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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    L' Eomot Inversé (1/18/2012)


    SQLRNNR (1/18/2012)


    anybody know a good resource for exporting into sqlplan format the xml from sys.dm_exec_query_plan(qs.plan_handle) for a smallish subset of ~100 plans?

    I have been able to copy...

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  • RE: Ideas for a better way to do this?

    I haven't had time to get back to this one yet. Sorry about that.

    The next step I'd take on it is running step five (that's the slow one, right?)...

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  • RE: WWBOD

    paul.knibbs (1/19/2012)


    GSquared (1/18/2012)

    Tropical islands are usually near the ocean (go figure), which operates as a heat moderator. The only two US states that haven't broken the 100F mark on...

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  • RE: Means to export a varbinary(max) column from the database to disk

    Take a look at the discussion here: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/transactsql/thread/29f30130-3a64-4b91-86b3-5fa09dbc4220

    Does that help?

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  • RE: Image type through variable

    It'll need to be image in SSIS, and varbinary(max) in the parameter list of the stored proc.

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  • RE: about the site itself

    Personally, I still don't think an algorithm should do my judging and thinking for me, on a subject like this.

    There are far too many holes in the idea.

    All things considered...

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  • RE: Wrapper to run stored procedure many times

    Cadavre (1/18/2012)


    GSquared (1/18/2012)


    Cadavre (1/18/2012)


    adrian.facio (1/18/2012)


    Did you tried it before your change??

    Admittedly, the answer to that is "no".

    However IMO, to avoid ambiguity, whether or not your method works is...

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  • RE: Performance Issue In DB

    GilaMonster (1/18/2012)


    TravisDBA (1/18/2012)


    Dave Ballantyne (1/18/2012)


    I still say that using SQL Profiler is a good place to start

    It hasnt been said explicity in this thread , so i will 🙂

    Never...

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  • RE: BYOD

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/18/2012)


    GSquared (1/18/2012)


    So I really don't think it's entirely comparable, apples:apples, to compare bringing a toolbelt, hardhat, and good boots to work, to bringing a laptop,...

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  • RE: Help with Counts

    I see what the original method is doing. The way it goes about achieving it isn't particularly sensible, but it does have a functional pattern to it.

    Is the query...

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  • RE: Help with Counts

    bicky1980 (1/19/2012)


    Who's Gus?

    Me

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  • RE: WWBOD

    paul.knibbs (1/18/2012)


    G. Larsen (1/17/2012)

    Who doesn’t dream of being able to sip on umbrella drinks, while working on their laptop in some out of the way tropical island?

    Greg Larsen

    Me! Sounds far...

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  • RE: Multiple values to XML

    The usual way to do that is to nest XML queries instead of joining tables.

    SELECT ColA, ColB,

    (SELECT Col1, Col2

    FROM dbo.MySubtable

    WHERE MySubtable.MainTableID = MainTable.ID

    ...

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  • RE: BYOD

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/18/2012)


    Fair points about hammers not wearing out, but we have tools that last longer than two years, we have subscription services, and we also get...

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  • RE: BYOD

    XBox, abacus, post-IT notes, whatever you want to use, if it gets the job done.

    There would definitely be security issues with something like this. Would the cost of implementing...

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