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  • RE: I need help with defining development standards and practices

    As always, there is a fine balance between standards/guidelines and the overhead of having to enforce them.  I found these helpfull:

    http://www.sql-server-performance.com/vk_sql_best_practices.asp

    http://www.ssw.com.au/ssw/Standards/Rules/RulesToBetterSQLServerDatabases.aspx

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/practices/

     

     

     

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  • RE: What is the best way to figure out what time zone the server is running in?

    Run SQLdiag.exe and look in the [System Summary] section.

    John Rowan

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  • RE: Database Design-Pls guide

    So, as data is entered into one database, it needs to be immediately available in the second database?  If so, have you considered having the CREP database just reference the...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: Database Design-Pls guide

    Can you give a little more info on what you are trying to do?  Do you need a one-time transfer, a routine transfer, real time syncronization?  What does the table structure look like between...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: Table Level Lock

    A table level lock is a natural event and is part of the SQL Server locking architecture.  There are many articles on this site devoted to locking, so I'll just...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: ALTER COLUMN and data file size question

    Changing the datatype from char to varchar will reduce the amount of space each row of data in that table will require for storage.  Datatype Char reserves a set amount...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: using defragmenter on data drives

    Personally, I would say no.  As I said in my first post, you will get more bang for your buck regularly keeping on top of SQL Server fragmentation by rebuilding...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: using defragmenter on data drives

    If you are using the Windows defrag tool, you definately do not want to run it during business hours.  For one, like Brian pointed out, you will see increased I/O,...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: Problem with replacing dbname with variable

    I thought you were running this through a stored procedure??  If so, run your stored procedure outside of ColdFusion so that you can debug your code.  Once your code works,...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: Problem with replacing dbname with variable

    What you are proposing should work.  Are you getting an error message back from your second example?

    John Rowan

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  • RE: UDF Woes

    This may help, but then again, it may not:

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/forums/shwmessage.aspx?forumid=8&messageid=103789

    John Rowan

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  • RE: Execute script in another Database based on a field value in one Database

    NewTechie,  

    You will be better served by placing your request in it's own thread. 

    John Rowan

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  • RE: Bulk insert with format file

    Have you created the format file NewProspectJoJo.fmt in E:\WUTemp?

    John Rowan

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  • RE: using defragmenter on data drives

    When you say that you are using a defragmenter, do you mean that you have a third party tool that will defragment your MDF and LDF files?  If so, I...

    John Rowan

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  • RE: Bulk insert with format file

    Is 'NewProspectJoJo' your spreadsheet name?  Does 'E:\WUTemp\NewProspectJoJo.fmt'  exist?  Does the SQL Server service account have access to E:\WUTemp?  It sounds to me like the format file does not exist (just...

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