGuru (5/6/2010)


    >> WHERE NOTETYPES.Associated_Department_ID IS NULL OR OPERDEPTMBR.Operator_ID = @Operator_ID

    That type of WHERE clause is HORRIBLE from a performance standpoint. Our own Gail Shaw has a very nice...

    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: BIDS DOWNLOAD

    You could download the entire of SQL Evaluation version, it'll probably be in there. It's not a separate download afaik.

    Why are you installing BIDs on a server in the 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

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  • RE: Restore Db from transaction Logs

    mckinnj1 (5/6/2010)


    As previously re-explained, I restored the the BAK to a new db without the updated ldf file. This created a new ldf file.

    So a normal database restore. 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: restore SQL2008 backups in SQL2000

    It shouldn't take days configured correctly. I've copied much bigger than that in hours. DTS, SSIS or BCP are your options here. The 2008 backup cannot be restored to SQL...

    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: BIDS DOWNLOAD

    Install it off the SQL Server DVD. It is included in Standard edition (but not workgroup, web or express).

    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: restore SQL2008 backups in SQL2000

    What you're trying cannot be done. There is no way to take a database on a higher version and put it onto a lower version. Both backup/restore and detach/attach will...

    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: Restore Db from transaction Logs

    mckinnj1 (5/6/2010)


    homebrew01 (5/5/2010)


    The OP seems to be posting hastily without taking the time to properly explain the problem or the attempted solutions. If it's important, perhaps he/she will try harder.

    Wow....

    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: Restore Db from transaction Logs

    mckinnj1 (5/6/2010)


    Lynn Pettis (5/5/2010)


    Didn't know you could run DBCC CHECK DB against a .bak file.

    Were you able to restore the database itself as under a differnet name using the .bak...

    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 DBA.... what next?

    sqlwars (5/6/2010)


    Its still DBA and from where I am right now, I dont see fun there.

    So what do you consider fun? What interests you, what do you want to...

    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: Experienced in SQL Server 2000, but no experience in 2005 or 2008!

    Don't try and write the certs if you have no experience. Get the study guide if you must (they're not all bad, but they're not all good), download the eval...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: SQL Server DBA.... what next?

    Henrico Bekker (5/6/2010)


    Next on your agenda I would say is to go for MVP status.

    Um.....

    MVP status is not something that you should be 'going for' as a career goal. It'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: What will happen when we delete report server database and report server temporary databses?

    elchuru (5/6/2010)


    extension of second question

    What type problems i will get after deletion of those two databases?

    Reporting services will not work, all your reports will have been lost, schedules, permissions,...

    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?

    Grant Fritchey (5/6/2010)


    Gianluca Sartori (5/6/2010)


    Dave Ballantyne (5/6/2010)


    Anyone fancy mind-dumping there entire sql knowledge into a few threads :rolleyes:

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic916801-1292-1.aspx

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic916751-1292-1.aspx

    I could try to attach my whole SQL knowledge to that thread, 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: Will performance effects if Transaction log file is big ?

    diva.mayas (5/6/2010)


    # what is critical, is the allowable data loss in the case of a disaster ?

    its 0% data loss in case of disaster

    Not possible just using backups. For...

    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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