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  • RE: restricting login in query analyzer

    Duplicate post. No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to:http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic769122-5-1.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

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  • RE: restricting login in query analyzer

    Duplicate post. No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to:http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic769122-5-1.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
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • RE: Using a subquery in select list with a GROUP BY clause?

    jason (8/11/2009)


    Grasshopper

    No one named 'Grasshopper' here. That's his forum ranking, just as yours is 'Valued Member'

    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: detach and reattach

    It's one of the ways of moving a database's data and log files to different locations, maybe different drives. Can also be used to move a database from one server...

    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: Jr. DBA

    One other piece of advice that may sound strange. If you get a job offer and find that you'll be the sole DBA, run away. Learning by trial and error...

    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: NOT EXISTS ?

    jason (8/11/2009)


    Does that make sense, or is my understanding a little garbled ?:-)

    Pretty much. I'm busy writing up a blog post that'll go into more detail.

    And does that mean any...

    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: Jr. DBA

    http://www.brentozar.com/archive/2009/04/how-to-get-a-junior-dba-job-part-1/

    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?

    Just realised (after checking wikipedia) that District 9 is a movie, not a TV show. According to local cinema site, it's opening here Aug 28.

    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?

    GabyYYZ (8/11/2009)


    Any of our South African members hearing some buzz about it or has it already shown in SA?

    I've heard of it, but nothing more. Doubt it's shown...

    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?

    Chad Crawford (8/11/2009)


    Gianluca Sartori (8/11/2009)


    Some time ago there was a thread entitled "Should you use your real name as nickname?".

    Maybe it's time to start the "Should you use your real...

    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: SQL Server 2005 Backup Failed

    shopping (8/11/2009)


    Gotcha. I ran the dbcc command as:

    DBCC SHRINKFILE('F:\\backup\\Artesia_Prod_log.ldf',2048)

    but got the error:

    You need the logical name of the file, not the physical name of the file. Run this 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: Single or Compound Clustered Index for Large Fact Table (SQL 2008)

    Top recommendations for a clustered index - narrow, unique, non-changing (not an issue in a data warehouse), ever-increasing

    Based on what you've said, I'd start with cluster on date_key (the partition...

    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: Execution Plan seems to use wrong where indication

    Please post table definitions, index definitions and execution plan, as per http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQLServerCentral/66909/

    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 2005 Backup Failed

    Ok, couple things.

    By truncating the log you have broken the log chain, will not be able to take log backups and will not be able to restore to a point...

    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: Alter view in SSMS2k8

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    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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