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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - Editor (1/18/2009)


    I've scheduled re-runs on Fridays for a few months since content has been a touch thin. Hint, hint, new articles anyone?

    I've got one that's getting tech-reviewed...

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  • RE: Reverse enineering a table

    You can write one yourself, based off sys.tables, sys.column and sys.types. It's not difficult, thought it is a it tedious to write (I don't have one, but I did similar...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQLCLR to SQL-Server 2005

    You need to give more information here. A lot more.

    What's your manager talking about migrating?

    SQL CLR is the CLR (the common language runtime) within SQL Server (2005+). It allows...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: VIMP*Backup

    Of course, as long as you're in full or bulk logged recovery and nothing has truncated the log since the diff.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: are there any function like ROW_Number() in MSSQL2000

    No.

    Insert the data into a temp table that has an identity and then select with the identity column.

    Please post SQL 2000-related questions in the SQL 2000 forums.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: VIMP*Backup

    When was the previous log backup? Was there anything that broke the log chain since then (switch to simple, truncate only)?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: VIMP Backup

    Please don't start new threads for existing questions. It just leads to duplicate replies and wastes people's time.

    Asked and answered - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost638856.aspx

    No replies to this thread please.

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

    RBarryYoung (1/17/2009)


    Hey, I just read it. That is a great article!

    Agreed. Steve, can you republish this?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Error Converting Data type varchar to numeric

    What type are they at the moment?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQLCLR to SQL-Server 2005

    What kind of CLR stuff do you have? Just asking in general about migrating it's a pretty vague question.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Is there something like rowtype in SQL Server 2008

    matsinopoulos (1/18/2009)


    Hi,

    I was wondering whether there is any similar construct in SQL Server 2008 with what one has in Oracle as ROWTYPE.

    No. You'll have to do it the hard way.

    Aside,...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Need output as 1,2,3,...10

    RBarryYoung (1/17/2009)


    This being an ORDER BY on the outermost SELECT, it seems that it is guaranteed to be so sorted.

    Ummm. This is an odd case. I chatted with one of...

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

    Jeff Moden (1/17/2009)


    Heh... first, you do realize that I was spoofing on him, right. 🙂 Just gotta make sure.

    It was prettyn obvious

    And I agree... correct answer for the...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: VIMP*Backup

    kiransuram19 (1/17/2009)


    1)When we backup a T-log does it have both active and In-active transactions? If yes ,what is the purpose of In -active transactions ?(Since In-active trans are already written...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Truncate log file

    Paresh Prajapati (1/17/2009)


    Anywany if u want to talt log backup with truncation , Please take full backup of database after that..

    I said that.

    GilaMonster (1/17/2009)


    It's not obsolete from yukon (SQL 2005)....

    Gail Shaw
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