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  • RE: Stored Procs vs Ad Hoc

    The question is simply "are they faster", not "are they better", so I went with just that in mind when I answered.

    I'm looking at it from "all else being equal",...

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  • RE: How To Copy SQL Agent Job one Server to another server

    Can you copy msdb from one to the other? It's a bit tricky, and you'll want to look into other effects from it than just copying jobs, but you...

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  • RE: self teaching newbie needs help please...

    You can do your original idea. It's a really bad idea, but it can be done. My first database worked that way, and it was a mess in...

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  • RE: Virtualization for Security

    Eric M Russell (10/27/2011)


    On the laptop I use to VPN into the office, I have separate boot and data partitions for personal use and then work, where one is not...

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  • RE: Virtualization for Security

    The Windows license limits are the main problem, as already mentioned.

    However, setting up a VM with *nix (I prefer FreeBSD for this), and using that for browsing unverified sites and...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Kiara (10/27/2011)


    Stefan Krzywicki (10/26/2011)


    Kiara (10/26/2011)


    Droid Bionic here. I have an iPad2 - and I just don't like it all that much.

    What dont you like about it? Everyone I know...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    jcrawf02 (10/26/2011)


    what do you guys use for calendar apps? (non-iPhoney people) <--hey, that's funny, didn't even mean that...

    missed a couple user group meetings I meant to get to (online), would...

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  • RE: XML select with subquery using same table causes error 6809

    For nested XML, it's usual to use the Type operator at all levels. Otherwise, the subquery ends up as a string value, and it can do weird things if...

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  • RE: pivoting?

    Ninja's_RGR'us (10/26/2011)


    GSquared (10/26/2011)


    The way you did is just fine.

    The T-SQL Pivot function is nearly useless, in my opinion. Don't bother with it.

    How come?? Never bothered to learn it...

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  • RE: Prevent Connection Manager Failures Failing Package

    benlatham (10/26/2011)


    Still I would need a connection manager with which to query the database state and if that server is down the connection manager will throw an error which will...

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  • RE: Vendor suggesting their issue is a limitation of sql server

    kstjacques (10/26/2011)


    GSquared (10/26/2011)


    kstjacques: Most likely, if it's doing that, it's breaking your log chain anyway, and your log backups aren't doing you any good.

    Have you tested point-in-time recovery with your...

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  • RE: Vendor suggesting their issue is a limitation of sql server

    george sibbald (10/26/2011)


    Gus, no problem, it was just how your final sentence

    'In summary, turn off log truncation. You don't need it, don't want it, and it can (will) break your...

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  • RE: Vendor suggesting their issue is a limitation of sql server

    GilaMonster (10/26/2011)


    GSquared (10/26/2011)


    Actually, it takes work to truncate a log file without running a backup on it, like setting the database to Simple Recovery, running DBCC ShrinkFile, and then setting...

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  • RE: Vendor suggesting their issue is a limitation of sql server

    George: What you don't want is to just truncate the log file without a backup. If you do a backup, you don't need to truncate it, because the backup...

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  • RE: Which Is More Effeceint Case or IF Then - When No Table Is Involved

    Lookup table will definitely be faster and more efficient.

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