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  • RE: Statistics on query execution times for a period?

    Grant Fritchey (12/23/2009)


    Jack Corbett (12/23/2009)


    Start by looking at sys.dm_exec_query_stats. You'll need to use sys.dm_exec_sql_text to see the query being executed. This information is since last server restart.

    Sorry 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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    *raises hand* and it's 8pm here.

    I'm days behind where I should be on the current project, partially because of lots of VM problems.

    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 SHRINKDATABASE & Unable to deallocate Kept Page.

    Look on Paul's blog (link in his sig above). There's some stuff there on shrinkdatabase.

    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: Is it Possible to renumber a Identity Column?

    leroy-1092048 (12/23/2009)


    There are no foreign keys to other tables from this identity column.

    So what's the column used 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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  • RE: What is Synchronous and Asynchronous Transformations?

    Have you tried Google?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: trying to do an update with Distinct

    Sorry, I misread a table name.

    Seeing as some of the tables in the exists don't join together, I'd prefer to split it apart.

    Which table are those datetime columns in? There'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: Database Failure Checklist

    If I were you, I'd write a nice, formal email detailing the risks of continuing as-is. Send it to the director, cc your immediate manager (and maybe his manager depending...

    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: Query Performance

    PeterG-377490 (12/22/2009)


    I'm not going to include any execution plans because i think your work is done and done quite well. My 4 1/2 minutes query is now 2 minutes plus...

    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?

    Bru Medishetty (12/22/2009)


    GilaMonster (12/22/2009)


    Bru Medishetty (12/22/2009)


    Well you see Steve, Jeff, Barry, Grant, Jack , Gail, Alvin, Bob (active posters in this thread) are all on vacation / holiday mood...

    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 (12/22/2009)


    GilaMonster (12/22/2009)


    Bru Medishetty (12/22/2009)


    Well you see Steve, Jeff, Barry, Grant, Jack , Gail, Alvin, Bob (active posters in this thread) are all on vacation / holiday mood...

    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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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Bru Medishetty (12/22/2009)


    Well you see Steve, Jeff, Barry, Grant, Jack , Gail, Alvin, Bob (active posters in this thread) are all on vacation / holiday mood and no one...

    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
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • RE: Database Failure Checklist

    Then tell your sysadmin to get off his bu^H^H chair and do his job. If there are disk problems (of any form) that's the sysadmin's responsibility. Running repeated checkDBs 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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: trying to do an update with Distinct

    You don't need the additional reference to Trn_Participants within the Exists. Also, exists just checks row's existence. It doesn't actually return any columns, hence no need for the long select...

    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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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    The Dixie Flatline (12/22/2009)


    You see a lot of those types of scenes in S.A. this time of year? 😀

    Um, let me think. No.

    We don't ever get that kind of scene...

    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
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • RE: Database Failure Checklist

    Is Windows freezing up on restart or is SQL freezing up on restart?

    If windows, leave the DB alone and look in the Windows event logs.

    If SQL, look in the 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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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