Terje Hermanseter (8/2/2016)

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You can check the status of your restore operation with the dynamic managment view sys.dm_exec_requests

To view only RESTORE/BACKUP operations you can include a where clause:

SELECT *

FROM sys.dm_exec_requests

WHERE command...

For just one day? The only time I did this it was to SQLBits 7 in York, about an hour from home. But that was the first one...

John Mitchell-245523 (7/28/2016)

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Build the verification into your backup job, so it's done as soon as the backup is made.

By the way, VERIFYONLY only checks the file header. You might...

Is this the image you mean?

ZZartin (7/27/2016)

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GilaMonster (7/27/2016)

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Eric M Russell (7/27/2016)

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It can be especially difficult for an organization when the recruiting effort is too focussed on conformity and cultural fit rather than experience and talent...

I prefer Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetl....

DSC123 (7/27/2016)

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Morning all,

Please could someone advise me on the correct syntax for highlighting if an email address includes a year of birth?

So far I have created the following, the last...

From the SSC homepage:

The spam does make me wonder how many of those 1.86M DBAs are...

You're welcome.

Yes, if that was all it does, it would be a bit pricey... ...

Likewise.

I'm getting a bit spoiled in terms of The Good Stuff at the moment, as the boss of a local chocolate house[/url] used to work...

TomThomson (7/24/2016)

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Jeff Moden (7/15/2016)

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Ray K (7/14/2016)

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I once had...

Thinking out loud... Is it possible that this is because you've installed an earlier version of the software (SQL2012) after installing SQL2014? I have vague memories of having...

Brandie Tarvin (7/22/2016)

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ThomasRushton (7/22/2016)

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I see this (and minor variations thereof) regularly; unfortunately, our infrastructure guys aren't able to provide me with any information about what's causing the problem...

...and are dangling...

I see this (and minor variations thereof) regularly; unfortunately, our infrastructure guys aren't able to provide me with any information about what's causing the problem...

...and are dangling the prospect of...