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  • RE: Test your problem solving skills!

    In that case, I recommend keeping a log of databases that are detached and when it was done.

    These methods will find a detached file, but they don't take into account...

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  • RE: upgrade developer ed to standard ed

    Uninstall-reinstall. Had one like that last year and that's what I had to do.

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Someone asking for help here. I'm interested in other people's takes on it.

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  • RE: Identity and uniqueIdentifier and custom id

    Is there a reason you need to consolidate it all into one column and make it into a custom code?

    Why not have an int UserID column, a smalldate DateAndTime column,...

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  • RE: DBA job not busy enough

    Database/Server Optimization

    Training

    Documentation

    Training

    Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery establishment, testing and documentation

    Training

    Detailed, in-depth system analysis

    Training

    System Clean-up (are there procs that aren't in use, files that aren't in use, etc.)

    Training

    That would be my main list.

    After...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn Pettis (6/15/2009)


    I think he is comparing the number of posts IN The Thread to how many posts he has made on SSC.

    Yeah. I was just using it as...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Grant Fritchey (6/15/2009)


    Crap, The Thread passed me this weekend and I didn't even notice. It's officially the 15th highest poster on SSC now.

    Not sure what you mean. I just...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    ubernoob (6/15/2009)


    Grant Fritchey (6/15/2009)


    ubernoob (6/14/2009)


    Sorry for my quoted post above everyone. It was Grant Fritchey that posted under Steve's account and made the false accusations about my e-mail being...

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  • RE: Test your problem solving skills!

    talltop (6/15/2009)


    I've worked for incompetent managers in the past as well and they usually end doing themselves in. They don't need my help. However, tellling off a manager or advising...

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  • RE: Reading data from xls, xlsx file With OPENROWSET problem

    You're welcome.

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  • RE: Test your problem solving skills!

    talltop (6/12/2009)


    The problem states that the manager did not want the files moved to another directory and the prior DBA honored that. However, I would have done the same as...

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  • RE: Template for ' create stored procedure '

    If they do what I do, and just open a connection and start typing, it won't help with that either. That's why I suggested code-review.

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  • RE: List of Names

    After reading that article, it also looks to me like you might want to take a look at the SoundEx and Difference functions in BOL. They might simplify what...

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  • RE: List of Names

    It is possible. Looks like what you'd need to do is take that function, and use it in a Cross Apply against the table and the input parameter (user-provided...

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  • RE: Mining for Quitters

    Jeff Moden (6/12/2009)


    GSquared (6/11/2009)


    So far as I can tell, that's pretty much been the end result of every one of our disagreements. It's just a matter of clarification.

    Heh... I...

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