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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jeff Moden (3/24/2011)


    Oh, very cool... I just found out that one of my favorite novels is going to be made into a movie. "The Martian Tales of Edgar Rice...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Roy Ernest (3/24/2011)


    You all really think Boston and SA is on top of the list of bad traffic? You should check the traffic in India. Especially Calcutta. Forget the taxis,...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Stefan Krzywicki (3/23/2011)


    Kit G (3/23/2011)


    Ah, so nice to know that Boston has retained the title of "Worst City to Drive In". My dad went to MIT in the early...

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  • RE: What are you "must have "CLR" procs

    UMG Developer (3/22/2011)


    GSquared (3/22/2011)


    Calling third-party DLLs (address list validation and presorting)

    Disk data (space available, used, etc.) on network resources

    Disk operations (file archiving and compression, file encryption)

    Running totals

    SFTP upload/download (SSIS won't...

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  • RE: What are you "must have "CLR" procs

    Jeffrey Williams-493691 (3/22/2011)


    GSquared (3/22/2011)


    Calling third-party DLLs (address list validation and presorting)

    Disk data (space available, used, etc.) on network resources

    Disk operations (file archiving and compression, file encryption)

    Running totals

    SFTP upload/download (SSIS won't...

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  • RE: help with xp_cmdshell 'XCOPY....' command

    Actually, avoiding xp_cmdshell is a good enough idea that I'll chime in on that one too. I use CLR procs for that kind of thing these days.

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  • RE: How to put a case in a where clause to get a date- need help fast

    You're welcome.

    And yeah, half the time, the trick is knowing what to ask. Took years before I could comfortable and efficiently search T-SQL details, because you have to know...

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  • RE: DateDiff with Months datepart - ILLOGICAL

    Actually, you can suggest that kind of thing on connect.microsoft.com.

    It comes up as a point of confusion often enough that clarified documentation would be a good idea. If you...

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  • RE: Which of the Following is the Best Server Restore Solution?

    I'm not sure how these are realistic scenarios and they definitely aren't apples-apples comparisons.

    If you already have hardware available, you already have hardware available, and then you don't need to...

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  • RE: What are you "must have "CLR" procs

    Calling third-party DLLs (address list validation and presorting)

    Disk data (space available, used, etc.) on network resources

    Disk operations (file archiving and compression, file encryption)

    Running totals

    SFTP upload/download (SSIS won't do SFTP)

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  • RE: help with xp_cmdshell 'XCOPY....' command

    I could be wrong (been a while since I used it), but I seem to remember that xp_cmdshell needs UNCs, instead of mapped drives. Is "G" a mapped network...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (3/22/2011)


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    Craig Farrell (3/22/2011)


    Gail, I think I may have inherited your business users.

    Could you inherit the manager too please?

    I'm now completely prohibited from doing any work for them...

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  • RE: Copying A Very Large Database across the network to a Test Server

    Cool biz. Glad I could help.

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (3/22/2011)


    Craig Farrell (3/22/2011)


    Gail, I think I may have inherited your business users.

    Could you inherit the manager too please?

    I'm now completely prohibited from doing any work for them if not...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Craig Farrell (3/22/2011)


    Gail, I think I may have inherited your business users.

    If you want to know what's happening, keep watch on CNN, you might hear a small blurb about a...

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