Oh this is really good, Andy. Thanks!

Kurt Kemper (6/17/2014)

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Very interesting editorial and replies...

My personal experience has actually been opposite of some posting here. I am the Senior DBA and work alongside a Junior DBA who...

I know you asked this question over a year ago, but I'd like to chime in. I wonder how useful salary survey sites are. Or salary surveys in general. I'm...

I agree with you, Felipe, that the term DBA today tends to cover too wide a spectrum. Too many skills that either one would have at best some acquaintance with,...

So you just script the...

Good article, Steve. Here's my $0.02 worth. I think adopting new technologies is more than whether or not you can add it, want to experiment with it, etc. Often its...

I'll try the Import Wizard for SQL Express.

OK, I've made a little progress. When I looked at the data I saw that the first line had the column names in it. I don't work much with CSV...

How do I find that out?

I finally figured out that I could get to the Import and Export Data app from the SQL Server 2012 programs on my PC. I've exported the table I want...

Miles Neale (5/7/2014)

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Read it, Loved it, and have only one complex thought. If the manager is not technical that manager must listen and understand when the Tech Professional describes...

That quote by David Lee Roth is very good.

WOW, Steve, great post! There's a lot I could say, relevant to what you said, but I don't think it would necessarily be a good thing to say. I'll just...

Steve, I agree with your article, but with the caveat that I agree mainly in principle. I've been in my current job for many years. It wasn't what I wanted,...

Ah, that makes sense, Keith, thank you.

And sorry that I didn't post the table definitions as well as some data, to get a feel for what the query would likely...