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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 1

Steve Jones - Editor (8/27/2010)
BTW, to a large extent, Monday's editorial (Aug 30) is meant for you citizens of The Thread.
Thanks for the support.

Hmmm. Now this is going to have me waiting all weekend to find out what he's talking about...

Wayne
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mtillman-921105 SSCertifiable Points: 7156 More actions · Answer 2

Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
As Willie might have said:
On the forum again.
Just can't wait to get on the forum again.
The life I love is talking SQL with my friends.
Just can't wait to get on the forum again.
😛

Thanks Alvin, now I have that goofy song stuck in my head! :hehe:

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. - Stephen Hawking

Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 3

Steve Jones - Editor (8/27/2010)
BTW, to a large extent, Monday's editorial (Aug 30) is meant for you citizens of The Thread.
Thanks for the support.

I guess we should say: "You're welcome.", but we reserved the right to take that back after reading the editorial. 😛

Alvin Ramard
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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 4

mtillman-921105 (8/27/2010)
Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
As Willie might have said:
On the forum again.
Just can't wait to get on the forum again.
The life I love is talking SQL with my friends.
Just can't wait to get on the forum again.
😛
Thanks Alvin, now I have that goofy song stuck in my head! :hehe:

You're welcome. Don't complain. I could have picked something worse to implant into your mind.

... Polly wolly doodle all day. Fare thee well. Fare thee well. Fare thee well my .... 😀

Alvin Ramard
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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 5

Steve Jones - Editor (8/27/2010)
That post kills me. Posted in it, but no backup, and I don't have any money.
If it's important, buy the tool. If it's not, move on.

That's one situation where I'd to be in front of the managers and say: "See what you get when you don't hire the right people?"

Alvin Ramard
Memphis PASS Chapter[/url]

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mtillman-921105 SSCertifiable Points: 7156 More actions · Answer 6

Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
mtillman-921105 (8/27/2010)
Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
As Willie might have said:
On the forum again.
Just can't wait to get on the forum again.
The life I love is talking SQL with my friends.
Just can't wait to get on the forum again.
😛
Thanks Alvin, now I have that goofy song stuck in my head! :hehe:
You're welcome. Don't complain. I could have picked something worse to implant into your mind.
... Polly wolly doodle all day. Fare thee well. Fare thee well. Fare thee well my .... 😀

Lucky for me - I don't know that song.

Now to un-Willie my mind here.... 'You need coolin', baby, I'm not foolin''

There. All Better.:-D

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. - Stephen Hawking

Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 7

mtillman-921105 (8/27/2010)
Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
mtillman-921105 (8/27/2010)
Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
As Willie might have said:
On the forum again.
Just can't wait to get on the forum again.
The life I love is talking SQL with my friends.
Just can't wait to get on the forum again.
😛
Thanks Alvin, now I have that goofy song stuck in my head! :hehe:
You're welcome. Don't complain. I could have picked something worse to implant into your mind.
... Polly wolly doodle all day. Fare thee well. Fare thee well. Fare thee well my .... 😀
Lucky for me - I don't know that song.
Now to un-Willie my mind here.... 'You need coolin', baby, I'm not foolin''
There. All Better.:-D

Here you go. Have a great weekend. 😀

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrqfGqBA-ws

Alvin Ramard
Memphis PASS Chapter[/url]

All my SSC forum answers come with a money back guarantee. If you didn't like the answer then I'll gladly refund what you paid for it.

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mtillman-921105 SSCertifiable Points: 7156 More actions · Answer 8

Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
mtillman-921105 (8/27/2010)
Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
mtillman-921105 (8/27/2010)
Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
As Willie might have said:
On the forum again.
Just can't wait to get on the forum again.
The life I love is talking SQL with my friends.
Just can't wait to get on the forum again.
😛
Thanks Alvin, now I have that goofy song stuck in my head! :hehe:
You're welcome. Don't complain. I could have picked something worse to implant into your mind.
... Polly wolly doodle all day. Fare thee well. Fare thee well. Fare thee well my .... 😀
Lucky for me - I don't know that song.
Now to un-Willie my mind here.... 'You need coolin', baby, I'm not foolin''
There. All Better.:-D
Here you go. Have a great weekend. 😀
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrqfGqBA-ws

'Appreciate it Alvin. Yeah, Happy Friday! :smooooth:

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. - Stephen Hawking

Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 9

Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
Steve Jones - Editor (8/27/2010)
That post kills me. Posted in it, but no backup, and I don't have any money.
If it's important, buy the tool. If it's not, move on.
That's one situation where I'd to be in front of the managers and say: "See what you get when you don't hire the right people?"

This one really boggles the mind.

Mistake #1: No regular backups

Mistake #2: Cut & Paste DB files (Always COPY, never CUT)

Mistake #3: Deleted records from all the tables

Mistake #4: "empty the log file for this DB from a month"

Mistake #5: No backup taken before doing all of this.

How can you make so many mistakes in a row?

Alvin Ramard
Memphis PASS Chapter[/url]

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 10

Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
This one really boggles the mind.
Mistake #1: No regular backups
Mistake #2: Cut & Paste DB files (Always COPY, never CUT)
Mistake #3: Deleted records from all the tables
Mistake #4: "empty the log file for this DB from a month"
Mistake #5: No backup taken before doing all of this.
How can you make so many mistakes in a row?

At least 5 😛

mtillman-921105 SSCertifiable Points: 7156 More actions · Answer 11

Steve Jones - Editor (8/27/2010)
Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
This one really boggles the mind.
Mistake #1: No regular backups
Mistake #2: Cut & Paste DB files (Always COPY, never CUT)
Mistake #3: Deleted records from all the tables
Mistake #4: "empty the log file for this DB from a month"
Mistake #5: No backup taken before doing all of this.
How can you make so many mistakes in a row?
At least 5 😛

My favorite is "Always COPY, never CUT." :laugh:

The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. - Stephen Hawking

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398890 More actions · Answer 12

Steve Jones - Editor (8/27/2010)
BTW, to a large extent, Monday's editorial (Aug 30) is meant for you citizens of The Thread.
Thanks for the support.

You're welcome. And thank you.

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt

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SQL Server Query Performance Tuning

jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 13

Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
mtillman-921105 (8/27/2010)
Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
As Willie might have said:
On the forum again.
Just can't wait to get on the forum again.
The life I love is talking SQL with my friends.
Just can't wait to get on the forum again.
😛
Thanks Alvin, now I have that goofy song stuck in my head! :hehe:
You're welcome. Don't complain. I could have picked something worse to implant into your mind.
... Polly wolly doodle all day. Fare thee well. Fare thee well. Fare thee well my .... 😀

You suck. With a sucky suckiness that cannot be expressed except in magnitudes of black holes. SUCK!!!!!!

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How best to post your question[/url]
How to post performance problems[/url]
Tally Table:What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url]

"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."

jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 14

Steve Jones - Editor (8/27/2010)
BTW, to a large extent, Monday's editorial (Aug 30) is meant for you citizens of The Thread.
Thanks for the support.

I think it's the other way around, thank YOU for the support, every day!

Now will someone please Timewarp us to Monday?

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How best to post your question[/url]
How to post performance problems[/url]
Tally Table:What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url]

"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."

Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 15

jcrawf02 (8/27/2010)
Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
mtillman-921105 (8/27/2010)
Alvin Ramard (8/27/2010)
As Willie might have said:
On the forum again.
Just can't wait to get on the forum again.
The life I love is talking SQL with my friends.
Just can't wait to get on the forum again.
😛
Thanks Alvin, now I have that goofy song stuck in my head! :hehe:
You're welcome. Don't complain. I could have picked something worse to implant into your mind.
... Polly wolly doodle all day. Fare thee well. Fare thee well. Fare thee well my .... 😀
You suck. With a sucky suckiness that cannot be expressed except in magnitudes of black holes. SUCK!!!!!!

:w00t:

Alvin Ramard
Memphis PASS Chapter[/url]

All my SSC forum answers come with a money back guarantee. If you didn't like the answer then I'll gladly refund what you paid for it.

For best practices on asking questions, please read the following article: Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help[/url]