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  • RE: interview questions

    And digging a bit further (cause it's more fun than doing performance reviews)

    http://www.sqlserverpeoples.com/SearchFaq.aspx?source=home&fpi=sql&fl=bas

    Truncate Truncate command is used to remove all rows of the column. The removed records are not recorded...

    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: interview questions

    Stuart Davies (11/26/2014)


    rahul.neekhra 81176 (11/26/2014)


    Hi,

    Find the interview questions and answers here http://www.sqlserverpeoples.com/Examples.aspx

    Not sure about that being useful in the real world, a comment from a script (first one I looked...

    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: bugs report on SQL2014 RTM

    From the article:

    Apply Cumulative Update #2 (12.0.2370) from KB #2967546.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: 64 bit OS-running 86 bit of SQL SERVER 2005

    It'll work. It's not ideal. You have all the limitations of the 32-bit SQL Server with regard to memory. You really should be using 64 bit these days (where 'these...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Why is "Invalid Object" message in Stored Procedure?

    Edit -> Intellisense -> Refresh local cache (Ctrl-Shift-R)

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Indexes

    jacksonandrew321 (11/25/2014)


    GilaMonster (11/25/2014)


    jacksonandrew321 (11/25/2014)


    Read more about clustered indexes and non clustered indexes here

    Considering that the article is completely wrong about index structure, I'd recommend not reading it.

    Indexes are not binary...

    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: Round off to the nearest value

    Have you tried the FLOOR function?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: sql server 2008

    To be clear, this is a client-side error. It's Management Studio that's running out of memory, not SQL Server.

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

    zedtec (11/25/2014)


    I just wanted to ask, if we add several data files to tempDB, will it use all of the files at the same time by default to share it's...

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

    jacksonandrew321 (11/25/2014)


    Read more about clustered indexes and non clustered indexes here

    Considering that the article is completely wrong about index structure, I'd recommend not reading it.

    Indexes are not binary trees.

    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: Configure TempDB from command Line

    Have a read through this, the section on TempDB should help

    https://www.simple-talk.com/sql/backup-and-recovery/the-sql-server-instance-that-will-not-start/

    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 batch requests/second

    Running SQL Profiler against a production server should be a fireable offense. It puts horrible load onto a server, especially if the person hasn't been careful about filtering their trace....

    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: helps me to understand this statemetnt

    Koen Verbeeck (11/24/2014)


    Sean Lange (11/24/2014)


    prachisaxena201 (11/24/2014)


    SELECT @battery_included = COALESCE(@battery_included + ';', '') + CONVERT(VARCHAR(200),Item)

    FROM dbo.Split(@battery,';')

    help me to understand this query

    It looks like you have a delimited string in...

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

    See the first link in Sean's signature.

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

    You don't, unless you're running 32-bit SQL Server on a 32-bit OS.

    What's the background? What are you trying to do and why?

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