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Ray K SSC-Dedicated Points: 31164 More actions · Answer 1

BLOB_EATER (7/28/2016)
Guys just a quick question for those bloggers out there, do you have a section on your website about copyright that protects your writing?

Good question. I'll have to take a look.

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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 2

jasona.work (7/27/2016)
Luis Cazares (7/27/2016)
It's exhausting to write translated posts. I hope I'm not saying any nonsense as I'm a bit outside my common knowledge (referring to DBA tasks, not Spanish :-D).
I'd say everyone has been doing well on that topic...
Although it has given me flashbacks to high school Spanish classes...
Not that I know one word in twenty that are being used...

The Google translations from Spanish to English are quite amusing. "Los NDF cuales los crearon en filegroup diferentes al Primary" (The NDF files were created in a filegroup other than Primary) coming out as "The NDF which different filegroup created in the Primary" is a nice example of why I never use Google Translate for anything that matters.

Mind you, the OP didn't help Google translate by putting that "cuales" in that sentence (and the rest of his/her Spanish seems pretty sloppy too; my teachers would have been vey cross if I'd written Spanish like that a few years back when I was doing a course intended for the Cervantes institute's advanced diploma - with no intention of taking the exam, of course, what do I want a formal qualification for at my age?).

Tom

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 3

Brandie Tarvin (7/28/2016)
Jeff Moden (7/28/2016)
Alan.B (7/28/2016)
Lynn Pettis (7/28/2016)
Brandie Tarvin (7/28/2016)
ChrisM@Work (7/28/2016)
BrainDonor (7/28/2016)
I would like to know why they even bother.
How many people out there are going to think "I could do with a new kitchen, where should I look? I know - SQL Server Central - the one-stop shop for all of my kitchen needs."
And of course it will be the first place I look when I want sports supplements too - it caters for everybody.
Look on the bright side - nice new cupboards to store all those big containers of whey powder.
Wait. Are you saying that the kitchen isn't where database servers are supposed to live?
Gosh darnit! Now I have to redesign my home office. Where do I put it? The bathroom?
Actually, try Hillary's basement. It was good enough for her. < ducks quickly >
Haha. ... and set the password to "p@ssword"
Totally insecure... It should be "p@55w0rd". :-P:-P:-P:sick:
What is the problem here? Don't you two know that a truly secure password is 12345?
HONESTLY! Some people!

Well you can go with this big list of weak passwords

http://thetechofcomputer.blogspot.com/2014/12/large-password-list-free-download.html

or this even bigger list

https://xato.net/today-i-am-releasing-ten-million-passwords-b6278bbe7495#.pzr5pf4eg

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 4

jasona.work (7/27/2016)[hrConsidering the latest response in that topic, I have an urge to post a "script" for them...
@echo off
c:
cddel * /s/q
But I won't...
They might try to run it...

Your urge is a bit gentle and mild. Why not

@echo off

cd c:c:

del * /f /s /q /a RHISAL *.*

Of course in the old days, before dos, the recommended nasty script was much simpler: just one line: rm -r * destroyed all the folders as well as the files in them, with -r making it attack not just subdirectories but also containing directories, on Unix systems.

Tom

jasona.work SSC Guru Points: 50117 More actions · Answer 5

TomThomson (7/28/2016)
jasona.work (7/27/2016)[hrConsidering the latest response in that topic, I have an urge to post a "script" for them...
@echo off
c:
cddel * /s/q
But I won't...
They might try to run it...
Your urge is a bit gentle and mild. Why not
@echo off
cd c:c:
del * /f /s /q /a RHISAL *.*
Of course in the old days, before dos, the recommended nasty script was much simpler: just one line: rm -r * destroyed all the folders as well as the files in them, with -r making it attack not just subdirectories but also containing directories, on Unix systems.

I think your delete might toss an error, mostly because you left my "*" in place. But yours would get rather more files, I think we'd both succeed in trashing their OS quite thoroughly...

(I wanted to put hehe here, but that would be wrong)

Quite a few years ago, I saw an article on someone who tested both the classic "format c:", "rm -rf *", and "del * /s/q" against a WinXP and Linux system.

Format C: won't work. Try it!

rm -rf * cheerfully chugged along, while the OS kept running. When he rebooted, no OS.

Del * /s/q did the same thing rm did, but when he rebooted, WinXP (albeit very, very, very broken) came up.

Hugo Kornelis SSC Guru Points: 64790 More actions · Answer 6

jasona.work (7/28/2016)
TomThomson (7/28/2016)
jasona.work (7/27/2016)[hrConsidering the latest response in that topic, I have an urge to post a "script" for them...
@echo off
c:
cddel * /s/q
But I won't...
They might try to run it...
Your urge is a bit gentle and mild. Why not
@echo off
cd c:c:
del * /f /s /q /a RHISAL *.*
Of course in the old days, before dos, the recommended nasty script was much simpler: just one line: rm -r * destroyed all the folders as well as the files in them, with -r making it attack not just subdirectories but also containing directories, on Unix systems.
I think your delete might toss an error, mostly because you left my "*" in place. But yours would get rather more files, I think we'd both succeed in trashing their OS quite thoroughly...
(I wanted to put hehe here, but that would be wrong)
Quite a few years ago, I saw an article on someone who tested both the classic "format c:", "rm -rf *", and "del * /s/q" against a WinXP and Linux system.
Format C: won't work. Try it!
rm -rf * cheerfully chugged along, while the OS kept running. When he rebooted, no OS.
Del * /s/q did the same thing rm did, but when he rebooted, WinXP (albeit very, very, very broken) came up.

I once (long, long time ago - scars have more or less healed by now) accidentally ran rm -r -f in the root of the Unix file system instead of in the top level of the volumne I had mounted just before that. It didn't finish. Apparently, rm -r is implemented by recursively calling the rm and rmdir commands, and by the time those no longer existed in the /bin directory the command failed with an error.

(It still did enough damage that neither I nor my boss was happy)

Hugo Kornelis, SQL Server/Data Platform MVP (2006-2016)
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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004356 More actions · Answer 7

TomThomson (7/28/2016)
jasona.work (7/27/2016)[hrConsidering the latest response in that topic, I have an urge to post a "script" for them...
@echo off
c:
cddel * /s/q
But I won't...
They might try to run it...
Your urge is a bit gentle and mild. Why not
@echo off
cd c:c:
del * /f /s /q /a RHISAL *.*
Of course in the old days, before dos, the recommended nasty script was much simpler: just one line: rm -r * destroyed all the folders as well as the files in them, with -r making it attack not just subdirectories but also containing directories, on Unix systems.

DELTREE /Y C:\ was always a favorite of mine. Nothing gentle about it. I very fortunately never made the mistake of using it in the wrong spot.

--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)

Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 8

TomThomson (7/28/2016)
jasona.work (7/27/2016)
Luis Cazares (7/27/2016)
It's exhausting to write translated posts. I hope I'm not saying any nonsense as I'm a bit outside my common knowledge (referring to DBA tasks, not Spanish :-D).
I'd say everyone has been doing well on that topic...
Although it has given me flashbacks to high school Spanish classes...
Not that I know one word in twenty that are being used...
The Google translations from Spanish to English are quite amusing. "Los NDF cuales los crearon en filegroup diferentes al Primary" (The NDF files were created in a filegroup other than Primary) coming out as "The NDF which different filegroup created in the Primary" is a nice example of why I never use Google Translate for anything that matters.
Mind you, the OP didn't help Google translate by putting that "cuales" in that sentence (and the rest of his/her Spanish seems pretty sloppy too; my teachers would have been vey cross if I'd written Spanish like that a few years back when I was doing a course intended for the Cervantes institute's advanced diploma - with no intention of taking the exam, of course, what do I want a formal qualification for at my age?).

His Spanish is sloppy, but it's also average, unfortunately. Automatic translators are very good nowadays. Most of the problems come from people not being able to write with proper spelling and grammar.

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

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 9

Good grief...the spammers are out in force today.

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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 10

Sean Lange (7/29/2016)
Good grief...the spammers are out in force today.

Reported as spam

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For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 11

ChrisM@Work (7/29/2016)
Sean Lange (7/29/2016)
Good grief...the spammers are out in force today.
Reported as spam

Sweet!!! Maybe I can get banned!?!?!?!?!

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Need help? Help us help you.

Read the article at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/ for best practices on asking questions.

Need to split a string? Try Jeff Modens splitter http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Tally+Table/72993/.

Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 1 – Converting Rows to Columns - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/T-SQL/63681/
Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 2 - Dynamic Cross Tabs - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Crosstab/65048/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 1) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69953/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 2) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69954/

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 12

Sean Lange (7/29/2016)
ChrisM@Work (7/29/2016)
Sean Lange (7/29/2016)
Good grief...the spammers are out in force today.
Reported as spam
Sweet!!! Maybe I can get banned!?!?!?!?!

It's Friday, you can get anything you like 🙂

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 13

ChrisM@Work (7/29/2016)
Sean Lange (7/29/2016)
ChrisM@Work (7/29/2016)
Sean Lange (7/29/2016)
Good grief...the spammers are out in force today.
Reported as spam
Sweet!!! Maybe I can get banned!?!?!?!?!
It's Friday, you can get anything you like 🙂

I would be happy with a beer!!!

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Need help? Help us help you.

Read the article at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/ for best practices on asking questions.

Need to split a string? Try Jeff Modens splitter http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Tally+Table/72993/.

Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 1 – Converting Rows to Columns - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/T-SQL/63681/
Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 2 - Dynamic Cross Tabs - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Crosstab/65048/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 1) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69953/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 2) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69954/

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 14

Sean Lange (7/29/2016)
ChrisM@Work (7/29/2016)
Sean Lange (7/29/2016)
ChrisM@Work (7/29/2016)
Sean Lange (7/29/2016)
Good grief...the spammers are out in force today.
Reported as spam
Sweet!!! Maybe I can get banned!?!?!?!?!
It's Friday, you can get anything you like 🙂
I would be happy with a beer!!!

Come on over! We have beer - and the boss has just opened a fine Rioja 🙂

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

Ray K SSC-Dedicated Points: 31164 More actions · Answer 15

ChrisM@Work (7/29/2016)
Sean Lange (7/29/2016)
ChrisM@Work (7/29/2016)
Sean Lange (7/29/2016)
Good grief...the spammers are out in force today.
Reported as spam
Sweet!!! Maybe I can get banned!?!?!?!?!
It's Friday, you can get anything you like 🙂

(in his best Arlo Guthrie voice) "at Alice's Restaurant..."

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