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  • RE: How to do a reinstall of SQL Server 2005 Dev Edition after a nasty mistake.

    Jeff Moden (7/30/2009)


    Lynn Pettis (7/30/2009)


    Jeff Moden (7/30/2009)


    Lynn Pettis (7/30/2009)


    Well, it's late and i need to go to work later this morning. Missed work yesterday due to a family emergency....

  • RE: t-sql help, urgent please!!

    Here is another way to attack this problem.

    Sorry, had to upload it as an attachment from work.

  • RE: More Can Come From Less

    I think I may have a solution to businesses that think salaried people should be expected to work 40+ hours all the time. With the exception of C-level, President...

  • RE: Case Vs IF Else

    In the select statement with the CASE function, there is an implicit conversion of the decimal value (variable @l) to INT. This is due to the floor() function returning...

  • RE: How to do a reinstall of SQL Server 2005 Dev Edition after a nasty mistake.

    Jeff Moden (7/30/2009)


    Lynn Pettis (7/30/2009)


    Well, it's late and i need to go to work later this morning. Missed work yesterday due to a family emergency. Mother-in-law had a...

  • RE: PK's, Identities, and adding them after the fact

    Other than asthetics, does it really matter where in the column list the surrogate column resides when looking at the list of columns for a table? Does SQL Server...

  • RE: Is it possible to take 2 consecutive and identical logs backups?

    The NO_TRUNCATE option for BACKUP LOG allows the backing up the log in situations where the database is damaged. Such as when taking a tail log backup after losing...

  • RE: Does Maturity Make a DBA?

    alec.wood (7/30/2009)


    Well since I come from over the border in Not-America, the constitutional arguments pass me by somewhat. It's interesting though to see a long drawn out circular argument on...

  • RE: How to do a reinstall of SQL Server 2005 Dev Edition after a nasty mistake.

    Jeff Moden (7/30/2009)


    Lynn Pettis (7/30/2009)


    Is there a more detailed error message in this file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Setup Bootstrap\LOG\Files\SQLSetup0014_JMODEN2_MSXML6_1.log?

    Yep.... it's quite long so I'll post the only line in monster...

  • RE: Does Maturity Make a DBA?

    mtucker (7/30/2009)


    Lynn Pettis (7/30/2009)


    mtucker (7/30/2009)


    Lynn Pettis (7/30/2009)


    But are they the best fit for the organization? Most businesses look at more than just an individuals qualifications in making hiring decisions.

    They...

  • RE: Does Maturity Make a DBA?

    Here is where I show my maturity and simply agree to disagree. Nothing either of us will say is going to sway the other. I believe that ones...

  • RE: Does Maturity Make a DBA?

    And in that same vein, if I owned a business that had an office in Dubai, or Saudia Arabia and I was down to two qualified candidates for the top...

  • RE: Does Maturity Make a DBA?

    mtucker (7/30/2009)


    Lynn Pettis (7/30/2009)


    But are they the best fit for the organization? Most businesses look at more than just an individuals qualifications in making hiring decisions.

    They do indeed.

    The reason...

  • RE: Does Maturity Make a DBA?

    No, I'm not saying it isn't an indicator. I still believe that it can be an indicator of maturity, just as age can be an indicator of maturity, or...

  • RE: Does Maturity Make a DBA?

    But are they the best fit for the organization? Most businesses look at more than just an individuals qualifications in making hiring decisions.

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