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  • RE: working with multiple dataset withing a table in SSRS

    bsrlong (1/13/2009)


    This is why I do not spend much time on fourms. Gee, and I signed up for this. People with answers such as this,

    do not us...

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  • RE: SQL Server 2000 Stored Proc. Tuning

    On the original questions:

    1. Use a variable if you'll need the value multiple times. Otherwise, don't bother.

    2. Use a view if you'll use the exact same (or...

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  • RE: Need some help here...SQL Server Ad-Hoc Access ...

    Check "select user" when logged in with your Windows account. If it comes back as something other than "dbo", then that might be the situation.

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  • RE: Versions of Disaster

    I read a story about a shop that kept point-in-time restore data for all applications on all servers, throughout their history. They could restore any retired server, into a...

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  • RE: Should be fairly easy question

    Grant's solution will prevent that particular injection attack, but I'd watch out for more.

    Another point on that specific one, is that someone could fairly easily end up with a full...

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  • RE: SQL Server Analysis Services Tutorial

    MSDN has tutorials for it. So do lots of other sites. Hit your prefered search engine, type in "sql server analysis services tutorial" and you'll have plenty come...

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  • RE: Where 1 = 1

    J (1/13/2009)


    GSquared (1/9/2009)


    I've seen requests to Microsoft to make having a Where clause on every query be required, with the solution to unrestricted queries that they could have something like...

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  • RE: CU & Patch Testing

    I haven't generally had issues with MS hotfixes. The idea is "test them in your environment". SQL Server, specifically, is so environment-sensitive, that it's a tough beast to...

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  • RE: Look at the size of my BCHR

    Okay. That makes sense then. Just not something I've thought of, and thus haven't used.

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  • RE: "Cannot create a connection to data source ..."

    That error usually means that you are using Windows authentication, and the computers aren't passing the login data to each other. That's normal in a Windows domain, and there...

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  • RE: Risky Backups

    I do each backup to separate files. Name with DB name and datetime YYYYMMDDHHMM (hours and minutes matters with log backups). Single file = single point of failure...

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  • RE: CU & Patch Testing

    I'm not sure there's an exact qualitative or quantitative answer to that one.

    They recommend not applying CUs and hotfixes that you don't specifically need, and waiting for service packs instead,...

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  • RE: Image is Everything

    Stephanie J Brown (1/13/2009)


    Steve Jones - Editor (1/13/2009)


    OK, I'm really confused now. I was going to change the picture to a new shirt, but most people like the shirt.

    Allow...

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  • RE: Date Range of Week

    I suggest building a calendar table, or at least a calendar view, to store such data. Lots of advantages to that.

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  • RE: get_sid and sp_ms_marksystemobject: Question on how to register/use properly?

    get_sid is, as per the comment in the proc, only available within system procs.

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