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...

Drew, I haven't...

"Programmers and DBAs get paid a whole lot of money. I wish people would stop making excuses for the folks that put buzzwords on a resume but don't...

I always felt that it's not as important to know all the answers as it is to know and understand how to find them.  It's like art.  Lots of folks...

Only thing I don't agree with it this:  "If I insist on making poor choices, I want their support, but if they can influence me to do...

William, thank you for your very nice work with the fuzzy search function.  I'm a 74-year-old retired DBA who now 'plays' nearly every day with SQL code working mainly on...

I think most of the job descriptions I ever saw utilized the shotgun approach.  And most of them were at least 'finalized' by HR folks who were clueless regarding the...

OK.  That's all great.  Now let's get on to a similar list for managers.  Number one has to be listen to your DBA's and let them get things done that...

Ed, I agree with you 100%.  We just don't know about the privacy, and minus the research to find out, I think it's better to stick with doing it on...

Echoing what I have advocated for years now is that we need to design our networks so that there is a clear demarcation, and physical/electronic isolation between internal and external systems, with...