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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQL Kiwi (1/9/2012)


    GSquared (1/9/2012)


    Yes, but not at the posts count thing. Just at the "change your name to something even sillier than GSquared" thing.

    You don't think 'Aaron Aardvark' has...

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  • RE: The Stubborn DBA

    Sounds like the best of my days.

    Recently spent a significant amount of time solving a trivial database problem "the hard way". Beat on it till it worked. Could...

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  • RE: On Database Migrations and Agility

    The point of Agile is to allow business rules in the software to evolve as business rules in the business evolve.

    There are ways to build a database to allow for...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Aaron Aardvark (1/9/2012)


    Brandie Tarvin (1/9/2012)


    Try changing your screen name. Maybe that'll work. @=)

    Am I winning yet?

    Yes, but not at the posts count thing. Just at the "change your name...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQLRNNR (1/9/2012)


    GSquared (1/9/2012)


    SQL Kiwi (1/9/2012)


    I use spaces in my constraint and index names 😛

    I don't set a quantitative target on that.

    Just like my naming standard of Caps on Consonants...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQL Kiwi (1/9/2012)


    I use spaces in my constraint and index names 😛

    And spell out table names as grammatically correct sentences, including punctuation?

    create table dbo.[These are orders placed by our customers.]...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Roy Ernest (1/9/2012)


    I see lots of comments regarding post counts... Does everybody have a target? I have never thought about it at all.

    When I get time post some thing,...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jeff Moden (1/7/2012)


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    Brandie Tarvin (1/6/2012)


    At the risk of being virtually lynched, I can see the use in underscores in table names and especially in constraint names.

    I use...

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  • RE: Is it possible to run two instance in Cluster

    My advice is collect performance metrics on both instances, and put together a plan based on those that will handle any meaningful performance bottlenecks or resource-depletion issues.

    Start with gathering actual...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/6/2012)


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  • RE: Load XML Element to the database

    I'd be inclined to step outside of SSIS and use an SQL Script Object to query that. OpenRowset, with the Bulk and Single_CLOB options, will pull XML files into...

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  • RE: Auditing Stored Procedure calls

    I use server-side traces to do that kind of thing. Won't necessarily tell you who called a proc, if it's being called by a web-based application for example, but...

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  • RE: How do I get the table definition ?

    Is it absolutely necessary to have SSIS output them for you? If not, you can use the object-scripting wizard in SSMS to generate table scripts any time you need...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Ninja's_RGR'us (1/5/2012)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/5/2012)


    In terms of depreciation, it sucks, but it's real. The value of your stuff is lower over time, and if you had to replace...

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  • RE: Database Design Question/Help....

    I would definitely NOT split it up that way. Split it within the database by schema, if you must split it up, but not accross multiple databases.

    First, foreign key...

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