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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Luke L (9/9/2009)


    So apparently they might be migratory after all?

    The ones down here certainly are. That's why I was asking if it was a Monty Python reference or a factual...

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

    CirquedeSQLeil (9/9/2009)


    So my curiosity is if you live close to Durban or somewhere else.

    Durban? Hell, no. I'm in JHB.

    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: Buffer Cache

    Please don't cross post. It just wastes peoples time and fragments replies.

    No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic785174-146-1.aspx

    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: Recurring index corruption

    What's the version of SQL 2005 that you're using?

    I'm going to consult with an expert on corruption on this.

    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?

    Silverfox (9/9/2009)


    No it isnt, Gail made some money by the sounds of it.

    No I didn't. No one local was willing to bet that the pigeon would lose.

    Let's put it this...

    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: Recurring index corruption

    Generally corruption is an IO subsystem problem. If you're having repeated corruption, I'd take a long, hard look at the drives/SAN that the server uses. Have a look in 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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GSquared (9/8/2009)


    jcrawf02 (9/8/2009)


    It's a shame they're not doing this with a laden swallow...

    Yes, but African swallows are non-migratory.

    They are? Or is that a Monty Python reference?

    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?

    GilaMonster (9/8/2009)


    Only in South Africa - http://pigeonrace2009.co.za/pigeon-race-2009

    My money's on the pigeon.

    The pigeon won. By a significant amount. The download was 4% complete by the time the pigeon arrived

    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: Sa

    Silverfox (9/8/2009)


    GilaMonster (9/8/2009)There is a backdoor. It's not easy to do. Before we go that far though....

    You are not talking about the backdoor using single user are you...:-D

    Yup.

    I've had 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: If you weren't a DBA what would you be doing?

    Florian Reischl (9/7/2009)


    No databases but development?? Come on guys and gals, what kind of applications should that be? The whole world of developers create things like calculators or screen savers?...

    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: Common questions asked in SQL Server DBA Interview

    I'm in a silly mood right now, so...

    Silverfox (9/8/2009)


    how do you clone a report server

    Start with a bounty hunter and a water-covered planet.

    when do you use a cursor

    As seldom as...

    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: After reboot, SQL Sever automatically runs DBCC CHECKDB

    jimmycjen (9/8/2009)


    I noticed that when the server is rebooted, it automatically runs DBCC CHECKDB. Is there a place I can disable it?

    It's not running CheckDB. All SQL's doing is adding...

    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: Table Fragmenting and I cant figure out why.

    Might be worth putting a trace in place, from the time you know the table is 0% fragmentation to when it's really high. See exactly what's happening to 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: Unique Index Causing Slow Read Performance

    TheSQLGuru (9/8/2009)


    2) As the plan gets big, the number of permutations (and the CPU effort and duration it takes to calculate them all) grows . . . hmm, is...

    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: Trying to attach MDF from 2000 to 2008. Corrupt LDF message

    PiMané (9/8/2009)


    Doesn't CREATE DATABASE FOR ATTACH_REBUILD_LOG do the job in SQL Server 2005 or 2008?

    Yes, if the database was shut down cleanly. For the cases where is wasn't, the DB...

    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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