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  • RE: Sparse files in SQL 2005

    Gordon (5/22/2008)


    Understood, but I can see how one might wonder if instant file initialization makes use of sparse files...

    Yup. Right now I'm wondering what could be going on.

    Steven: Have you...

  • RE: sql server certification

    Steve Jones - Editor (5/22/2008)


    Tend to agree with Grant. Certification allows you to prove that you've learned things and been tested, but if you can't perform the things because you...

  • RE: Not getting daily newsletter and weekly summary through email

    Could you take a look see if you have any comebacks from my email also please? I'm not getting the newsletters but I do get the forum reply notifications. The...

  • RE: Backing up system databases to standby machine

    The system databases shouldn't be changing often, with the exception of distribution, which can always be recreated.

    You shouldn't need to make frequent backups of them

  • RE: Sparse files in SQL 2005

    All instant file initialisation means is that the OS doesn't zero out the file during allocation. It means that the file can be allocated with just some changes to the...

  • RE: Question about Indexes with Multiple Fields

    It mainly depends on the queries that use that table.

    There have been a couple discussions on this the last few weeks. These 2 threads should get you started. If you...

  • RE: Strange

    I assume you're using object explore or registered servers then. The step/start/restart there uses the currently logged in windows user and net commands to do the requested operation. It doesn't...

  • RE: Slow Running Query

    aspirant.dba (5/22/2008)


    When i executed Select statement against the Table, it took more than 25 mins to return the table.

    If you tried to retrieve the entire table it's going to...

  • RE: CREATE DATABASE AS SNAPSHOT Access Violation

    Generally for access violations you should contact Microsoft's Customer Support Services (formerly known as PSS) as they have much more chance of solving this than we do. It does cost,...

  • RE: Strange

    How are you restarting the service? (registered servers, object explorer, xp_cmdshell, shutdown)?

    The user which am using is a SQL login and its not a domain user.

    I'm not talking about...

  • RE: Strange

    Ratheesh.K.Nair (5/22/2008)


    I tried using a new login with only datareader and datawriter database roles and access to only one DB.

    Not what I asked.

  • RE: sp_executesql : Procedure expects parameter '@statement' of type 'ntext/nchar/nvarchar'.

    you can use exec, since you're not passing parameters in or out of the dynamic SQL

    CREATE procedure Search

    (

    @SearchKeyword Varchar(2000),

    @Productid varchar(2000),

    @Type varchar(200),

    @SQLPerms varchar(5000)

    )

    as

    Declare @sql varchar(7000)

    set @sql=' This Statement length goes...

  • RE: Strange

    How are you restarting it?

    Are you a domain/local administrator on the server?

  • RE: Server Low Performance

    Please rather post SQL 7 related questions in the SQL 7 and 2000 forum, rather than the SQL 2005 forum. Here you're going to get a lot of suggestions for...

  • RE: CREATE DATABASE AS SNAPSHOT Access Violation

    Sounds like you may have hit a bug.

    What's your version, edition and OS? Can you zip and attach the text file that the dump creates to a post please?

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