you can upgrade from eval to a regular version if it has not expired (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143393.aspx)

Edition upgrade is here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc707783.aspx

I think you have things setup correctly, but make sure that the login has access to both instances. Access to one does not mean access to the other instance. It...

This should be fine. AFAIK, there is not a separate codebase for SMP v uni-processor. Unlike the old NT servers, which used a different kernel, I believe that SQL code...

I do think it's valuable, and it would give people that have to upgrade some piece of mind. I see questions constantly where people need to go back after a...

Going backwards is an issue if you have changed the database. However in many cases, it isn't that you've changed the database, it's that you moved it to the next...

You can also attach query results to a mail message with xp_sendmail.

In Denver, grew up in Virginia Beach.

And on a sad note, my team manager came back and said he can only play part time and that we're down to 5 players and a couple part timers...

So, McGuire, HOF?

Listened to Buster Olney this morning, interesting take. He says writers should not vote. They are there to follow the news, not be a part of it. I...

The table name has been corrected. A complete DDL is not given. You should assume other fields mentioned do exist, but are not listed for brevity.

david.wright-948385 (1/12/2010)

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I really enjoy your editorials Steve, and I have the greatest respect for your abilities and experience but...

Perhaps I got out of the wrong side of the bed...

athurgar (1/12/2010)

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Steve - you only listed 6 continents. You missed Australia. If you can endure the plane flight I am sure that the SQL Server community here will welcome you...

Go with the one you feel comfortable with. You'll deliver it better, and I bet you get more questions on it.

What do you have lined up? I think that changing at the last minute can easily wind up with broken demos and people wondering if they should come back. It's...

My wife wanted me to see Avatar over the weekend, but my daughter didn't want to, so we ended up in the Blind Side, which is a fantastic movie.