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  • RE: wildcards

    Hugo Kornelis (9/11/2013)


    And to all people who think they need to post to "get their point back" - rubbish! Points are never subtracted for giving an incorrect reply. You didn't...

  • RE: Fantasy football 2013

    Ray K (9/11/2013)


    I picked up Eli on waivers last week; unfortunately, I didn't know it had processed until after the game had already started. Granted, I won anyway, but...

  • RE: wildcards

    Tom_Sacramento (9/11/2013)


    Hi Steve - Kinda of a dirty trick changing the question...

    The question posed at the front page sets mychar to varchar(10) which would fail the batch insert so 0...

  • RE: Garbage Collection

    L' Eomot Inversé (9/5/2013)


    This question is somewhat confused and the answer is wrong.

    It says the files "not be removed immediately" and asks how to force this garbage collection...

  • RE: wildcards

    raulggonzalez (9/11/2013)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/11/2013)


    My apologies for the error. the question was tested, but as I'm sure many of you have done, I made a change in production,...

  • RE: wildcards

    Richard Warr (9/11/2013)


    In amongst all of the anguish over what the correct answer is we've missed the main issue here. It appears that Steve is a fan of Steppenwolf (either...

  • RE: The Future of Knowledge Measurement

    simon.crick (9/11/2013)


    I agree 100% with the idea of a probationary period.

    However... you still have to decide which candidate to hire for the probationary period, and it is still 6 months...

  • RE: The Future of Knowledge Measurement

    charles.jacobus-765275 (9/11/2013)


    I still don't see how this directly (or just) relates to Microsoft. "They [Microsoft] have too much incentive to cheat." I disagree. I would be interested in knowing how...

  • RE: The Future of Knowledge Measurement

    chrisn-585491 (9/11/2013)


    Steve mentioned self publication. There's a large number of people attempting to "game" that too. There's a lot of blog postings out there that are cribbed 99 percent from...

  • RE: The Future of Knowledge Measurement

    simon.crick (9/11/2013)


    Why not base your decision on the candidate's academic qualifications?

    College and university exams are far more rigorous and comprehensive than any interview tests can ever be.

    Choose a candidate with...

  • RE: The Future of Knowledge Measurement

    janelesleydunn (9/11/2013)


    ...

    Certificates can breed arrogance and are no guarantee.

    True, but the same is true for any measure (MD, JD, CPA, PE, etc.)

    ...

    If a DBA does not know the syntax...

  • RE: wildcards

    My apologies for the error. the question was tested, but as I'm sure many of you have done, I made a change in production, altering the last name because I...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    I wish I could be in Orlando, or KC.

    I'll be at SQL Sat San Diego, Denver, and DevConnections.

  • RE: Index rebuild Maintenance Plan may not be running properly

    Use htis: http://sqlfool.com/2011/06/index-defrag-script-v4-1/ in place of the maintenance plan index rebuild. It's intelligent and works better.

  • RE: What does certification achieve?

    charles.jacobus-765275 (9/10/2013)


    As someone with a number of certifications (some for SQL Server) and a former hiring manager, I have to respectfully disagree. In my view, certifications represent a broader measure...

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