Yes you can.  Only one of them can be installed as the default instance.  The other has to be installed as a named instance.

hth

You have:

--if (@ogt_code = 'Golf Course' and @ret_value >1) --I added this to try to fix

    --select...

Shouldn't the select in the if statement look like this:

select @ret_value = @ret_vale + 1

I would prefer to use a set statement where you are using select to set @ret_value:

set...

If you are looking at dynamic sql and accessing variable, look at using the extend stored procedure sp_executesql.  You can find information about that procedure in BOL and I believe...

Here is how I do it for one of our databases:

RESTORE DATABASE [H88TRN]  -- Restore of full backup

FROM  DISK = N'F:\sql_backups\H88PRD\H88PRD_20060804.bak'

WITH  FILE = 1,

      MOVE N'H88PRD_data' TO N'F:\sql_DBs\User_DBs\H88TRN\H88TRN_Data.mdf',

      MOVE N'H88PRD_log' ...

I have a default instance of SQL 2000 and a named instance of SQL 2005 on my box as well.  I have no problem selecting the named instance of SQL...

Another way:

select * into TableB from TableA where 1 = 2

Be sure TableB does not exist.  Also this will not copy indexes, constraints, etc.

If it is running 6 minutes, you may still want to do some more work.  I would suggest looking at your current indexes and perhaps running SQL Profiler to see...

Actually, I've used this to do some Test-Driven Development in SQL Server.  It has all been manual at this time, but it's let me capture updates without destroying the underlying...

I stand corrected on stax68's code.  My misperception was on where the criteria select was being completed.  I have done some testing and I am posting those results here for...

After wrestling with it some more, I have come up with a viable solution using a derived table and

a cross join.  Please take a close look at the query to...

I have made some updates to my test code:

set nocount on

create table dbo.SchoolAttendance(

    AttendanceRuID int,

    StudentID int,

    AttendanceDate datetime,

    AttendanceTyID int,

    RollupCount int,

    termID int null

)

create table dbo.SchoolAttendanceTy (

    AttendanceTyID...

Actually, not.  In your code, you have hardcoded the student id.

your code:

select sat.AttendanceTyID

, sat.Description

, sar.AttendanceRuID

, 169 StudentID

, sar.AttendanceDate

, isnull(sar.RollupCount,0) RollupCount

from SchoolAttendanceTy sat

left join...