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  • RE: Rebuild Indexes not working

    Really small table?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Does querying a mirror snapshot access the principal?

    It accesses the mirror DB.

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

    patrickmcginnis59 10839 (6/19/2014)


    GilaMonster (6/19/2014)


    jasona.work (6/19/2014)


    The only way to "break" the TLog backup chain would be to switch the DB to Simple recovery and back to Full.

    Or delete a log...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Need a license if we have our subscription on a sql 2012 express instance?

    SQL Express is a free, limited version of SQL Server.

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

    Finally...

    Restore from clean backup, not repairable.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Backup chain

    jasona.work (6/19/2014)


    The only way to "break" the TLog backup chain would be to switch the DB to Simple recovery and back to Full.

    Or delete a log backup. Or delete...

    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: SQL Server Database Developer Role Dying?

    david.tyler (6/18/2014)


    My current employer is trying to convince our DB group SQL Server is a dying technology and open source is the way to go.

    So what's his motivation here, I...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Reading, Writing, and Riskmetic

    david.gugg (6/19/2014)


    GilaMonster (6/19/2014)


    OCTom (6/19/2014)


    What gives? I thought all of us developers got admin rights!?!? :laugh:

    On dev servers, I'm very happy to give developers db_owner of the DB they're working in,...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Query returning more than 1 value????

    Post the table defs, post the stored proc, post some sample data and describe exactly what you want to be inserted into the other table

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Query returning more than 1 value????

    Ok, 6 steps back...

    What is the actual problem you are trying to solve here, what are you trying to do?

    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: Reading, Writing, and Riskmetic

    OCTom (6/19/2014)


    What gives? I thought all of us developers got admin rights!?!? :laugh:

    On dev servers, I'm very happy to give developers db_owner of the DB they're working in, alter 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: backup-Restore

    It copies everything that is in the database. Table types and permissions are in the database.

    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: Mirroring in Two servers with witness?

    PRR.DB (6/19/2014)


    If possible; i will place witness in mirror server so automatically mirror become principal. In this case it very useful, without manual interaction !.

    No, because it can cause false...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Rule of thumb when to disable indexes?

    Test both options, see which is best.

    Bear in mind that to enable an index you need to rebuild it, so it'll only be a good idea when the time...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Query returning more than 1 value????

    If this query returns multiple Cat_IDs, which one do you want to be assigned to the variable?

    SET @CaseID = (121)

    -- SELECT

    --bl.CASE_ID

    -- FROM

    --Patricia.dbo.BUDGET_LINE bl

    -- JOIN cat_transaction ct ON bl.EXT_REFERENCE = ct.id

    --...

    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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