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  • RE: Can't backup transaction log in Sql Server 2000

    Great, now please read through this - Managing Transaction Logs[/url]

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Table design

    You can split them out if you want, up to you. If you chose to do so, just replace the AssessmentHeading column with an assessmentHeadingID and have another table like...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Issue with reorganizing and rebuilding indexes

    You can kill the shrink, it's not harmful to do so and it'll kill fairly quickly. However we need to find what's running that shrink and remove it.

    Do you have...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Can't backup transaction log in Sql Server 2000

    What recovery model is your database in? I'm guessing simple. Logs can only be backed up if the DB is in full or bulk-logged recovery.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: data corruption

    CheckDB won't repair these, they're damaged statsblobs in sysindexes. There's a chance that we can repair them manually, if it doesn't work, you're going to have to either restore from...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Issue with reorganizing and rebuilding indexes

    rvje (7/21/2009)


    None of them seems to be disabled. I found another thing that strikes me as odd though. In the treeview (the left pane) in management studio, I see 10...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: ORDER BY [DATE] producing unordered result

    Can you post the entire query?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Deadlocks occuring during insert

    Be patient. You posted that just before 5pm my time yesterday. I'll take a look when I have several minutes to spend on it exclusively.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: data corruption

    Can you run the following and post the full results?

    DBCC CHECKDB (< Database Name > ) WITH NO_INFOMSGS, ALL_ERRORMSGS

    Take a look at this article. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/65804/

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Table design

    awp (7/20/2009)


    One more thing, I calculated roughly around 600000 records mey be created in the 'StudentAssessmentMarks' table, that is about 3 million records in 5 years time. I am wondering...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: how to reduce tempdb size in production in ms sql

    Before you shrink tempDB, read through this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307487

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Replication with Simple Revover Model

    mahesh.vsp (7/20/2009)


    upto my knowledge, in SIMPLE recovery model, the T-log gets truncated whenever CKPT occurs or whenever 70% of the T-log is full.

    How would this allow replication in Simple model?????????

    http://sqlinthewild.co.za/index.php/2008/12/05/a-new-sql-myth/

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: PASS or Class?

    I suspect I know who's teaching it (will PM you). If it is the class will be awesome. Regarding PASS, you can buy the DVD even if you don't attend...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Issue with reorganizing and rebuilding indexes

    rvje (7/20/2009)


    They seem rather small, about 2-60 pages.

    Due to the way pages are allocated for small indexes/tables, very small indexes don't defrag properly. It's not a concern. Fragmentation only starts...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: What is the Use of On-Line Off-Line in ms sql.

    If the question was urgent (as you stated), you should have checked Books Online. It's faster than waiting for someone to reply.

    Books Online:

    OFFLINE

    The database is closed, shut down cleanly, and...

    Gail Shaw
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