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  • RE: my backup maintenance plan is failing

    I think the key part is here:-

    ""xp_create_subdir() returned error 3, 'The system cannot find the path specified.' "

    Does the sql agent have access to this drive?

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  • RE: Inserting currency symbols in money datatypes

    Another thought as well for you - which do you think is the least impact on your server when running a couple of million rows

    SELECT

    col1 *1.02679

    FROM tablea

    or

    SELECT

    CONVERT(MONEY,REPLACE (col1,'$',''))*1.02679

    FROM...

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  • RE: SubQuery

    Damn it! I should have listen to my teachers mantra "read the question through before trying to answer"

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  • RE: Productivity and Accountability

    Remote working doesn't work for me at the moment.

    I don't have an office at home where I can lock my self away, with my wife working part time and kids...

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  • RE: IN Vs INNER JOIN

    Thanks for the reminder of performance characteristics v exec plans - my bad memory

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  • RE: sql server stored procedure logic problem

    What is the error you are getting?

    Have you checked the file you are trying to load to make sure that there is nothing in there that causes the error -...

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  • RE: IN Vs INNER JOIN

    From the above (and Gails article) it looks like "in" has the advantage.

    I'm not dissenting with any previous replies, but personally I would check the results before changing any production...

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  • RE: Question about DBA authority versus responsibility

    I feel your pain with this.

    I have tried different approaches with this and the most effective one for where I work is to say to "the business"

    yes I can make...

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  • RE: Move Database From One Server to Other

    Have you checked SQL agent is running ?

    If it isn't have you checked the logs to establish why not?

    Best bet after that is to google your error - there may...

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  • RE: Move Database From One Server to Other

    niladri.primalink (3/5/2013)


    Then I need to take others help as the database is on Other server then I need to ask that person to take the back up and also will...

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  • RE: Just accepted a Sr. DBA job. Time for a gut check?

    Beatrix Kiddo (3/5/2013)


    Congratulations, first off!

    Your reaction to leaving your job of 10 years is understandable. Everybody doubts themselves when they start a new job, everybody. You spend the first 6...

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  • RE: Move Database From One Server to Other

    How are you trying to move the database ?

    Copy database wizard?

    copy a backup across and restore ?

    SSIS package to copy the data across?

    Or something else.

    Any more information you can supply...

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  • RE: Clustered Index

    Very good question Demonfox - thanks.

    Took four re-reads and two cups of coffee before getting my point this morning

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  • RE: SETTINGS - 1

    Nice and gentle start to the week - thanks

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  • RE: building a dataset !

    Like a lot of questions - the answer is it depends - we can't see the table structure you have there.

    Please read the link in my signature for how to...

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