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  • RE: The Scientific Method: a call to action

    meilenb (5/23/2015)


    Also, if you are debating join performance of a string vs. an int, maybe your just having the wrong conversation altogether.

    Why?

    Is there no value in knowing that...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Interview Questions

    xsevensinzx (5/22/2015)


    He smiled and responded with, "You're looking at the problem all wrong. Yes, you could eventually come to the answer using referenced materials. What separates those guys from...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Unable to use proper quotes in the statement

    SQL-DBA-01 (5/22/2015)


    Problem is , if someone likes to password (for e.g.2peUj2Rj'jjS7'h) which has multiple single quotes, then only.....

    Then use REPLACE.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: INDEX HINT or NO INDEX HINT

    The obsfucation has lost data.

    You said NCI2 is used, but the key column (Col4) is not filtered on in the query and hence SQL can't seek on it. However...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: SQL Server 2012 - High Memory Usage

    Eirikur Eiriksson (5/22/2015)


    Piling on, the top 1 reason for not allowing RDP onto the SQL Servers is that any decent endpoint security policy will spawn a virus scanner (and more)...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: INDEX HINT or NO INDEX HINT

    Can you post the table definition and CREATE INDEX for all three indexes please? I may only get around to looking at this in detail tomorrow.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: INDEX HINT or NO INDEX HINT

    sql-lover (5/22/2015)


    And I discovered that the existing Index needs two more columns to make it cover.

    And you added two columns to the existing index? Or created a new one...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: INDEX HINT or NO INDEX HINT

    sql-lover (5/22/2015)


    But it's NOT optimal for my environment.

    Well then no, the optimiser won't chose it. It's going to look for the most efficient index, if you're creating an index that's...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: INDEX HINT or NO INDEX HINT

    If SQL's not picking your index, it doesn't think that it's optimal. Can't say much more without seeing the execution plan.

    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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Alvin Ramard (5/22/2015)


    Gazareth (5/22/2015)


    Jack Corbett (5/22/2015)


    We do have white noise generators

    Huh?

    Do we have them in any other colors? 😎

    You laugh, but...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colors_of_noise

    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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Woot, my latest editorial's published in this week's Database weekly!

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    BL0B_EATER (5/22/2015)


    If that isn't enough I then feel really violated when everyone else's paperwork, notes, pens, pencils and burger king wrappers end up on my table.

    I remember coming back from...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Exam for BIDS 2012

    70-463 iirc

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Rebuild/Reorg and Statistics

    Reorganise does not update stats, you'll have to do it if you want them updated

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Grant Fritchey (5/22/2015)


    Maybe it would grow on me over time, but in short bursts it's painful.

    It usually gets more painful over time, not less.

    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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