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  • RE: Index key with a maximum length of 1004 bytes

    INCLUDE columns?

    Only the columns in the where need to be in the index key The rest can be include cloumns, and there's no limit to either size of number...

  • RE: Error Converting Data type varchar to numeric

    Actually, SQL knows they're numeric. The error comes from trying to concatenate a numeric value into a string. It's trying to convert 'delivered' into numeric, which isn't going to...

  • RE: My problem 'LIKE' Child

    Please post the table and index definitions and the execution plan (saved as a .sqlplan file, zipped and attached to your post)

    I could guess without that info but it would...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Ninja's_RGR'us (1/17/2009)


    Since when reading the full question a requirement of posting an answer?

    😀

    Good point. :hehe:

    Grant Fritchey (1/17/2009)


    I'm ashamed to say, I'm guilty on that count. Several times I've spotted a...

  • RE: Database size is increasing rapidly

    Run sp_spaceused on the database and on each of the tables in the database. That should show you where the space is been used, or if it's free space within...

  • RE: Indexing a one table, for just one proc

    I hate to be blunt but that procedure's absolutely huge (560 lines) and I don't have the spare time to work through that size of proc.

    Can you narrow down where...

  • RE: VIMP*Backup

    kiransuram19 (1/17/2009)


    NO_LOG | TRUNCATE_ONLY

    GilaMonster --- This above is the answer I was looking for.

    No, it's not. You stated (in the post that you deleted) that you don't want to break...

  • RE: Why do people need to do this?

    I've got a similar one that I'm working on, that does have a legit business requirement. I don't need a solution, I did figure one out after staring at it...

  • RE: VIMP*Backup

    kiransuram19 (1/17/2009)


    1) How can I Truncate T log so that it can only delete the in-active transactions in the log file

    and this should

    Did you read the article that...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Not a bad question, but does this guy ever read the posts that he's answering?

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost638650.aspx

    Question was "I didn't start an explicit transaction, I don't have a backup, how do I...

  • RE: VIMP*Backup

    kiransuram19 (1/16/2009)


    (I am confused little bit)..That means when we take a backup it only consider .mdf file size ?

    The mdf and enough of the log to be able to restore...

  • RE: How do I recover data from SQL Server's log files?

    Paresh Prajapati (1/16/2009)


    otherwise if u take transaction log backup..then restore full bakup with norecovery and apply log with recovery..

    Except that he said he doesn't have a backup.

  • RE: Backup and restore in SQL 2008

    Themis Tokkaris (1/16/2009)


    If I create a Database Backup from a SQL Server 2008 Instance, can I restore this backup on a SQL Server 2005 Instance?

    No. It is never possible to...

  • RE: setting CPU usage for certain databases?

    The only way you can do that on SQL 2005 is to install a second instance, put some of the DBs on the second instance and change the CPU affinity.

    2008's...

  • RE: I/O requests taking more than 15 seconds

    colin Leversuch-Roberts (1/16/2009)


    only if you haven't been using the san I've been testing!!!!

    There are worse ways to kill a SAN's performance than RAID 6.

    Share the OLTP system's fibre switch with...

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