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  • RE: SQL Max server memory settings

    No problem. One tweak for clarity. My query should have qualified the table with the new name of master, not master again:

    SELECT *

    FROM new_name_of_master.sys.configurations

    WHERE ...

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  • RE: SQL Max server memory settings

    Never tried it, but you could restore a backup of master with a different name to a running instance and issue:

    SELECT *

    FROM master.sys.configurations

    WHERE name...

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  • RE: Application does not work with named instances?!

    scogeb (3/1/2013)


    You can also do server\instance,port

    like

    SQL01\TestInst,55001

    Depending on the driver the instance name can take precedence over the port, or vice-versa. It is not consistent across drivers. I would recommend against...

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  • RE: does index also change the output?

    GilaMonster (3/1/2013)


    Or a TOP 1 (without specifying WITH TIES) where the column you're ordering by has duplicate values

    Nice. That is a tricky example that might slip by even a good...

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  • RE: How to change the named instance name to default instance name on SQL Server 2008 R2?

    After uninstalling the 2005 default instance you can simply change the port on which the 2008 R2 instance listens to 1433 and it will begin appearing on the network as...

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  • RE: does index also change the output?

    @Gail, In thinking about this a little more, I think the example I gave is just a roundabout way of asking for TOP 1 without an ORDER BY, which I...

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  • RE: does index also change the output?

    Found one. I was never under the impression that adding or changing an index was completely harmless for various other reasons but not for this particular one. I am still...

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  • RE: does index also change the output?

    I realized that nuance after I posted.

    Looking to mock-up an example...

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  • RE: does index also change the output?

    GilaMonster (3/1/2013)


    opc.three (3/1/2013)


    My comment was that the yield from the FROM, WHERE, GROUP BY and HAVING clauses is not altered based on which index the engine picks.

    I can probably produce...

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  • RE: Strange error, cannot script out jobs from SQL.

    Sounds like a bug in SMO.

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  • RE: does index also change the output?

    sqldba_newbie (3/1/2013)


    Jeff Moden (3/1/2013)


    opc.three (3/1/2013)


    Jeff Moden (3/1/2013)


    Actually, the change of an index CAN very much change the result especially where UPDATEs are concerned.

    I think we covered the OP's question about...

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  • RE: Job Execution Details

    What times were they started? Does it look random or like a scheduled job? i.e. on the minute or hour every time? I might start asking around. Maybe someone logged...

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  • RE: does index also change the output?

    Jeff Moden (3/1/2013)


    opc.three (3/1/2013)


    Jeff Moden (3/1/2013)


    Actually, the change of an index CAN very much change the result especially where UPDATEs are concerned.

    I think we covered the OP's question about SELECT...

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    --Plato

  • RE: Disaster Recovery (D/R) and Business Continuity

    I am concerned that you are asking for help with such a critical item on a free public forum on behalf of a client. If I were you, and you...

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  • RE: SQL View not Exporting to Excel via DTS Package

    What does your logging say when run through SQL Server as compared to when it runs successfully through SSDT?

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