You can have multiple columns in your primary key as well, so it could be a compound key instead of a single column.

First, please post in the appropriate forum for your version. I'll move this to the 2005 forums for now.

Second, search for sp_help_revlogin and you can use that to move logins....

Look up sp_change_users_login as well. you might need to relink the login and user.

I'd avoid these if you can. If you really need to store something, use a permanent table and store it in there. Even if you link it to a SPID...

If you have a log reader and you haven't been running in simple mode, then you can read the transaction log (live or backup) with one of the tools from...

I don't think you need local system admin privileges, but as mentioned above, you need coordination and assistance from the people that do. There are times you will have to...

Not sure that will work SQL_ORacle. You still need an account that has rights to connect to SQL Server as an administrator.

The account starting SQL Server has access, or should,...

We is the site. Sorry, thought it was fun and obvious.

The migrate jobs part is not easy and probably can't happen in a stored procedure. The backup could work, but it would need to have access to the remote sql...

Look up datediff in Books Online. It takes two parameters (dates) and a scale (day, week, etc. ) and returns the number of the scale in between the dates.

select (d,...

I'm not sure how this works or if I understand what you're asking. please be a little more clear and give a bit more information in the question.

Are you asking...

Santa's all out of prizes for now.

I'm going to try Ultimate rather than hassle with XP too much for now. Slightly worried about drivers and I don't want to waste...

In 2005, Configuration Manager. I think it's also in the error log and possibly the Windows Event logs.

You can do a netstat -a and look for the listener. I think...

What's the error? I think you want "use databasex go alter proc xxx ..."

Dedicated is a better word than sick 😛

Actually it's such a habit for me and since the desktop and office are mere steps from the kitchen, garage, and family room,...