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  • RE: Getting error when updating stats of a system table

    In SQL 2005 the system tables are 'hidden'. You cannot query them or affect them in any way. The SQL parser acts as though they aren't there.

    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: Services Stopped

    Is there anything in the windows event log?

    If you find the latest error log file, is there anything that indicates a problem?

    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: Tips on SQL Server Performance related studying

    What practice exam are you using?

    For what it's worth, I didn't see a question that specific on any of the SQL 2005 exams that I've written.

    Oh, and just because 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: create procedure with encryption

    Bear in mind that the encryption can't be irreversable. The SQL engine has to be able to decrypt the procedures in order to run them.

    2005's better than 2000 was. 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: Calling CLR procedures from user defined functions

    It's probably due to the requirement that functions don't have side effects. It's hard to analyse what the CLR proc does to ensure that there is no way it 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: joins

    Enought that reaching the limit indicates a serious problem in your database design.

    The exact number's in Books Online. I think it's 256.

    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 Top Ten Reasons to Attend the PASS Summit 2008

    http://summit2008.sqlpass.org/ - should answer all your questions

    It's not in Washington, it's in Seattle

    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: Locking and blocking - WITH (READPAST) Does not work as expected

    Have you considered enabling snapshot isolation level?

    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: High CPU utilization and query is slow

    Minaz Amin (5/16/2008)


    Jeff Please find the Qery text for your ref. Iam waiting for your and Gila's comment for it.

    Where?

    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: View column datatypes

    The data type of columns in a view will be the data type of the columns in the underlying table, unless there's a CAST/Convert used.

    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: create procedure with encryption

    Yes. very easily. It's not actually encryption, despite the name. It's kinda hashed and hidden.

    There are a number of tools on the net to decrypt procs. A quick google search...

    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: Time data last modified in SQL Server 2005 Express?

    Unless you have some form of auditing enabled, or traces running, that kind of info's not 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: PASS 2008 - Article

    Wed-fri. Mon and tues are usually Pre-conference days.

    The friday is sometimes slower than the other 2 days. I wouldn't say it's worth missing though.

    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: nvarchar vs varchar

    One place I've used a time where I didn't want a date was in job monitoring. I have the latest time that a job may be completed before alerts get...

    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: Strange Integrity check problem

    What were they?

    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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