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  • RE: index statistics updation

    http://sqlinthewild.co.za/index.php/2011/03/22/statistics-row-estimations-and-the-ascending-date-column/

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: How many tests do I need for 2012 after I get my MCITP

    Easiest thing, go look at the Microsoft exam certification page where they describe all the exams, list all the exam paths and all the certifications.

    I think it's 3, but I'm...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Need Help:Error log

    Maybe, maybe not. Depends on what the root cause is.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: IN and EXISTS

    mister.magoo (6/20/2013)


    Not disagreeing, just expanding on your answer for those pedants among me. 😛

    *sigh*

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  • RE: Delete data and Transaction Logs

    If you're regularly moving millions of rows from one table to another, have you considered partitioning? One of its main features is exactly that.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: IN and EXISTS

    No, not at all.

    They're two ways of stating the same thing, they perform and execute identically.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Delete data and Transaction Logs

    Shaira (6/20/2013)


    Do the transaction logs pickup where they ended? Don't they realize somethings missing :w00t:?

    You mean your log backups? No, they won't just pick up again, yes, they...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: PrimaryKey and Unique Clustered Index

    WolfgangE (6/20/2013)


    A table is stored on pages, the pages are stored on the disk. The clustered index defines the sort order in which the pages are stored on the disk.

    In...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Can mirroring be set up with a copy only backup?

    Abu Dina (6/20/2013)


    Basically you use it so that you don't break the backup chain so go for it!

    You mean 'don't reset the differential base', because that's all that a normal...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Views (only) return no data

    Look at the definition of the views (sp_helptext). Check the queries, what do they do?

    Have you updated statistics since upgrading? Have you rebuilt indexes since upgrading.

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: Views (only) return no data

    Check the definition of the views. What filters are on the selects?

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: SQL 2008 AWE

    Jeremy-475548 (6/20/2013)


    1. Will the 32 bit version of SQL Server still try to allocate memory over the 4 GB limit even though it's a 32 bit process?

    Not without AWE enabled,...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: regarding restore problem

    A restore will always recreate the database in exactly the same state it was at the time of backup. If the restore restored 4 tables, then the database at the...

    Gail Shaw
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  • RE: table corruption

    Could you run the exact command I gave you please?

    I don't have the time or patience to read over thousands of lines of the x rows in y pages...

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  • RE: VARCHAR(x) VS VARCHAR(MAX)

    Please note: 4 year old thread.

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