Don't use up all the space on any of your drives. Always have a one or two mb file called "deletemeinemergencies.txt" that you can use to gain a little space...

Oh, and don't try to move them out the room. You only have 15 minutes. You can't move kids anywhere in less than 10 minutes.

Here's an idea. Something similar to this could work. We did a "deployment" by blowing up balloons, not tieing them off and then asking the audience to get it...

Sean Lange (4/9/2015)

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sqlfriends (4/9/2015)

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Yes, I rarely do that too, but if it is a very simple change, I do that to save time.

Just curious if SQL server have ability to...

That's tough, but for a 10 minute presentation, focus on communicate a single idea. Don't try to cover too much. You want to show the magic of development, find one...

It does sound more and more like a bad plan.

sqlfriends (4/9/2015)

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Yes, I rarely do that too, but if it is a very simple change, I do that to save time.

Just curious if SQL server have ability to do that...

Not a problem. Happy to help. You know where to go if you have questions.

sqlfriends (4/9/2015)

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Do you mean manually enter getdate(), and hit tab, it will show the datetime, that does not work for me, it says invalid value for cell.

This table has no...

I'd suggest more direct control. Write a statement at the beginning that explicitly creates the table using the structure and name you want and then INSERT...SELECT instead of SELECT...INTO.

Only if it's supplied through the connection string. Which, effectively, means no.

Why not use GETDATE, or better still, GETUTCDATE, to retrieve the date and time you're doing your edits. You don't need to manually modify a value.

You mean this book?

Like Gail says, to SQL Server, there's no difference between a client side timeout and you just killing a query that's running in SSMS. Neither one generates...

tcronin 95651 (4/9/2015)

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May have found the needle, started going through the snapshots Idera DM saves, as I scrolled through I noticed there is one stored procedure with about 12 occurances...

Jeff Moden (4/9/2015)

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Just to add to that fine list... Checks on performance and resource usage (usually...