This is a healthy discussion. Warm, fuzzy, but mostly as objective as opinions go. Great stuff though.

Maybe what is needed is a solution to the problem: There is a considerable...

"The owner is also held in the CreatorName property of the package object itself. This is a read-only property which cannot be changed programmatically.

This means that changing the value...

I was using "Please Don't Feed.." as it is written on signs in the zoo. Strictly an analogy of what can happen when one fuels a fire. Oh wait, I...

IMHO, the phenomenon we call Social Networking is analogous to moving your house into a neighborhood where EVERYONE next door and across the street from you is either family, a...

I found this on SQLTeam.com

A new version of ‘A Few Good Men’…

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CIO: "Did you order the code change?"

DBA: "You want answers?"

CIO: "I think I'm entitled."

DBA: "You want...

any more proof geeks need all the (social) help they can get?

Ditto.

Thanks Steve.

I too, find the chapter on XML nebulous. Not seeking any illegal answers here, but a tip or two on where to expand on the material would be very helpful...

Discussions about the 'truth' tend to get sensitive especially if one practices the use of truths in one's daily work. These discussions can also get heated when different personalities and...

What about IT poets?

Different strokes you know...

Thanks so much Scott and Steve!

I'll take a look at Steve's article.

And a special thanks to SQLServerCentral and all its contributors, absolutely the best resource I've seen for SQL DBAs.

Mike

Scott,

Care to share the details of your report with a newbie?

Do you use a script?

Thanks

Mike