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  • RE: UPDATE failed, column too width ?

    Please don't cross post. It just wastes 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/Topic527823-338-1.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: Too large to UPDATE ?

    Are you viewing this in management studio? There's a setting (Tools -> Options, expand out query results, SQL Server) that says how much data is displayed in text or grid...

    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: An MVP From Way Down South

    humbleDBA (7/3/2008)


    Congrats Gail. Well deserved 🙂

    Thanks

    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: dynamic database generation

    From what you've said I'd recommend that you use one database and ensure that your code is written properly and your indexes are useful

    How much data are we talking...

    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: dynamic database generation

    Please don't coss post. It just wastes 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/Topic527770-149-1.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: SQL Best Practices - Universal Checklist

    Sakthivel Chidambaram (7/3/2008)


    Also what is the alternative for SHRINK DATABASE? You suggest to SHRINK FILE or something else?

    I suggest that you don't shrink your databases at all. Databases tend...

    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: SQL 2000 cluster getting rebooted on its own

    Ouch. You have some nasty memory issues.

    What's SQL's max and min memory set to?

    Is there anything else running on that box?

    2008-06-25 01:34:00.31 spid3 SQL Server is...

    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: Performance of queries with LEN() function

    webrunner (7/2/2008)


    My questions are:

    1. Is Query A equivalent in results to Query B?

    To the best of my knowledge, yes

    2. Is Query A faster than Query B?

    Possibly. It depends on...

    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: SQL Best Practices - Universal Checklist

    Don't shrink your databases.

    Make sure that you have a good backup strategy

    Make sure that you test your backups. A backup that you cannot restore is worse than no backup at...

    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: sp_executesql quirk/question

    Cuold you post all the code please. Including where @db coems from?

    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: Congratulations to Our New MVPs

    Jeff Moden (7/2/2008)


    Track you down? Heh... I'm putting my Avatar on the back of a couple of shirts so I'll be easy to find. 😛

    Not a bad idea....

    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: Congratulations to Our New MVPs

    Jeff Moden (7/2/2008)


    Mike C (7/2/2008)


    I hear drinks are on Jeff? 🙂

    Only if you get real clumsy 😀

    That can definitly be arranged. 😉

    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: Possible new DBA position leery of the 'test'

    Sounds like they really need you and really like you. Means, if you want to negotiate, you're doing it from a position of strength. There are worse positions to be...

    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: Non sargable mightmare

    Agreed. Sorry, but I don't think we're going to be able to help very much here, except to offer commiserations and sympathy. Much as I'd love to dive into your...

    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: DBA Certification

    I've heard that the MS press self-paced training kit is very good.

    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

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