Couple things, are you logging the output of the maint plan? Anythign in there? not SQL Agent, but the text file the plan creates.

Are the server and tools at the...

I think the private sector and government are sometimes competing to waste money.

My friend isn't a direct report, 4 or 5 levels down.

Don't think so. They should all appear, but I'll ask the ?

Intellisense? Not sure about that one, but I have a copy of SQL Prompt I can sell you ....:P

Gail,

Page size is definitely on my list. I'll see if we can't whack that.

There are a lot of writings on this, and you could really overthink it, but here are a few thoughts:

- giving bonuses for individuals that are high performers weakens the...

Excellent, ROFL.

The XML thing will be included with trying to fix the code formatting. I have some development resources coming available next month, so I'm trying to focus them on a...

Since this thread seems to be the most popular, a question:

What features would really help you "high posters" here at SSC? Changes to the forums? the site?

A few I've seen...

There are a few different ways to set up Linked Server security. Be sure you understand the different ways and how they are used

I completely agree with the appraisal and notification for the CEO. Knowing about emergency or out-of-the-ordinary expenditures is important, and should be done. My point was the timing, the interruption...

There is no "best"

You should look through the list of solutions, pick one that makes sense to you, you understand, and you can easily implement.

There's no automatic way to sync data up. You could use BCP or SSIS to look for things that might be out of sync and move them, but I'm not...

Please show some code here. It sounds as though this is a homework question, and while we're happy to help, we don't want to do the work for you. Show...

Can you show some sample data?

Is it always one character in every row or just some of them? Any pattern you can discern?