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  • RE: Thinking Time

    Christakis Ziliaskoudis (11/30/2011)


    A solution ...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XD2kNopsUs

    ... if you want to work at work.

    We've implemented this. Every Wednesday after lunch its "quiet time".

    Works perfectly!

    Very nice!

  • RE: Variant order 1

    The question now reader:

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    Assuming you have a database called playpen on SQL Server 2008 and above, what is the resul of the select statement in the following code?

    use playpen

    go

    begin

    declare

    ...

  • RE: A Refreshing Break

    Grumpy DBA (11/30/2011)


    Steve - Where did you go riding? I'm taking my family to Breck in a couple of months (first time snowboarding in CO), any tips you can...

  • RE: Question about database restoration process (effects on master db)

    Just a second on what Suresh says. That's likely the issue. If you post the query you ran, I'm sure Suresh can help you alter it to prevent issues on...

  • RE: Enable autogrowth for databases in SQL Server

    Jeff Moden (11/29/2011)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (11/29/2011)


    I tend to agree with Bruce that Powershell is a nice multi-server tool. It's easily deployable to multiple machines, and it allows you...

  • RE: SSIS - FTP Task - Send Files

    We have one. I'll see if I can get a test account posted.

  • RE: Add a default to a column

    Yes, and Yes. We want to expand and cover things that are in BOL in a different way. A practical use for this in a short article that someone has...

  • RE: Import Wizard

    Feel free. Submit a draft using the "Write for Us" link on the left.

  • RE: Fantasy Football 2011

    Ray K (11/29/2011)


    WOO-HOO!!!!!!!

    I clinched a playoff berth!!! :w00t::hehe:

    *** breaks out champagne bottles and sprays them around the locker room! ***

    Congrats, I think I just clinched up 🙁

  • RE: Enable autogrowth for databases in SQL Server

    I tend to agree with Bruce that Powershell is a nice multi-server tool. It's easily deployable to multiple machines, and it allows you to potentially do things that are harder...

  • RE: Thinking Time

    sturner (11/29/2011)


    Thinking time is important, but only by half. The other half is actually documenting the results of your thinking processes along with any conclusions you came up with.

    too true....

  • RE: NOT able to defragment using Index Rebuild

    Second vote for the SQLFool script.

    Small tables don't defragment well because there just isn't enough extents/pages. Once they grow and you start to get hundreds or thousands of pages, fragmentation...

  • RE: delete in batch makes drive space almost full

    If it's just log backup space, then I'd do this:

    1. Switch to simple mode

    2. Delete in batches

    3. Switch back

    4. Take diff backup

    5. Start log backups again

    This seems to be...

  • RE: Truncation warnings

    I think LEN is a holdover from the other languages where that's a common function. Not sure when DATALENGTH was introduced (it's in 2000), but it might also be legacy...

  • RE: delete in batch makes drive space almost full

    I'm confused. What space are you trying to save? You started posting as though you were having log space issues with this delete. Then you stated you kept two weeks...

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