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  • RE: Log Files Growing, even in Simple Mode

    AndrewSQLDBA (2/20/2014)


    I would really like the database to not log anything for this data load.

    You'd like a failure anywhere in the load to cause the destination DB to be...

    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: Performance Tuning - Proof in the pudding

    Shawn Melton (2/20/2014)


    Do you bother capturing a before and after to show what you accomplished?

    What type of information did you capture (perfmon counters, DMV output, wait stats, etc.)?

    Always.

    I'll have...

    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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    PSA: Yes, my blogs (and email, etc) is down, I have noticed (no email for almost a week is a good hint). Yes, it is being looked into. ETA for...

    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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    stormsentinelcammy (2/20/2014)


    will this forum thread ever get back on topic?

    After over 40 000 posts, I don't think it has a topic any longer.

    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: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQLRNNR (2/19/2014)


    Yay - I'm finally insane!!! :hehe::w00t:

    Ooohhhhh...... 😀

    *starts typing faster*

    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: LCK_M_IX on tempdb?

    Dird (2/20/2014)


    If so hopefully you'll do some that include step-by-step performance issue debugging 🙂

    You mean this?

    https://www.simple-talk.com/sql/performance/finding-the-causes-of-poor-performance-in-sql-server,-part-1/

    https://www.simple-talk.com/sql/performance/finding-the-causes-of-poor-performance-in-sql-server,-part-2/

    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: Complex search Functionality with joins

    born2achieve (2/20/2014)


    Though i hit the cached link still the same message from browser.

    I just tried it and the google cache works. Click the triangle next to the search result 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

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Complex search Functionality with joins

    born2achieve (2/20/2014)


    I understand that the site is down. any clue when will be up.

    GilaMonster (2/20/2014)


    Still fighting with hosting provider and domain registrar. Day 4.

    Try http://www.google.com/#q=sqlinthewild+catch+all and view the cached...

    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: Complex search Functionality with joins

    born2achieve (2/20/2014)


    Hi Gila,

    nope.

    *sigh* Yes.

    The link is correct. The site (as I'm well aware and as I explained above) is down in its entirety.

    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: Complex search Functionality with joins

    born2achieve (2/20/2014)


    can i have the exact link for the article please. would like to learn.

    The link given is correct.

    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: Complex search Functionality with joins

    Sean Lange (2/19/2014)


    You might also take a look at Gail's article about catch-all queries (although as I write this her blog is down).

    http://sqlinthewild.co.za/index.php/2009/03/19/catch-all-queries/%5B/url%5D

    Still fighting with hosting provider and domain registrar....

    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: create a table with two primary keys.

    azhar.iqbal499 (2/20/2014)


    Actually, when we define primary key on a table, data is stored in the physical order of primary key

    Not true.

    The clustered index (not primary key) enforces the logical storage...

    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: IIF Statement

    What version of SQL are you working with? If 2005, that's why you're getting an error, IIF was added in SQL 2012.

    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: How is my user getting update permissions through stored procedure?

    The relevant page in the docs - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188676%28v=sql.105%29.aspx

    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: Page Life Expectancy is too low

    SQL_Student (2/19/2014)


    Thanks a lot for all the assistance, that book that Gila mentioned is quite useful and not only for accidental DBA's :-D....

    Thank you.

    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

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