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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Koen (da-zero) (1/7/2011)


    Brandie Tarvin (1/7/2011)


    Don't forget the Mayans, Tom. While they didn't use it in actual math calculations, they understood the concept of zero, nothing, and the need for a...

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  • RE: xp_cmdshell 2005 Vs xp_cmdshell 2008

    Entirely possible. I haven't used xp_cmdshell in years. What are you using it for?

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  • RE: Interview

    GilaMonster (1/7/2011)


    GSquared (1/6/2011)


    I dug around with a search engine a bit, and "sev3/sev4" refers to software support "severity level". There aren't standard definitions, but it appears that the higher...

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  • RE: To start sql output frm the middle of the page

    gnaneshs (1/6/2011)


    Can u provide me the solution

    I'm not sure about that "title" bit you're using. Using the structure I'm accustomed to, it might look like:

    declare @Title varchar(100) = 'Number...

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  • RE: xp_cmdshell 2005 Vs xp_cmdshell 2008

    In 2005/2000 and as far as I know in 2008, xp_cmdshell runs by default under the credentials of the connection it's being run from. The issue you mention is...

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  • RE: Interview

    I dug around with a search engine a bit, and "sev3/sev4" refers to software support "severity level". There aren't standard definitions, but it appears that the higher the number,...

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  • RE: Interview

    GilaMonster (1/6/2011)


    Craig Farrell (1/6/2011)


    Best way to start that research is get yourself a small partition on a drive (usually your C:\ is smaller), create a database, and fill...

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  • RE: To start sql output frm the middle of the page

    Cast/Convert the string to varchar.

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  • RE: Cannot run query as job, but can run it as a query

    Try assigning the values to variables, then using the variables when you call the proc.

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  • RE: Dynamic Column names based on value in other table.

    You're welcome.

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  • RE: From MS-SQL Query (without using xp_CmdShell) how can we Without using Copy a Single or Multiple Files from Server Hard Disk drive to Local system Hard Disk drive?

    I'd use CLR for this. That has its own security risks, but they can be controlled/mitigated much better than xp_cmdshell.

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  • RE: Database Backups

    There's a database creation date column in that table. Have you tried comparing that to sys.databases to check if they match?

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  • RE: Overwrite option when restoring

    If it can't find the expected file paths, it will usually put them in the default location. In that case, it won't overwrite ones in a different location.

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  • RE: is null check in where clause

    Koen (da-zero) (1/6/2011)


    GSquared (1/6/2011)


    GilaMonster (1/5/2011)


    You lot are nuts.

    To misquote Obelix: These DBAs are crazy! 😀

    😀 In my native language, it would be translated as "Weird guys, those DBA's."

    It's an Asterix...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jeff Moden (1/5/2011)


    Brandie Tarvin (1/5/2011)


    Any programming language that complains when I try to use 0 as a divisor should be taken off the market and all its install disks buried...

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