On a server you can query sys.servers to see remote servers registered. That doesn't tell you where ServerA is being used, but it can tell you if you are on...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa933139%28SQL.80%29.aspx

Short answer, test. Not sure how the 32 bit drivers will work, but I'd install them on a x64 instance and see if you can access things. There is a...

That's like saying it took me 2 hours to get to work yesterday but it normally takes me 1 hour. Why?

There's no way we can know what took longer. Can...

Always go downstream first, since the update could change the db version. Things are usually backwards compatible, not forward. So log shipped receivers first, then live servers.

Replication: Do you mean...

Is this a one time thing or a regular occurrence? If it's regular, have you looked at DTS? You can use the Import wizard from EM to create a package...

If you have an active connection, you can open all of them without issue. Is there a reason you can't make one connection and leave it open?

I think that's it. It's a verification of the creator/author of the assembly.

Deletes are deferred, with the rows "marked" as deleted and then the ghost cleanup task running later. So if you delete something and check space immediately, it will not appear.

Second,...

I think I use varchar(250) for mine.

Ultimately there is no difference to SQL Server if it's varchar(36) or varchar(1000) other than what the upper limit is for entries. Go large,...

It's not quite clear, perhaps from the formatting, or from the description what you mean. Can you specifically list which column you are outputting and where and how it is...

UMG Developer (5/13/2011)

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Steve,

If you lookup may in a dictionary you will notice that item 4 is: "shall, must —used in law where the sense, purpose, or policy requires this interpretation."

So...

BOL is wrong on...

dduensing (5/16/2011)

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I believe the emphasis on "short-term" goals, and immediate ROI work directly against the long term survival of companies across the U.S, and maybe the world. Managing "by-the-numbers"...

Perhaps. I think I altered it since the LOB data part wasn't included. Data could include LOB.

I think it...