I shouldn't even get started on the value of good data and the responsibility that we as practitioners have to make sure we produce and analyze it accurately.  It is...

Wow, sorry to hear that.  We had two for probably close to ten years, and I just trashed one this past summer because we cracked the screen frame on it. ...

OK, here we go again with the 'mine's bigger than yours' discussion. 
As I have commented before, I think more important than the number and size of your...

'Thank you for your support'.  The luxury at my age is that it's OK to sound a bit out of touch, 'cause I don't have to interview for jobs any...

Well, I believe the Quicken .csv import problem is also solved.  The failure reported was 'String or binary data would be truncated'.
By eliminating one column at a time, I...

Well, the problem may be solved.  I switched from using SSMS Import Wizard to a single-step SSIS bulk insert and now the same data files, over 20 files of historical...

OK, here's a good one.  I import my data into a table with all field defined as VARCHAR.  Then I INSERT into a second table with all columns defined as...

For what it's worth, here's what I've found regarding the truncation errors:

I have been trying to import two different types of data, my financial records exported to .CSV...

For what it's worth, here's what I've found regarding the truncation errors:

I have been trying to import two different types of data, my financial records exported to .CSV...

I'm a retired DBA who now spends time every day in my home office with my systems.  At present I have 4 desktops and 5 laptops in various states of...

These are some very good observations.  I have travelled Europe from France to Romania and Ukraine, and learned many of these same things on those trips.  Especially rewarding was when...