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  • RE: Auto Memory control

    You'll need to create a start up proc for each instance that checks for the different conditions.

    Since you have to change both instance's memory settings, I'd create a proc in...

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  • RE: Alter the schema from one view causes the need to alter the other

    ZZartin (12/1/2014)


    ScottPletcher (12/1/2014)


    GilaMonster (11/30/2014)


    river1 (11/28/2014)


    What do you mean by stop using select?

    I didn't say stop using select. I said stop using SELECT *. Explicitly define what columns you need and...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: Alter the schema from one view causes the need to alter the other

    GilaMonster (11/30/2014)


    river1 (11/28/2014)


    What do you mean by stop using select?

    I didn't say stop using select. I said stop using SELECT *. Explicitly define what columns you need and you won't...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: How to free up the drive space in SQL that has data files

    Also, as additional stop-gap measures:

    1) review indexes to see if there any you can drop

    2) if you have any heaps, see if they consume a lot of space beyond what...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: tempDB queries

    zedtec (11/25/2014)


    I've also noticed when I go into my tempDB database properties through SSMS I get the following error:

    ERROR 1222 : Lock request time out period exceeded.

    I killed a session...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: Find Values Like Field Values

    In theory, the code below would do what you've described.

    select t2.*

    from Table2 t2

    where

    exists(select 1 from table1 t1 where t2.detail like '%' + t1.ID +...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: tsql with out using cursors

    ZZartin (11/21/2014)


    g.britton (11/21/2014)


    ScottPletcher (11/21/2014)


    You don't "have" to do the FETCH twice. In fact, I never do that, because it's too error prone when the code is changed.

    good point, though...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: tsql with out using cursors

    g.britton (11/21/2014)


    ScottPletcher (11/21/2014)


    You don't "have" to do the FETCH twice. In fact, I never do that, because it's too error prone when the code is changed.

    good point, though the...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: Holidays and Business Days

    I use a different approach.

    I have a nonbusiness dates control table where one first defines the general and specific nonbusiness dates wanted. Then you call a stored proc with...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: tsql with out using cursors

    You don't "have" to do the FETCH twice. In fact, I never do that, because it's too error prone when the code is changed.

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: Accidental DB Designer ;)

    He already has a partial design in place, I suspect his previous Developer left him with a few ideas, now he's asking if I can help him through.

    First, start over...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: SQL DBA knowing user passwords

    Jeff Moden (11/20/2014)


    ZZartin (11/20/2014)


    There's a difference between a service account login used by an application to connect, which a dba should know as the dba is likely the one who...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: SQL DBA knowing user passwords

    No, DBAs should not know and definitely not store end user passwords, period.

    App passwords are a different matter, and it can depend on the app. But stored passwords should...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: calculating working hours per day for week/month for each employee

    You can't calculate "work hours" without "in" and "out" markers. The work time calc is very easy if you a matching "out" for every "in".

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

  • RE: Moving Data to new Filegroup DOESN'T WORK

    In other words, you need to create a new table that explicitly specifies the clause:

    CREATE TABLE ... (

    ...

    TEXTIMAGE_ON [new_filegroup_name]

    ...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

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