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  • RE: Differentiate system from user tables

    Since you're on 2005, join to sys.tables. Only user tables appear in that view.

    sysobjects is deprecated in 2005 and above and will be removed in a future version.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Grant Fritchey (12/17/2008)


    Don't tell Steve, but there is a way to make BOL stay offline. You just have to mark it Local Only in the options.

    That's always the first thing...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Problem Restoring 2000 DB to SQl Server 2005

    kwitzell (12/17/2008)


    Thank you for all your replys and suggestions sorry it has taken me so long to get back. I attempted HTH's suggestion of using Database copy, but keep running...

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

    Jonathan Kehayias (12/17/2008)


    Why can't I use a MessageBox.Show() in my Assembly.

    <Blink> WT#@$#%$%^????????

    To me that shows a fundamental lack of understanding of SQL, CLR within SQL or probably both.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Correct senquence for reindex and shrink.

    Jose Ianuck (12/17/2008)


    Recompile or SP_RECOMPILE, is the stored procedure that force a recompile of a stored procedure the next time it is run. ok!

    Absolutely unnecessary. The reindex will force all...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jack Corbett (12/17/2008)


    I'm amazed at some of the problems people have with SQL Server and some of the requirements that they have to deal with.

    I'm amazed by...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Profiler shut down database?????

    Grant Fritchey (12/17/2008)


    It was my understanding (and I couldn't find what it was based on if you paid me) that when running a server side trace to file, you...

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

    Or is the data in one table in a database on the reporting server?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Clustered and Non-clustered Index

    Also, can you post the full table definition, including data types and constraints (if any)

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Correct senquence for reindex and shrink.

    Why do you want to shrink? Databases tend to grow as more data gets put in them. It's in their nature.

    Shrinking causes massive fragmentation and will just result 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

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    r.hensbergen (12/17/2008)


    Do posters think we're answering bots instead of real people?

    I suspect that some do, or think that we work for SSC. I recall someone apologising after I pointed...

    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: Profiler shut down database?????

    Fraggle (12/17/2008)


    Gail, are there any articles you would recommend on using server side traces?

    Beyond Books Online, I'm not aware of any offhand. Google may be able to find tou some.

    ...

    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: Learning Priorities

    r.hensbergen (12/17/2008)


    I think she said that customers expect that consultants are experts on every IT field.

    Not quite what I meant. No one's going to hire me to fix...

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

    ortek (12/17/2008)


    It is this sort of statement that I find breath-taking in it's arrogance.

    Which? That there's too much to learn and not enough weekends? That I don't...

    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 SP3

    Ok, some answers.

    SP3 CU1 is a rollup of all the hotfixes that are in SP2 CU 10 and CU 11. They didn't make it into the service pack because they...

    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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