In order to utilize any more than 4GB of memory on a 32 version you will need to enable AWE. The only thing SQL server can use it for is...

use an existance query, like:

if exists(SELECT 1 FROM VendorLargeTable WHERE ColumnName = @Variable AND Id = @ID)

update VendorLargeTable set ......

look at openquery() it might work for what you want to do.

try to avoid "where not in..." and "where <> X.." that stuff can really result in inefficient queries especially on large tables. That stuff indicates problematic...

Not from SQL server directly. What you can do is just to NOT replicate the SSN column to the subscribers.

perhaps the string is in UNICODE (or some other encoding?) If so you would need to say:

CAST(h.HRCHY_ID AS NVARCHAR(100)) fCast

I have been using master.sys.fn_varbintohexsubstring() to convert varbinary to a hexadecimal string value.

Some people get bent out of shape because it is supposedly "undocumented" but it works fine and I...

either be in the dbo role or you need control permission.

The short answer is no. You have two alternatives, write a .net assembly that implements encryption and use it from SQL server as a CLR function and externally via...

if by "connecting it" you mean configure it as a linked server the answer is yes. You can use SSMC, right click on serverObjects then add linked server

try: convert(char(10),getdate(),101)

If you are really good your chances are really good. 😮

To express it algebraically: your chance of being hired is directly proportional to how well you impressed the person...

Because you are using activated procedures service broker will shut the queues down if the activated procedures do not process messages. You can use ALTER QUEUE to set the...

Are you using activated procedures to process the messages or do you have an external process to handle messages? Reason I ask is because the answer to your question depends...

Just because the original query was written that way (sheesh .. and used for how long?) doesn't mean it was ever correct.