Are the posted questions getting worse?

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Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259105 More actions · Answer 1

You're correct. Or in other words, I can't think of any exception for the moment, so you're probably right 😀

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004343 More actions · Answer 2

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--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

spaghettidba SSC Guru Points: 105732 More actions · Answer 3

It would be even more fun writing it in Java.

Fun for the attackers, though. 😛

-- Gianluca Sartori

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 4

Someone more knowledgeable regarding the tlog is welcome to help here.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 5

I assume most of you saw it, but for those that didn't, my wife quit her job[/url].

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 6

Congratulations to her. It is nice to be able to do something like that. I wish her well.

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jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 7

Congratulations! Great news!

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 8

That is awesome Steve!!! I am very happy for both of you.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 9

Gut feel: the DB has been in bulk-logged, and he doesn't realise. Maybe a maintenance job that automatically switches recovery models. In full recovery the log backup only backs up the contents of the transaction log (why tail-log backups are always possible if the log's intact), so 6GB log = 6GB log backup at most.

Or there's multiple backups going to the same file

Or there's multiple ldfs and the other one(s) is huge

Or it's a rather odd bug.

Can't think of anything else offhand.

Gail Shaw
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Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20680 More actions · Answer 10

She didn't quit her job, but started her dream job.

You usually can't go wrong doing something you are passionate about.

Best wishes on the new adventure!

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 11

Thanks, everyone. She struggled a bit to get going yesterday in the rain, but today she's having fun working in the barn.

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398882 More actions · Answer 12

Wonderful news. Best of luck to her and the family.

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Ron McCullough SSC Guru Points: 63877 More actions · Answer 13

May you are your family enjoy .....

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Ron

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004343 More actions · Answer 14

Absolutely awesome! Congratulations to you both, Steve!

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Kiara SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4185 More actions · Answer 15

Kudos to both of you for working together to make this possible!

-Ki