LutzM (10/4/2014)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/2/2014)

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Dev Updates:

Top priority for the IT team, which manages dev, is reducing SPAM. They are looking at integrating with ASKIMET for rating comments, but...

I'm not a PoSh expert, but here are a few things.

First, are you moving the file or just calling the TSM to back up the file where it is?

Second, does...

Jeff Moden (10/3/2014)

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I'm in Pittsburgh for SQL Saturday 315 and I just got a PM from "Luke L" (one of the older members of SQL Server Central that's been laying...

What's a code based license?

AFAIK there's CAL and there's per processor.

These are admin items, however. There's no limit in the code that determines what you can use. IF...

seatedElephant (10/3/2014)

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This is ringing a bell with me as I am just starting to feel comfortable with SQLServer and as though my knowledge is now beyond 'beginners' after several years...

That's great. We're...

Jeff Moden (10/3/2014)

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Heh... the correct answer isn't actually listed. Answer "D" should be "During the mandatory peer review, you get a trip to the woodshed for a porkchop dinner...

Thanks, was trying to add something and not thinking.

Changed to 130

Note that THROW works well in some cases, RAISERROR in others.

Learn how to use both.

TomThomson (9/29/2014)

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I don't think I would call SQL Server mature. SQL Server 2000 lasted long enough to become mature. Maybe SQL 2005 did, I didn't have enough...

Dev Updates:

Top priority for the IT team, which manages dev, is reducing SPAM. They are looking at integrating with ASKIMET for rating comments, but I've also asked them to think...

Update: SP4 for SQL Server 2008 is available: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=44278

Congrats, Jack and Jason. Well deserved and earned.

In hindsight, I perhaps should have included another row in the sample. I didn't intend for it to imply that 1,2,3,3,4 was the result, but rather that this was the...

Ed Wagner (9/30/2014)

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SQLRNNR (9/30/2014)

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Melanie.Townsend (9/23/2014)

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I've just logged a request with the developers to see if they can have a look and see if we can get the points back. Fingers...