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  • RE: Sluggish Server

    Start with Performance Monitor to see what SQL Server is doing with resources.

    6 GB of RAM is pretty light for a 64-bit server. I'm used to those being much...

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  • RE: What is Cost in Execution Plan?

    If you want to work it out yourself (definitely a skill worth having if you're a DBA), you can get data on batches and their resources and run-time by running...

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  • RE: "Query Designer" JOIN Magic SSMS 2008

    It's both sides. It has to query the metadata from the server to get the column names, then it runs through a client-side operation to rewrite the query and...

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  • RE: i need the location of the nth pipe in a given string. Must be dynamic. N will be input param eventually

    declare @position int

    declare @string varchar(2000)

    set @string = 'American Baby|BabyTalk|CTU|CordTrust|Gerber Life|BOTM Club|Career_Institute|Fast Lane|FinancialMatch|Kabeep|Aricept_PD|CBOTMC_TIB|Arca_Recipe_RP|FCR|Columbia|TruGreen_Rex|CHJ_Ziploc_RetPath|Terminix_MedWhiz|ScienceFiction_PD|Cosmetique_Rex|PerfectDiet_rex|QuickRewards|WomensDebt|NewCar_Innov|Maxima_PD|MyWireless_PD|Encore|'

    set @position = 5

    ;WITH StringBreaker(Pos, Ordinal)as

    (SELECT Number, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY Number)

    FROM dbo.Numbers

    WHERE SUBSTRING(@string, Number, 1) = '|')

    SELECT Pos

    FROM...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Stefan Krzywicki (1/26/2011)


    Oh, I've read up on Scientology quite a bit over the years. Even took their personality test when I was 19. I got everything I wanted out of...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Stefan Krzywicki (1/26/2011)


    GSquared (1/26/2011)


    Stefan Krzywicki (1/26/2011)


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    Stefan Krzywicki (1/26/2011)


    Elliott Whitlow (1/26/2011)


    Gianluca Sartori (1/26/2011)


    Funny. I always thought that Hubbard had written Scientology related books. Looks like this one is focused...

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  • RE: mixing numeric and text data in a single column

    The definition of relational databases and the normal forms for them is what I'd start with.

    What kind of numeric and text data, and what difficulty does it create?

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  • RE: Things to be done to configure logshipping between two different domains

    I've done log shipping via FTP before, so yeah, it's possible. You may not be able to do it via a wizard or whatever, but you can certain ship...

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  • RE: What is Cost in Execution Plan?

    The "cost" is technically an assumption of how much effort will go into that part of the query. Effort includes CPU time, RAM, I/O.

    Really, "cost" is a misleading number...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Stefan Krzywicki (1/26/2011)


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    Funny. I always thought that Hubbard had written Scientology related books. Looks like this one is focused on other topics.

    I...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Don't worry about religious discrimination on the subject. We're used to it.

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (1/26/2011)


    Gus, where and how did you learn all this stuff? It's really fascinating.

    Much of it is from a book called "Science of Survival" (http://www.amazon.com/Science-Survival-Prediction-Human-Behavior/dp/1403144850/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296058221&sr=8-1). (Most libraries should...

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  • RE: Performance degrades over time reboot only provides temporary fix

    Does SQL Server have a maximum RAM setting that's too low for the server? Is it set up correctly for 64-bit operation?

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    LutzM (1/25/2011)


    GSquared (1/25/2011)


    ...

    A person in a high emotional tone will respond faster than a person in a low one.

    ...

    That's interesting!

    I'm actually known to reply almost instantly to such questions. Most...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Dave Ballantyne (1/25/2011)


    Any volunteers to read through a draft of an article for me ?

    Thanks....

    Sure.

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