I know this is late, but you could pass the location to the client program, but it's strictly the client program that would have to find that point in the...

SQLJocky (8/9/2011)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (8/9/2011)

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There is a default mapping, which makes the linked server a public object, but if you say that Joe in SQL Server is mapped...

@SQLFRNDZ (8/9/2011)

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Might be I'm understanding wrong but

You can have the Oracle Login on local...

Haven't seen/heard of this. Can you create a new plan?

We do not have one this year. We could not work out an acceptable deal with PASS.

Most chapters (user groups) have a code that can be used for a $100...

You can't put an Oracle login on the local side because that isn't authenticated or recognized in SQL Server. You should be able to specify that certain logins to SQL...

Revenant (8/9/2011)

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Ross McMicken (8/9/2011)

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Security has to become an integral part of the corporate culture. A good way to jump start that is to implement policies around applications and security that...

weldredge (8/9/2011)

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Hi Steve, we met briefly at SQL Saturday, and I am really glad to hear that someone as successful as yourself does nto define thier job as thier passion....

It is in dependent of location and you bring up good points, majorbloodnock. However using foreign firms v domestic ones can make a difference. Ultimately if there is a domestic...

What does "decommission" mean? there is no feature in SQL Server to do this, so if you perhaps just removed or set the databases to offline, then you might be...

No, the changing of the location during attach or restore shouldn't affect that.

There are a few items listed in this thread to watch out for, or that will cause issues: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic501078-5-1.aspx

However, if you have to go through the restore, I'm not sure...

WayneS (8/8/2011)

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On a different topic, for those that have a blog, what do you'll think of using GoDaddy for hosting a domain and WordPress blog?

What do you'll think of...

If this is new, can you uninstall completely?

If not, you might be able to clean out the registry and folders, but that would make me nervous. Or run setup and...

I used to use Live Writer. It works, but you have to have changed your password.

What I've moved to is blogging elsewhere and then syndicating back over to keep a...