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  • RE: restoring problem

    You need to ensure that all connections are clear with the database you're attempting to restore, even your own. Once all the connections are clear, you can restore.

    If it's an...

  • RE: Update multiple tables

    There is no way to update multiple tables from a single TSQL statement. If you want to update multiple tables, you will need multiple statements. I'm not sure that you'd...

  • RE: DataBase Structure

    Assuming that you're working with SQL Server 2008 since you posted to this forum, you could also look at using the Hiearchy data type. That's for establishing Parent/Child type of...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jan Van der Eecken (7/14/2009)


    GilaMonster (7/14/2009)


    Jan Van der Eecken (7/14/2009)


    Are you saying I'm out of the office at an inapproriate time?

    It's 10pm. What self-respecting IT person is not still working...

  • RE: Updating a table one field at a time, or all at one time.

    I agree. That's a pretty poor choice for design. Not to mention the horrible chattiness of the app on your network, it's going to cause some major league contention within...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    RBarryYoung (7/14/2009)


    Grant Fritchey (7/14/2009)


    If we are coming up on the number of the beast & the end times & all that because of the Thread, then the four horseman &...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (7/14/2009)


    Grant Fritchey (7/14/2009)


    No kaboom.

    No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow.

    :-D:-D:-D:-D:-D

    One of my favorites:

    You're sitting at my station, using my equipment. Is there a reason for this...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    No kaboom.

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Oooh, look... pulling the pin...

  • RE: slow update (primary key)

    It could be bad or missing indexes. It could be that your process is blocked by others. It could be simply resource contention.

    Hard to know with out quite a bit...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    If we are coming up on the number of the beast & the end times & all that because of the Thread, then the four horseman & the anti-guy must...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    I hate to pop everyone's bubble, but wasn't it established a while back that the 666 number is either a mistranslation or a bad copying job and tha thte actual...

  • RE: Query Optimization for 'IN'

    It really depends on the configuration of your tables & indexes, but if the IN clause is causing poor performance, you could try creating a temp table, load the variables...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Bruce W Cassidy (7/13/2009)


    Grant Fritchey (7/13/2009)


    You mean if you change fonts you get better performance? Holy smokes! I've got to get some edits into the chapter on tuning...

    [font="Verdana"]I'm also thinking...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    jcrawf02 (7/13/2009)


    Paul White (7/13/2009)


    GilaMonster (7/13/2009)


    Done, apparently, because 'null' is faster than NULL

    But only if you use little letters (less aerodynamic drag = faster!)

    ...then he should use cursive...

    You mean if you...

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