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  • RE: How did you gain your expirience?

    I got my DBA experience through necessity. I built a database (started out being for my own use at work), and then I got to administer it.

    There is a...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jeff Moden (5/10/2009)


    Paul White (5/10/2009)


    Given the limitations of FOR XML, I even prefer Paul Nielsen's approach! At least it doesn't die horribly if the wrong character is found in...

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  • RE: While Loop Vs FAST_FORWARD READ_ONLY CURSOR

    It probably can be done without a loop/cursor. I'd need create scripts for tables and insert statements for some sample data, to tell for sure. But it does...

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  • RE: Need help splitting the name field into three rows

    Splitting the string into pieces is the easy part. Making sure you have the right part going into the right field is the tricky part.

    The way to split it...

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  • RE: While Loop Vs FAST_FORWARD READ_ONLY CURSOR

    That kind of cursor is generally going to be faster than a While loop. In this case, you've already shown that it is.

    The point of not using cursors, however,...

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  • RE: How do I code this .....?

    (For future reference, it's helpful if you provide the kind of test set-up that I have at the beginning of the solution below.)

    Try this:

    -- Set up Test Data

    create table #T...

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  • RE: General Network Errors

    I'm going to ask a potentially stupid question: Have you tried swapping out the new server's network card?

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (5/8/2009)


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    GilaMonster (5/8/2009)


    From everything I've heard, I'm guessing that his Master's degree was done by coursework, not by dissertation. Odd thing is, I can't find any reference to a...

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  • RE: Is it Possible to Install MS SQL 2005 on VM Cluster servers ?

    It is possible. Performance usually suffers, but it is possible.

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  • RE: Checking Up on Developers

    Worst mistakes I've seen were all from one dev. He uses cursors to step through table variables, so as to populate other table variables that can then have nested...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (5/8/2009)


    From everything I've heard, I'm guessing that his Master's degree was done by coursework, not by dissertation. Odd thing is, I can't find any reference to a degree that...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Hey Barry, I could check in the storeroom, I'm pretty sure there are still some of those APL keyboards lying around. Doubt whether they have USB cables attached to them...

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  • RE: Is it a proper indexing method for boosting performance?

    The best indexing will depend on what selects you are running, as well as what update/insert/delete activity the tables have.

    For a table like this one, you really don't have a...

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  • RE: Help me in writing the Query

    The Pivot operation should do what you need. Take a look at that one.

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  • RE: Run an Excel Macro from SQL Server 2005

    CLR can do OLE automation to access the Excel object model. You can fire off a macro from there.

    No, I haven't done this. I have automated Excel before,...

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