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  • RE: SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED VS WITH(NOLOCK)

    DBA (10/27/2008)


    hi guys i have found several stored procedures in which i see both of this, for what i know only one is needed to read dirty reads and...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Strange situation

    Yup. It's documented in Books Online under < drum roll > Alter Table .:D

    REBUILD

    Use the REBUILD WITH syntax to rebuild an entire table including all the partitions in a partitioned...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED VS WITH(NOLOCK)

    Please don't put questions into the thread title. It gets cut off.

    What's the question?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Why we need to use UPDATE STATISTICS ?

    Leo (10/27/2008)


    How do I check of bad stats? Do you have any command line to check the table?

    It's not a command. It's a case of noticing queries that run well...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: small query help me out

    Chris (10/27/2008)


    select isnumeric('3edf2') when i tried this it showing as 0 ...wats the reason for this

    3edf2 cannot be cast to any of the numeric data types. It is not a...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Question on SQL2000 to SQL2005 imports

    Good point.

    The other reason to run checkDB is that on SQL 2000 checkDB did not include checkcatalog, which is why we so often see checkDB errors about inconsistent metadata...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Synchronize to MAIN SQL server and backing up just that server.

    oscar (10/27/2008)


    Is it a simple step by step process? or a mini/delicate project?

    Look up Database Mirroring in Books Online. It's not too complex, but it's not a 2-click process....

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Strange situation

    I got an answer from one of the storage engine team. He said that at some point in time, there must have been rows on all of those pages, even...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: How to: VEIWS

    A view doesn't store data. It's just a saved select statement. When you query a view, part of the parsing and binding that occurs replaces the view's name with the...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Barriers to Entry, Database Weekly (Oct 27 2008)

    george sibbald (10/27/2008)


    Dan mentioned experts-exchange, no tech site annoys me like that one

    I used to post there occasionally, before they became a paying site. At the time people gained points...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Strange situation

    Roy Ernest (10/27/2008)


    Now the question is why does not get cleaned up?

    If/when I find out, I'll be sure to let you know.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Strange situation

    Interesting. Despite having no rows, there are over 5000 pages that belong to the table. I would hazard a guess that they all have ghost records on them (marked as...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Question on SQL2000 to SQL2005 imports

    stephen.wolfe (10/27/2008)


    I was wondering if it would be as easy as restoring a backup, so, I could essentially do that now with the plain jane version of the database I...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Strange situation

    Can you perhaps query sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats for that table and post the results?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Locks held by a deleted log-in

    At least find out from the vendor where that locked rows report is coming from.

    Gail Shaw
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