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Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 1

Gail, Look at the brighter side. Now you have something to do... 🙂 Figure out the drive to be replaced. 😀

-Roy

Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20680 More actions · Answer 2

I've got a problem that has me stumped. I downloaded an iso image with a long name to a usb key.

en_office_sharepoint_server_2007_standard_and_enterprise_edition_with_service_pack_1_x86_x64_dvd_x14-40187.iso

My x64 bit machine has no problem with this, But to burn this to a bootable DVD, I put it on an x86 machine.

I'm unable to rename of delete the file - it appears the OS has it locked.

Even logging off, mapping from an x64 bit machine, it's still locked.

All I can think of is making a bootable USB key with a 64bit OS on it.

Any ideas? I don't think I'll forget to shorten the name up again so diesn't matter where I copy it.

Greg E

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

Need to get a replacement first. Local hardware store only has IDEs in stock. Best they can do is monday for a SATA, maybe tuesday.

Just as long as a second drive doesn't fail.

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

Florian Reischl (5/29/2009)
RBarryYoung (5/28/2009)
Alvin Ramard (5/28/2009)
20 views per post doesn't sound that high to me. Don't we have 20 regular viewers in this thread?
True, except that we see anywhere form 20 to 50 posts per view.
I don't think there are just 20 regular viewers. Every page holds 10 posts. I just read the last 5 pages, so there are 5 hits but 50 reads. 106,000 views denotes 20 to 200 viewers per post.

Depends on how you have it configured. I have 50 posts per page.

Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 5

Here's one that is getting me going. Gus has already chimed in, thanks.

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Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 6

Jack, that was a pretty simple solution you gave him. I guess he did not even look at the solution you provided. Or did not understand... 😀

Or maybe he wants to do it by updating the alias and joining the tableA with csv file? 😛

Edited to put smilies where I missed.

-Roy

Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 7

Hey you folks who are going to write the book on indexing. How about helping this guy out?

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 8

Jack Corbett (5/29/2009)
Hey you folks who are going to write the book on indexing. How about helping this guy out?

Why? You're doing a fine job yourself.

Gail Shaw
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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 9

[drive by post]

Well maybe the questions aren't worse, but the grammar certainly is!

"The problem is that the order by clause was left out on the initail page."

[/drive by post]

Kit G SSCrazy Points: 2888 More actions · Answer 10

Steve Jones - Editor (5/29/2009)
[drive by post]
Well maybe the questions aren't worse, but the grammar certainly is!
"The problem is that the order by clause was left out on the initail page."
[/drive by post]

Spell check, spell check, spell check! Spell checker is your friend!

Unless, of course, you're spell checking code, in which you get a whole bunch of false positives on spell check errors. But then, there are also the errors that spell check will never catch; differences between their, there and they're. Spell checkers gotta get a lot more smarter before they can do that! (And yes, the bad grammar in that last sentence was intended.)

-- Kit

Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 11

Kit G (5/29/2009)
Steve Jones - Editor (5/29/2009)
[drive by post]
Well maybe the questions aren't worse, but the grammar certainly is!
"The problem is that the order by clause was left out on the initail page."
[/drive by post]
Spell check, spell check, spell check! Spell checker is your friend!
Unless, of course, you're spell checking code, in which you get a whole bunch of false positives on spell check errors. But then, there are also the errors that spell check will never catch; differences between their, there and they're. Spell checkers gotta get a lot more smarter before they can do that! (And yes, the bad grammar in that last sentence was intended.)

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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 12

Alvin Ramard (5/29/2009)
Kit G (5/29/2009)
Steve Jones - Editor (5/29/2009)
[drive by post]
Well maybe the questions aren't worse, but the grammar certainly is!
"The problem is that the order by clause was left out on the initail page."
[/drive by post]
Spell check, spell check, spell check! Spell checker is your friend!
Unless, of course, you're spell checking code, in which you get a whole bunch of false positives on spell check errors. But then, there are also the errors that spell check will never catch; differences between their, there and they're. Spell checkers gotta get a lot more smarter before they can do that! (And yes, the bad grammar in that last sentence was intended.)
speal checquers don't alwais work well

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Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 13

Roy Ernest

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May 29, 2009 at 11:56 am

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That was a pretty good one...:-) Nice poem 😀

-Roy

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 14

I still think he was creating a new word. Like "upgradation"

GabyYYZ SSCertifiable Points: 7913 More actions · Answer 15

Steve Jones - Editor (5/29/2009)
I still think he was creating a new word. Like "upgradation"

Nothing wrong with upgradation, it's a perfectly cromulent word.

😀 (one hint where that's from)

Gaby________________________________________________________________"In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not." - Albert Einstein