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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173083 More actions · Answer 1

Henrico Bekker (12/3/2010)
Hi guys, could we get some comments on the today's QOTD please?
Need some more senior input.

Yeah, but honestly, Microsoft could be more clear in their KB article too.

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Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 2

I have tried my level best to help this OP in the replication section. I went through different scenario, but no luck. Could someone take a look at this?

On another note, WayneS gave a wonderful presentation for our User group yesterday evening. It was well presented and everyone liked it. There were some technical issues from our side but WayneS had the patience to go through it. Thanks Wayne.

-Roy

TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 3

Brandie Tarvin (12/3/2010)
Henrico Bekker (12/3/2010)
Hi guys, could we get some comments on the today's QOTD please?
Need some more senior input.
Yeah, but honestly, Microsoft could be more clear in their KB article too.

I think there's a case for Steve allocating points for all possible answers: after all MS says SMSS doesn't support it (so answer FALSE is correct), while everybody knows that SMSS does support it because SMSS is what they use to do it (so answer TRUE is correct), and if you think about that it's clear that there must be two different meanings to "support it" and the answer depends on which of those meanings you think the question intends (so the answer IT DEPENDS is correct). All three possible answers are correct.

Tom

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 4

Roy Ernest (12/3/2010)
On another note, WayneS gave a wonderful presentation for our User group yesterday evening. It was well presented and everyone liked it. There were some technical issues from our side but WayneS had the patience to go through it. Thanks Wayne.

Roy, it was my pleasure to do it, and I'm glad that everyone liked it (and learned from it).

As far as the technical issues go... at least we weren't using one of these. With streaming video long distance to a remote island - I would have been very pleasantly surprised if there were no technical issues. (Besides... they gave me a chance to take a sip from a drink!)

Wayne
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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173083 More actions · Answer 5

Articles like this always interest me. .

http://education.yahoo.net/articles/quick_career_changes.htm?kid=1BOPU

Forget about the paralegal reference. Look at the others. How many of you have ever been in a situation where salaries like this would have been an incredible step up from what you were making? I was. And I'd have jumped on something like this if I saw it back then.

I like my job and I find myself grateful every day for it. Especially since I'm no longer stressing about scrapping the pennies together to pay the rent.

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Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20680 More actions · Answer 6

WayneS (12/3/2010)
Roy Ernest (12/3/2010)
On another note, WayneS gave a wonderful presentation for our User group yesterday evening. It was well presented and everyone liked it. There were some technical issues from our side but WayneS had the patience to go through it. Thanks Wayne.
Roy, it was my pleasure to do it, and I'm glad that everyone liked it (and learned from it).
As far as the technical issues go... at least we weren't using one of these. With streaming video long distance to a remote island - I would have been very pleasantly surprised if there were no technical issues. (Besides... they gave me a chance to take a sip from a drink!)

Takes me back to 7th grade, read the ticker tape in to start playing golf on the Honeywell computer.

Isn't technology wonderful?

Greg E

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173083 More actions · Answer 7

On an interesting side note, I did not know until today that SQL Server considered text, ntext, image, sql_variant, and XML data types as "variable-length."

Oh, it makes sense when I think about it. I just didn't know it. So, perfect example of learning something new while I answer other people's questions.

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 8

I have a confession to make.

While setting up WordPress yesterday, I had to create a MySQL database.

I hope y'all will forgive me. 😛

Hope everyone is having a great day.

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173083 More actions · Answer 9

Alvin Ramard (12/3/2010)
I have a confession to make.
While setting up WordPress yesterday, I had to create a MySQL database.
I hope y'all will forgive me.

Blasphemy! Blasphemy! Ban him from the forums!

Quick, someone grab the tar. I'll get the feathers.

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Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 10

Brandie Tarvin (12/3/2010)
On an interesting side note, I did not know until today that SQL Server considered text, ntext, image, sql_variant, and XML data types as "variable-length."
Oh, it makes sense when I think about it. I just didn't know it. So, perfect example of learning something new while I answer other people's questions.

NO NO NO NO.... You betrayed our trust. How could you do that? :sick:

-Roy

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173083 More actions · Answer 11

Roy Ernest (12/3/2010)
Brandie Tarvin (12/3/2010)
On an interesting side note, I did not know until today that SQL Server considered text, ntext, image, sql_variant, and XML data types as "variable-length."
Oh, it makes sense when I think about it. I just didn't know it. So, perfect example of learning something new while I answer other people's questions.
NO NO NO NO.... You betrayed our trust. How could you do that? :sick:

Roy, I think you're a victim of the Jumping-Quote-Posts. You meant your reply for Alvin, correct?

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Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 12

Roy Ernest

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December 3, 2010 at 8:52 am

#1258458

Yes, That is correct. Jumped the post...

-Roy

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 13

Alvin Ramard (12/3/2010)
I have a confession to make.
While setting up WordPress yesterday, I had to create a MySQL database.

Look at it this way. If the blog is offline with a database error, you can sit back and say 'Wouldn't happen if it was SQL Server'

Gail Shaw
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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736642 More actions · Answer 14

Alvin Ramard (12/3/2010)
I have a confession to make.
While setting up WordPress yesterday, I had to create a MySQL database.
I hope y'all will forgive me. 😛
Hope everyone is having a great day.

@sqlandy setup WordPress on our SQLShare server, using MySQL. He wasn't happy, but ultimately he was more concerned with WordPress as a tool and not worried about the underlying platform. He's trying to convince me to move my Blogspot blogs over there.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736642 More actions · Answer 15

In terms of today's QotD, I've added a comment. I've never considered running T-SQL in the Query Editor in SSMS to be "using SSMS".

However I can see the confusion.