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  • RE: How to move DB files from one path to another using TSQL

    shaunspad (1/27/2010)


    Andrew thank you for looking. I was under the impression that the sp_detach_db was being deprecated and should no longer be used.

    Does Books Online have a "This feature...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Strange Database backup

    Use profiler since the backup happens every night, include the login name, host name and application name columns.

    Gail Shaw
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    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Upgrade from SQL Server 2000 (2005) to 2008

    The upgrade advisor. Free download from MS. It probably won't pick up all the issues, but most.

    You'll still need to do careful testing...

    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: EMail notifications with the message

    G.R.Preethiviraj Kulasingham (1/27/2010)


    I receive mails on all subjects (not only threads) I have subscribed to. For example, I receive mails on "Administering"

    Which means that you've subscribed to 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: DBCC Shrinkdb and fragmentation question

    Jeffrey Williams-493691 (1/27/2010)


    Using instant initialization, the files that are created would not be zeroed

    Using instant initialization, the data files that are created would not be zeroed. The log files still...

    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: ISOLATION IN DEADLOCK

    Running some Linq-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: Question for all who are interested in learning IAM

    Is there a question here?

    IAM is basically a roadmap for heap's data pages.

    Not just heaps.

    In sql2005 onwards this has started allocating INCLUDE columns for non clustered index, BLOB and row...

    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 indexing be applied on Derived table?

    A derived table, despite the name, is not a real table, it's just an interim resultset that can be references as if it were a table. If you want an...

    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?

    Lynn Pettis (1/27/2010)


    I agree, it should be fixed in a hotfix or in the next service pack, SP 2.

    If you feel that way, add your comments on the Connect item.

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

    Greg Edwards-268690 (1/27/2010)


    I wonder what they are really considering the next major relaese?

    Next major version. R2 is not considered a major version, for eg it doesn't bump the major version...

    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 Shrinkdb and fragmentation question

    If you are absolutely, totally sure that the DB will never grow that big again, do a once-off shrink of the data file to a reasonable size (20GB from what...

    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! Connection to server seems to be dead!

    harpistic: I think the most important thing at the moment is to get access to the server so that you can check the Services app and see if SQL is...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Help! Connection to server seems to be dead!

    MothInTheMachine (1/26/2010)


    I'm wondering if that might be something that's going on in my shop. i was going to say I suspect that this is going on but that would 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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    CirquedeSQLeil (1/26/2010)


    Alvin Ramard (1/26/2010)


    I haven't been paying much attention to the forums lately, but I have been checking regularly today. :w00t:

    I'm ready to return to the desert!!!!

    I think this week...

    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: Instance will not start

    Are you 100% sure that the directory F:\MSSQL\OVOPS\Datafiles\master.mdf exists, the file is there and SQL has full permission to that directory?

    If this is a clustered instance, check that the drive...

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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