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  • RE: DBCC Checktable Problem

    Please don't cross post. It just fragments replies and wastes people's time. Many of us read all the forums.

    No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to:

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic541789-5-1.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: Deadlocking on selects

    The one case where I've seen a select take an X lock is inside a trigger if selecting from the table the trigger is on.

    At this point, I'd suggest haul...

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: SQL Server 2005 Certification Dumps

    Post reported.

    Handing out brain dumps is a violation of the NDA that you take when writing an exam. It is illegal.

    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: Bad Bad Bad Query

    There are two resources that I know of for learning to read exec plans.

    Firstly there's Grant Fritchey's e-book. Last I saw it was available if you download any redgate product...

    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: The More Things Change ...

    Grant Fritchey (7/28/2008)


    It's just like you said, the servers are easy to install, but what is supposed to go in them is still evidently a mystery. It made me feel...

    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: Deadlocking on selects

    Strange. The locks are IX or SIX (intent exclusive or select with intent exclusive). A simple select should just be taking an S lock.

    Are these queries part of a stored...

    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: Query hangs when inside a transaction, completes fine when not in a transaction

    Post code?

    Could it be blocking? If you query sysprocesses, what does it show for the 'hung' query? (specifically last wait type and blocked by)

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Excel filesize increases when data exported from SSIS Package, how to control it using script task?

    Please don't cross post. It just waste people's time and fragments replies. Many of us read all the forums.

    No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to:

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic542198-148-1.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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Excel filesize increases when data exported from SSIS Package, how to control it using script task?

    Please don't cross post. It just waste people's time and fragments replies. Many of us read all the forums.

    No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to:

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic542198-148-1.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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • RE: Checkpoints and writes that takes minutes

    What do the following perfmon counters look like?

    Physical disk Avg sec/read (break down for each disk)

    Physical disk Avg sec/write (break down for each disk)

    Physical disk reads/sec (break down for...

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • RE: Estimate datbase recovery time

    That's far too long.

    How big's the DB, how active and what is your storage system?

    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: a few simple questions

    torpkev (7/28/2008)


    Does anyone know the exact release date yet? -- I believe its Q3, but any idea when?

    I don't think anyone knows. The guys over at MS are being...

    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: option (LOOP JOIN) slow

    There are three different ways that the query processor can implement joins, loop, merge, hash. They're each good in specific conditions. If you use a hint, you are forcing 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: Is there any way to do this?

    If you're running SQL 2005 SP2 or higher, you should be able to do this with a logon trigger. Within the trigger you can check the user name and 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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: 70-443 is not a good exam.

    I thought Vue had discontinued the MS exams a long time ago. Was that just outside of the US? Down here it's only prometric now.

    Farhad: http://www.prometric.com You can find a...

    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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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