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Phil Parkin SSC Guru Points: 246965 More actions · Answer 1

Eirikur Eiriksson (4/22/2016)
Brandie Tarvin (4/22/2016)
In this case I did add my two cents because I've seen that damn failure before and it took me days to figure out what the issue was the first time around.
Back home we have a term (dating further back than Disney) which is "frozen", my limited English puts it down to "The lights are on but nobody's home", would be fun to have other's native expressions of the term (in English)
😎

Not quite the same meaning, but very much related, is "knitting with only one needle".

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 2

jeff.mason (4/22/2016)
Sean Lange (4/22/2016)
Phil Parkin (4/22/2016)
Eirikur Eiriksson (4/22/2016)
Phil Parkin (4/22/2016)
Must. Resist.
Couldn't resist
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Yikes. That thread is already following a familiar pattern.
I expect two more pages of fumbling, followed by: "It's OK. This problem is resolved now."
Hmmmm....maybe we should just post about 5-7 responses full of lorem ipsum. His responses aren't much better most of the time. Then after enough gibberish responses we will get: "It's OK. This problem is resolved now." 😀
Or in this case he will post that he did something we all would have done long before posting on the forum for help, find a oopsie in the code, fix it and not apologize for wasting the forum's time....

Or even explain what the problem was and how it was fixed. No help for others that may have the same issue.

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 3

Lynn Pettis (4/22/2016)
jeff.mason (4/22/2016)
Sean Lange (4/22/2016)
Phil Parkin (4/22/2016)
Eirikur Eiriksson (4/22/2016)
Phil Parkin (4/22/2016)
Must. Resist.
Couldn't resist
😎
Yikes. That thread is already following a familiar pattern.
I expect two more pages of fumbling, followed by: "It's OK. This problem is resolved now."
Hmmmm....maybe we should just post about 5-7 responses full of lorem ipsum. His responses aren't much better most of the time. Then after enough gibberish responses we will get: "It's OK. This problem is resolved now." 😀
Or in this case he will post that he did something we all would have done long before posting on the forum for help, find a oopsie in the code, fix it and not apologize for wasting the forum's time....
Or even explain what the problem was and how it was fixed. No help for others that may have the same issue.

Well, he ran the package manually, it barfed on an ENABLE TRIGGER Task, he fixed it, redeployed it, and it is running.

Great, but why did it barf and what did you do to fix it? No details.

TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 4

Phil Parkin (4/22/2016)
Eirikur Eiriksson (4/22/2016)
Brandie Tarvin (4/22/2016)
In this case I did add my two cents because I've seen that damn failure before and it took me days to figure out what the issue was the first time around.
Back home we have a term (dating further back than Disney) which is "frozen", my limited English puts it down to "The lights are on but nobody's home", would be fun to have other's native expressions of the term (in English)
😎
Not quite the same meaning, but very much related, is "knitting with only one needle".

Another very similar is "two slices short of a sandwich".

Tom

Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182912 More actions · Answer 5

Eirikur Eiriksson

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April 24, 2016 at 2:02 am

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Does anyone have the crystal ball?

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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 6

Eirikur Eiriksson (4/24/2016)
Does anyone have the crystal ball?
😎

Can the crystal ball fix language problems. Hard to tell whether the poster is just temporarily incapaciated by alcohol or something or is simply unable to handle the English language.

Tom

Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 7

There's a sentence construction very common in Spanish. I did my best on understanding the question, but there's a lack of information to give any advice.

Luis C.
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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004370 More actions · Answer 8

TomThomson (4/22/2016)
Phil Parkin (4/22/2016)
Eirikur Eiriksson (4/22/2016)
Brandie Tarvin (4/22/2016)
In this case I did add my two cents because I've seen that damn failure before and it took me days to figure out what the issue was the first time around.
Back home we have a term (dating further back than Disney) which is "frozen", my limited English puts it down to "The lights are on but nobody's home", would be fun to have other's native expressions of the term (in English)
😎
Not quite the same meaning, but very much related, is "knitting with only one needle".
Another very similar is "two slices short of a sandwich".

Heh... an Americanism, for sure, but "3 Fries short of a Happy Meal" used to be popular.

My favorite of all time, though, is "If he had 2 brains, he'd be twice as stupid". 😀

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Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 9

Jeff Moden (4/24/2016)
TomThomson (4/22/2016)
Phil Parkin (4/22/2016)
Eirikur Eiriksson (4/22/2016)
Brandie Tarvin (4/22/2016)
In this case I did add my two cents because I've seen that damn failure before and it took me days to figure out what the issue was the first time around.
Back home we have a term (dating further back than Disney) which is "frozen", my limited English puts it down to "The lights are on but nobody's home", would be fun to have other's native expressions of the term (in English)
😎
Not quite the same meaning, but very much related, is "knitting with only one needle".
Another very similar is "two slices short of a sandwich".
Heh... an Americanism, for sure, but "3 Fries short of a Happy Meal" used to be popular.
My favorite of all time, though, is "If he had 2 brains, he'd be twice as stupid". 😀

Another good one is to say that someone's "out to lunch". Well, I've taken that a step further and say that someone's "so out to lunch - they never came back from breakfast". 😀

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David Burrows SSC Guru Points: 65142 More actions · Answer 10

Jeff Moden (4/24/2016)
My favorite of all time, though, is "If he had 2 brains, he'd be twice as stupid". 😀

Hey, I resemble that remark :crazy:

Far away is close at hand in the images of elsewhere.
Anon.

David Burrows SSC Guru Points: 65142 More actions · Answer 11

Ed Wagner (4/25/2016)
Another good one is to say that someone's "out to lunch". Well, I've taken that a step further and say that someone's "so out to lunch - they never came back from breakfast". 😀

Their lift (elevator) doesn't go to the top floor. 😀

Far away is close at hand in the images of elsewhere.
Anon.

Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 12

David Burrows (4/25/2016)
Ed Wagner (4/25/2016)
Another good one is to say that someone's "out to lunch". Well, I've taken that a step further and say that someone's "so out to lunch - they never came back from breakfast". 😀
Their lift (elevator) doesn't go to the top floor. 😀

Heh - I know some people where their elevator has suffered a power outage. I think it may be rusted in place. 😀

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Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 13

Ed Wagner (4/25/2016)
Jeff Moden (4/24/2016)
TomThomson (4/22/2016)
Phil Parkin (4/22/2016)
Eirikur Eiriksson (4/22/2016)
Brandie Tarvin (4/22/2016)
In this case I did add my two cents because I've seen that damn failure before and it took me days to figure out what the issue was the first time around.
Back home we have a term (dating further back than Disney) which is "frozen", my limited English puts it down to "The lights are on but nobody's home", would be fun to have other's native expressions of the term (in English)
😎
Not quite the same meaning, but very much related, is "knitting with only one needle".
Another very similar is "two slices short of a sandwich".
Heh... an Americanism, for sure, but "3 Fries short of a Happy Meal" used to be popular.
My favorite of all time, though, is "If he had 2 brains, he'd be twice as stupid". 😀
Another good one is to say that someone's "out to lunch". Well, I've taken that a step further and say that someone's "so out to lunch - they never came back from breakfast". 😀

In Mexico is common to say that "his hamster went on vacations".

Luis C.
General Disclaimer:
Are you seriously taking the advice and code from someone from the internet without testing it? Do you at least understand it? Or can it easily kill your server?

How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help: Option 1 / Option 2

Neil Burton SSC-Insane Points: 23002 More actions · Answer 14

Luis Cazares (4/25/2016)
Ed Wagner (4/25/2016)
Jeff Moden (4/24/2016)
TomThomson (4/22/2016)
Phil Parkin (4/22/2016)
Eirikur Eiriksson (4/22/2016)
Brandie Tarvin (4/22/2016)
In this case I did add my two cents because I've seen that damn failure before and it took me days to figure out what the issue was the first time around.
Back home we have a term (dating further back than Disney) which is "frozen", my limited English puts it down to "The lights are on but nobody's home", would be fun to have other's native expressions of the term (in English)
😎
Not quite the same meaning, but very much related, is "knitting with only one needle".
Another very similar is "two slices short of a sandwich".
Heh... an Americanism, for sure, but "3 Fries short of a Happy Meal" used to be popular.
My favorite of all time, though, is "If he had 2 brains, he'd be twice as stupid". 😀
Another good one is to say that someone's "out to lunch". Well, I've taken that a step further and say that someone's "so out to lunch - they never came back from breakfast". 😀
In Mexico is common to say that "his hamster went on vacations".

I deal with bungalows, they've got nothing upstairs.

On two occasions I have been asked, "Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?" ... I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
—Charles Babbage, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher

How to post a question to get the most help http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537

J Livingston SQL SSC Guru Points: 51550 More actions · Answer 15

BWFC (4/25/2016)
Luis Cazares (4/25/2016)
Ed Wagner (4/25/2016)
Jeff Moden (4/24/2016)
TomThomson (4/22/2016)
Phil Parkin (4/22/2016)
Eirikur Eiriksson (4/22/2016)
Brandie Tarvin (4/22/2016)
In this case I did add my two cents because I've seen that damn failure before and it took me days to figure out what the issue was the first time around.
Back home we have a term (dating further back than Disney) which is "frozen", my limited English puts it down to "The lights are on but nobody's home", would be fun to have other's native expressions of the term (in English)
😎
Not quite the same meaning, but very much related, is "knitting with only one needle".
Another very similar is "two slices short of a sandwich".
Heh... an Americanism, for sure, but "3 Fries short of a Happy Meal" used to be popular.
My favorite of all time, though, is "If he had 2 brains, he'd be twice as stupid". 😀
Another good one is to say that someone's "out to lunch". Well, I've taken that a step further and say that someone's "so out to lunch - they never came back from breakfast". 😀
In Mexico is common to say that "his hamster went on vacations".
I deal with bungalows, they've got nothing upstairs.

The light's on, but nobody home

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