Is your column defined a fixed length (char/nchar) or variable length (varchar/nvarchar)? If fixed length you would be better off to right pad any text out to the length...

I have never tried to insert into a VFP database, but I would assume (always remembering what assume means) that you could just do something like:

Insert Into linkedserver.database..table

...

GilaMonster (5/21/2008)

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They extend the length of transactions, the increase the chance of deadlocks, and most people don't know how to write one. 😉

Do whatever you need to in the proc...

You can also use the @query parameter of sp_send_dbmail which sends the results of the query as the body of the message or as an attachment. This lists the...

In this query:

[font="Courier New"]SELECT

    ManagerID,

    NationalIDNumber

FROM

    HumanResources.Employee

WHERE

    nationalidnumber = '295847284'

[/font]

You get an index seek.

In this query which looks very similar:

[font="Courier New"]SELECT

    ManagerID,

    NationalIDNumber

FROM

    HumanResources.Employee

WHERE

    nationalidnumber = 295847284

[/font]

You get an index scan because the NationalIDNumber is NVarchar...

Philip Barry (5/21/2008)

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I'm not 100% sure of what is wrong with your setup, although I bet there are people on here who could tell you.

What we do is to create...

I have never really noticed an issue when using IsNull in the select list, but using any function against a column in a join or where clause can cause performance...

My best guess is permissions. I believe the Maintenance plan job is running under the SQL Server Agent service account.

Another issue is using a mapped drive. I have...

Most including MS recommend against using the TRUNCATE_ONLY option. In fact it is being deprecated.

Your backup strategy needs to be defined based on the business needs the database meets....

Have you looked at using SSIS to do this? You could define a package that contains all the selects and text file destinations and use package variables for your...

IMO there should at the least be 1 clustered index on every table. In a datawarehouse situation, which you mention you are in, there should be indexes on every...

Have you verifies that the SQL Browser Service is running? Did you add the port to the connection string?

I think getting consistency should be the first goal, then as you state you can start teaching how to write better code. IMO, there is nothing worse than going...

Simon Facer (5/15/2008)

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(4) "Explicitly Defined" in terms of executing as a Login or User - Execute As Login gives you impersonation at the server level, i.e. all databases, Execute As...

I don't disagree with the answers other than that to me Explicity means the programmer has to say REVERT and without a REVERT I would consider it to be implicit...