Powershell is being built into Windows and Exchange as the admin language for systems from Microsoft. I bet that you'd find tons of people using it in other areas with...

Well, I'm lost in this thread.

I'd hope it would be a good debate, but it looks like it's gotten confused with bad feelings between participants.

At this point, I'm going to...

It's possible, but you'd need to know what type of database, have credentials, a drive or service for access, etc.

Your question kind of leaves a lot of information out. It's...

Nice list, Meredith.

Feel free to use the "report button" to let me know about misposted items. Also dups, I tend to close them out if I see them.

You don't have to create the database, and yes, there's a password on the file.

Typically SQL backups have .bak as the extension, not BKUP.

Jeff,

We have two developments ongoing. One was our regular developer/week a month that I believe tried to fix some code items. Those are in test now, AFAIK. We have a...

Bob,

Thanks for the kind words.

I'll think about the rest. I hear what you're saying, not sure how to implement it. Or what would make sense.

Moved to the career forums. Please watch where you post.

I think you can, by showing some work with those platforms as a part of your current job. Or showing some...

foursaints (4/6/2009)

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Steve -

I know this thread will get a lot of mileage, but my goodness I hope you read my post here:

While I'm at it I'd like to throw...

Andy Warren (4/6/2009)

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Steve, on a side note, it would be really interesting to see if you can't find a way to identify/flag what those posts/posters might have in common. Are...

Andy Warren (4/6/2009)

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Food for thought on those answering posts - one of my sayings is that "you have to be in the right place in life to lesson some lessons",...

Mario,

I'd actually ask you start a new thread for that. It's a great question, and I think it deserves some debate. If you post a URL here to it, I'll...

I checked this on 2005, and both answers marked as correct (A and D) work.

You have to run each SET/SELECT and then a SELECT @val for each answer, with separate...

And how did it get...

Thanks, Bob. I almost didn't run that one. It grew out of a few threads over the last month or so. Had me a little exasperated one day.