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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    CirquedeSQLeil (10/15/2010)


    GSquared (10/15/2010)


    Yesterday, whilst commuting, I was actually thinking about setting up a video camera on my dashboard, and blogging the "good parts".

    Then I realized it would contain at least...

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  • RE: SQL Server Auditing?

    A server-side trace (that's what it's called) sounds like it'll do what you need. Definitely filter it, and manage the disk space in it.

    There's a function, fn_trace_gettable, that will...

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  • RE: SSIS package ran by SQL job fails

    That'll make a difference! Glad you worked it out.

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  • RE: Where are the good Senior Level DBA's?

    Tim Parker (10/15/2010)


    That hits the nail on the head. I agree with you 100%.

    I personally feel that I get discriminated against because of my time in grade as a...

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  • RE: Where are the good Senior Level DBA's?

    GilaMonster (10/15/2010)


    GSquared (10/15/2010)


    On the other hand, someone can be a very skilled DBA without being a skiller performance tuning expert. "DBA" covers WAY too much scope these days.

    That's...

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  • RE: Sort order change

    First, a query is a query is a query. SQL Server will store execution plans for queries that use views just as readily as it will store the ones...

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  • RE: Minimizing Blocking with a Loop

    homebrew01 (10/14/2010)


    Sorry, I haven't used OUTPUT so I don't quite follow how that would help. (reading up on it now)

    I should clarify, that TableA that data is being selected from...

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  • RE: Impacts with frequent use of FOR XML RAW

    Break the problem down into component parts.

    Try the query without the Group By.

    Try the query without the For XML.

    And so on.

    Pull execution plans in SSMS for each version, including the...

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  • RE: SQL Days until Christmas

    Or do the really simple thing and create a calendar table with all your rules built in, and just select counts from that. It's fast, easy, and gets the...

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  • RE: SQL 2000 Access Rights/Access 2003 front end

    Then I've seen that behavior before. The computer with Access on it is probably losing its domain credentials for whatever reason. Possibly a network issue, possibly something with...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Yesterday, whilst commuting, I was actually thinking about setting up a video camera on my dashboard, and blogging the "good parts".

    Then I realized it would contain at least as much...

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  • RE: Help with TSQL Code

    Change it to:

    OR p.perf_no in (6352,6353)

    AND exists

    (select 1

    from t_sub_lineitem s2

    join t_lineitem l2 on s2.li_seq_no=l2.li_seq_no

    join t_order o2 on l2.order_no=o2.order_no

    join t_perf p2 on l2.perf_no = p2.perf_no

    where o2.customer_no = o.customer_no

    and...

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  • RE: How To Audit All DBA Actions

    Honestly, if I really needed to audit what a DBA does, I'd probably set up some sort of 3rd party auditing tool outside the scope of the database/RDBMS. DBAs...

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  • RE: Easy way to convert long "CASE" statement into a LOOKUP Table

    Depending on the pattern of the When...Then statements, you might be able to use some basic string manipulation on it to turn it into an insert statement. But it...

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  • RE: Where are the good Senior Level DBA's?

    Sounds like a good interview technique. I prefer a hands-on approach to technical interviews over a "can he regurgitate BOL" technique.

    And no, I'm not at all surprised about your...

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