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  • RE: slow running sysindex, syscolums query

    I'm not sure about speeding the query up, it's based off system tables and system views which you cannot change.

    That said, 50 indexes and 230 statistics on a single table?...

    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: Separate Login for a query in a stored procedure

    What's the security settings on the linked server "srvr1"?

    (In object explorer, Server object -> Linked servers, right click that linked server, choose properties, go to the security tab)

    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: Repeated event Login failed for user 'sa'.

    PhilM99 (8/13/2008)


    OK, will do that. I access the server remotely through Remote Desktop, so I as an admin authenticate through Windows. Sounds like a good idea to disable sa completely....

    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: stored proc help needed

    rosh (8/13/2008)


    We need to write a stored procedure which works like a search engine.

    Have you considered using FullText Search? This isn't an area that the relational engine excels in.

    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: Regarding using VARCHAR(MAX)

    TEXT is an older datatype, is deprecated in SQL 2005 and will be removed in a future version. Many of the string functions (left, right, substring, replace, etc) don't work...

    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: Truncation of database logs

    Schadenfreude-Mei (8/13/2008)


    yeah think so. certainly they offer sunet desert camel rides etc.

    Desert camel rides in Mauritius? Dubai, I could see, but Mauritius is a small tropical island. The only...

    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: Separate Login for a query in a stored procedure

    What does the procedure "ap_mtn_Sync_Table_data" do, and what are the security settings of the linked server that it is using?

    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: Repeated event Login failed for user 'sa'.

    In object explorer, right click the login, select properties, go to status, select disabled, click OK.

    Depending where the server is and how you're accessing it, I do prefer windows authentication...

    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: Need Help in SQL 2005 performance Tuning

    Mike Alfa (8/13/2008)


    Going with your profiler suggestion, let me what key areas or counters I should monitor or can you give me some references or articles so that I can...

    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: Regd. usage of Varchar(Max)

    No need to start a second thread.

    Please ditrect replies to the following thread, to keep all the discussion together

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic551587-360-1.aspx

    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: Deadlocks

    SQL Server has a built-in deadlock detector. When it notices a deadlock it will automatically select one of the processes involved in the deadlock and kill it. There's no need...

    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: Backup skips databases

    Please don't cross post. Many of us read all the forums. 2005-related questions should please only be posted in the 2005 forums to avoid confusion.

    No replies to this thread please....

    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: Repeated event Login failed for user 'sa'.

    Have you considered disabling the sa login?

    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: current update level

    The latest cumulative update (CU 8) is build 9.00.3257

    Ref: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Administration/2960/

    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 find out when if a table was accessed in SQLserver2005

    Selects or just data modifications? The latter, consider a trigger. For the former, you'll probably have to use profiler.

    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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