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Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 1

GilaMonster (11/9/2010)
I love Wayne's reply there (last page)

My personal favorite is from Sanchin, though I still feel he gave the OP too much.

You really wanna know?
I thought you would rather be happy with a spoon fed answer.

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Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 2

GilaMonster (11/9/2010)
In case anyone (living under a rock maybe) missed the announcement:
Microsoft® SQL Server® code-named 'Denali' - Community Technology Preview 1 (CTP1) : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=6a04f16f-f6be-4f92-9c92-f7e5677d91f9
Got a blog post with a couple bits and pieces on it.

*lifts up rock, and cringes away from the sun* I can't get some of these clients off SQL 2k... and now 2k11?

:crying:

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 3

Alvin Ramard (11/9/2010)
Is this the version that most would call SQL 2011?

It's not officially SQL 20 anything. Code name is Denali, major version is 11. It's been referred to as SQL11 in the past, based on the major version.

What it will be officially named is unknown and will be a marketing decision. It should not be called SQL 2011 at this point.

Gail Shaw
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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 4

Craig Farrell (11/9/2010)
*lifts up rock, and cringes away from the sun* I can't get some of these clients off SQL 2k...

I know someone who's still forced to work with a 6.5 instance.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 5

GilaMonster (11/9/2010)
Craig Farrell (11/9/2010)
*lifts up rock, and cringes away from the sun* I can't get some of these clients off SQL 2k...
I know someone who's still forced to work with a 6.5 instance.

I guess they don't have to spend much time testing Microsoft updates, well, at least not SQL related ones.

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 6

GilaMonster (11/9/2010)
I love Wayne's reply there (last page)

😀

Wayne
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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 7

GilaMonster (11/9/2010)
Craig Farrell (11/9/2010)
*lifts up rock, and cringes away from the sun* I can't get some of these clients off SQL 2k...
I know someone who's still forced to work with a 6.5 instance.

What OS does that install on? Isn't that just NT 3.51, or is there anything more "recent"?

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 8

WayneS (11/9/2010)
GilaMonster (11/9/2010)
Craig Farrell (11/9/2010)
*lifts up rock, and cringes away from the sun* I can't get some of these clients off SQL 2k...
I know someone who's still forced to work with a 6.5 instance.
What OS does that install on? Isn't that just NT 3.51, or is there anything more "recent"?

I have it working on Win 2003. 6.5 was for NT 4 and is not supposed to be supported on later than 2K.

I haven't tried 2008 as the OS.

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Chad Crawford SSChampion Points: 11610 More actions · Answer 9

Jason are you in Seattle? I (we) thought you were, but you seem to be hiding well...

jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 10

Alvin Ramard (11/9/2010)
Don't forget, it was an apple that got Adam and Eve in trouble. 😀

Ha! Actually, it was the snake who was selling the apple. And that's all I'm gonna say about that.

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"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 11

Chad Crawford (11/9/2010)
Edited. Decided there was no good point to my post.

What the heck is that? Now we have to have GOOD posts?

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"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."

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 12

jcrawf02 (11/10/2010)
Chad Crawford (11/9/2010)
Edited. Decided there was no good point to my post.
What the heck is that? Now we have to have GOOD posts?

If everything on the internet needed a good point, the whole thing would come to a screetching halt.

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 13

Stefan Krzywicki (11/10/2010)
jcrawf02 (11/10/2010)
Chad Crawford (11/9/2010)
Edited. Decided there was no good point to my post.
What the heck is that? Now we have to have GOOD posts?
If everything on the internet needed a good point, the whole thing would come to a screetching halt.

Not 100% true, but a lot of sites would disappear and network traffic would be greatly reduced.

Alvin Ramard
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Chad Crawford SSChampion Points: 11610 More actions · Answer 14

Alvin Ramard (11/10/2010)
Stefan Krzywicki (11/10/2010)
jcrawf02 (11/10/2010)
Chad Crawford (11/9/2010)
Edited. Decided there was no good point to my post.
What the heck is that? Now we have to have GOOD posts?
If everything on the internet needed a good point, the whole thing would come to a screetching halt.
Not 100% true, but a lot of sites would disappear and network traffic would be greatly reduced.

Sheesh! I don't think have had a more quoted post!

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

Chad Crawford (11/10/2010)
Alvin Ramard (11/10/2010)
Stefan Krzywicki (11/10/2010)
jcrawf02 (11/10/2010)
Chad Crawford (11/9/2010)
Edited. Decided there was no good point to my post.
What the heck is that? Now we have to have GOOD posts?
If everything on the internet needed a good point, the whole thing would come to a screetching halt.
Not 100% true, but a lot of sites would disappear and network traffic would be greatly reduced.
Sheesh! I don't think have had a more quoted post!

Really?

+ 1 😀

Alvin Ramard
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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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