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  • RE: Activity on SQL results in a number of big temp files

    What are the names of those files?

    SQL wouldn't be writing to that directory unless something was configured to write there.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: How to restore

    Lynn Pettis (5/19/2009)


    You indicated in your original post (I belieive) that you are using SQL Server Express? I don't think you will be able to access the database. ...

    Gail Shaw
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    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: What solution for 30 million users

    TheSQLGuru (5/19/2009)


    GilaMonster (5/19/2009)


    Chris (5/19/2009)


    Forgive me if I'm stating the obvious, but I suspect this was an interview question/homework assignment rather than a "real" problem.

    I almost hope it is.

    I wish it...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: What solution for 30 million users

    linhdkl (5/18/2009)


    and now i find the solution for this problems, it is using Partitioned Tables and Indexes.

    it's very very simple .... because I don't want anything more than a solution...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: What solution for 30 million users

    Chris (5/19/2009)


    Forgive me if I'm stating the obvious, but I suspect this was an interview question/homework assignment rather than a "real" problem.

    I almost hope it 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: A severe error occurred on the current command

    Please 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
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Upgrade 2000 to 2008

    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/Topic719574-5-1.aspx

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: How to restore

    Does the SQL Server Service account have rights to the directory where the backup file 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: Check DB MSDB

    OpenTran just looks for open transactions, but any connection, even if it's not running a query will prevent an exclusive DB lock.

    Why are you running checkDB with the TABLOCK option?...

    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: How to prepare the Execution Plan of a query

    You don't prepare the execution plan. When you run the query, SQL generates an exec plan as part of the execution.

    If you're trying to see the exec plan, 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: Count

    What reply are you waiting for?

    It sounds like you need to carry out a generic performance tuning exercise on your platform.

    I would concentrate on identifying the specific queries that are...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: How to improve the performance of a table

    Then make sure that you have good indexes that support the queries that are being run. If you're not sure what constitutes a good index for a query, post the...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Query Help in SQL Server 2005

    dakshinamurthy (5/18/2009)


    My concern is , there might be records where they might have not entered the records for userprofile so , there will be no records in userprofile, if we...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: small clarification

    http://sqlinthewild.co.za/index.php/2009/04/14/on-counts/

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: DBCC CHECKDB resulted in error

    It's got nothing to do with compat mode.

    If you're seeing repeated cases where you run UpdateUsage, the error goes away and then later comes back, and you're on SQL 2005...

    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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