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  • RE: How to import SQL SERVER 2000 Database into CSV format

    You'll have to export each table individually to a csv file. You can use bcp, you can write a DTS package or you can use the inport/export wizard.

    What does the...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Log backup Failed

    What kind of information are you looking for?

    The SQL error log usually records log failures with a brief reason. Also the history of the job/maintenance plan should show success or...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: When the trigger was DISABLE?

    If you don't have some form of monitoring in place, there's no way to find out that information.

    SQL 2000 does not keep track of when objects were modified or...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Databases in Suspect Mode

    Firstly, make sure that G: exists and that the path G:\SQL2KData\Staging does exist and does have the required data and/or log files that SQL's expecting to be there.

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

    Sure. See your other post.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic525175-10-1.aspx

    If you want something more specific, please give us some more detail on what you're looking for.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: XML Showplan

    Hmmm, not sure if you can. From what I know of xml, each plan will have to be in a separate file to be valid xml and to be readable.

    Honestly,...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Microsoft certification For SQL SERVER 2005

    These links should get you started

    http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcts/sql/default.mspx

    http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcitp/dbdev/default.mspx

    http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/mcitp/dbadmin/default.mspx

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: XML Showplan

    How are you displaying it and saving it?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Shrink or not to shrink? VERY Large database.

    hyeng (6/28/2008)


    2) If I find that there's 11GB of empty space, Should I shrink? What's the best way to shrink or recover the empty space without causing deframentation?

    In general,...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Query Data without Dynamic SQL

    Jeff Moden (6/27/2008)


    All ya gotta do now is store all of the data in a single monster EAV and you'd have it made. 😛

    <Shudder>

    Fortunatly I don't think anyone here's quite...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Query Data without Dynamic SQL

    Jeff Moden (6/26/2008)


    I haven't had to work with it so haven't been able to see what it actually does to a database and, as a result, can't say whether it's...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: MDF file size too large!

    Nisha (6/26/2008)


    I am concerned about the size of an SQL server database that's to go into production right about now. The mdf file is 2 GB and the log file...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: in sys processes "lastwaittype " showing PAGEIOLATCH_SH

    TheSQLGuru (6/26/2008)


    2) Page Life expectancy is too low. Need more RAM.

    Except that he's on 2000 Standard edition and has 2GB allocated to SQL already.

    4) Latch waits pretty high. ...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: in sys processes "lastwaittype " showing PAGEIOLATCH_SH

    rbarryyoung (6/26/2008)


    mithun gite (6/26/2008)


    Respected Mr. Gail shaw & RBarryYoung, ...

    Gail is probably too polite to point it out, but I think that you meant to say "Ms. Gail Shaw".

    I'm used...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: no parallelism in the execution plan - why?

    The 2005 optimiser is quite different to the 2000 one and often produces different plans.

    One very quick thing to check first. Did you update statistics after restoring the 2000 database...

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