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  • RE: Restore DB with Full and T-log vs. Full, T-log and Differentail

    Both scenarios, either 5 minutes or 0 minutes, depending whether you can back up the tail of the log or not.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL Server Upgrade Question

    Personally at this point in time, I'd be planning for 2016 and starting the testing now (on the CTP), and you MUST test. There have been too many core changes...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Is monitoring production servers allowed using a Developer Edition?

    JonnoJ (2/1/2016)


    No it's like I said I'm curious how MS sees it, it doesn't matter how we see it.

    Then call Microsoft and ask. No one here can tell you the...

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

    Anyone? Although this looks to me like a case of 'give me the answer I want'.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1757296-3411-1.aspx

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Is monitoring production servers allowed using a Developer Edition?

    It's not whether you see it as production data or not. Developer edition is licensed for development and testing only.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Is monitoring production servers allowed using a Developer Edition?

    Developer is licensed for development and testing purposes only, and it's licensed per user, not per server, so anyone why uses the server must have a developer license.

    2) is testing,...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Abstract: Tech Writing for Techies

    Ray K (1/31/2016)


    For now, I've been applying mainly to SQL Saturdays within driving distance, but if my wife will let me spend the money on a plane ticket, maybe I...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Where Clause with case statement comparing NULL

    That's exactly what the WHERE clause I wrote for you will do.

    Oh, and to emphasise, you MUST use the OPTION(RECOMPILE) clause as well.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Where Clause with case statement comparing NULL

    If @ZoneId is set to 1, then you want just the one row, if it's null you want all 4?

    WHERE (@ZoneID IS NULL OR ZoneID = @ZoneID)

    OPTION(RECOMPILE)

    The option(recompile is very...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Help in avoid duplication of transaction no's

    Yes, but it's going to be hard to give specifics without seeing the code.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Simple Query but not easy to tune

    WhiteLotus (1/31/2016)


    My question is : Can we still optimize this query ?

    There's nothing there to optimise. It's a read of an entire table. There's no predicates that can...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Question with Development.

    This will return the string before the last backslash. It'll work if there's more than 2.

    DECLARE @Str VARCHAR(200) = 'W:\ABC\F1.bak'

    SELECT LEFT(@Str, LEN(@Str) - CHARINDEX('\', REVERSE(@Str)))

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

    Ed Wagner (1/31/2016)


    WayneS (1/31/2016)


    GilaMonster (1/30/2016)


    Ed Wagner (1/29/2016)


    Is it really that much better than SSMS intellsense? I'm asking because I don't know; not trying to start a riot.

    Oh,...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Sql log corrupeted

    dxu (1/31/2016)


    Run DBCC CHECKTABLE.

    And have you? What are the results?

    What's the exact message you're getting from the log backups?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: DB Average Wait Time too High

    With that little information, no.

    What does the alert even mean?

    Gail Shaw
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