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  • January 24, 2017 at 8:18 am

    #1924637

    Brandie Tarvin - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 4:45 AM

    My article is expanding and might be a two parter or a three parter, depending on how much code I throw in there.

    I've actually figured out (FINALLY) how to read the XML of SSIS packages in MSDB, so I'm kinda excited. New code to add to it!

    Brandie, sorry but my short term memory sucks, what is this article again?

  • January 24, 2017 at 8:36 am

    #1924645

    Thom A - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 7:32 AM

    Sean Lange - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 7:28 AM

    I just noticed that we can no longer when a user last logged in from a forum post. You can click on their avatar to view their profile which shows you that. But it is sometimes helpful (or at least interesting) in an old thread to see when some of the participants last were on the site.

    You can hover over their avatar to see it (not ideal, but at least you don't need to open a new page).

    Well that's interesting. So many new things and new ways to find information. It always takes some time to figure out stuff like when the UI changes.

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  • January 24, 2017 at 10:09 am

    #1924674

    Sean Lange - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:36 AM

    Thom A - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 7:32 AM

    Sean Lange - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 7:28 AM

    I just noticed that we can no longer when a user last logged in from a forum post. You can click on their avatar to view their profile which shows you that. But it is sometimes helpful (or at least interesting) in an old thread to see when some of the participants last were on the site.

    You can hover over their avatar to see it (not ideal, but at least you don't need to open a new page).

    Well that's interesting. So many new things and new ways to find information. It always takes some time to figure out stuff like when the UI changes.

    Okay, so I popped in to lurk a bit and see what was going on, and this graphic came up.  I spent a minute clicking around and saying to myself, "why isn't the profile window going away," not realizing that it was a screen capture.  LOL!

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  • January 24, 2017 at 10:13 am

    #1924677

    Ray K - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 10:09 AM

    Sean Lange - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:36 AM

    Thom A - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 7:32 AM

    Sean Lange - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 7:28 AM

    I just noticed that we can no longer when a user last logged in from a forum post. You can click on their avatar to view their profile which shows you that. But it is sometimes helpful (or at least interesting) in an old thread to see when some of the participants last were on the site.

    You can hover over their avatar to see it (not ideal, but at least you don't need to open a new page).

    Well that's interesting. So many new things and new ways to find information. It always takes some time to figure out stuff like when the UI changes.

    Okay, so I popped in to lurk a bit and see what was going on, and this graphic came up.  I spent a minute clicking around and saying to myself, "why isn't the profile window going away," not realizing that it was a screen capture.  LOL!

    Sorry to invade your vision. 😀😀

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    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/

  • January 24, 2017 at 11:47 am

    #1924699

    Lynn Pettis - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:18 AM

    Brandie Tarvin - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 4:45 AM

    My article is expanding and might be a two parter or a three parter, depending on how much code I throw in there.

    I've actually figured out (FINALLY) how to read the XML of SSIS packages in MSDB, so I'm kinda excited. New code to add to it!

    Brandie, sorry but my short term memory sucks, what is this article again?

    I'm writing an article on database dependencies. I posted a few days back asking for beta readers, but no one responded on the Thread.

    BTW, if anyone has responded via PM, I never got the PM or the notification.

    Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

  • January 24, 2017 at 11:58 am

    #1924704

    Brandie Tarvin - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 11:47 AM

    Lynn Pettis - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:18 AM

    Brandie Tarvin - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 4:45 AM

    My article is expanding and might be a two parter or a three parter, depending on how much code I throw in there.

    I've actually figured out (FINALLY) how to read the XML of SSIS packages in MSDB, so I'm kinda excited. New code to add to it!

    Brandie, sorry but my short term memory sucks, what is this article again?

    I'm writing an article on database dependencies. I posted a few days back asking for beta readers, but no one responded on the Thread.

    BTW, if anyone has responded via PM, I never got the PM or the notification.

    I'll read it.

  • January 24, 2017 at 12:27 pm

    #1924710

    Brandie Tarvin - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 11:47 AM

    Lynn Pettis - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:18 AM

    Brandie Tarvin - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 4:45 AM

    My article is expanding and might be a two parter or a three parter, depending on how much code I throw in there.

    I've actually figured out (FINALLY) how to read the XML of SSIS packages in MSDB, so I'm kinda excited. New code to add to it!

    Brandie, sorry but my short term memory sucks, what is this article again?

    I'm writing an article on database dependencies. I posted a few days back asking for beta readers, but no one responded on the Thread.

    BTW, if anyone has responded via PM, I never got the PM or the notification.

    I would love to, but I'm honestly not confident enough in my abilities yet to say that I'd happily proof read it effectively. :laugh:

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  • January 24, 2017 at 12:39 pm

    #1924714

    Thom A - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 12:27 PM

    Brandie Tarvin - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 11:47 AM

    Lynn Pettis - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:18 AM

    Brandie Tarvin - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 4:45 AM

    My article is expanding and might be a two parter or a three parter, depending on how much code I throw in there.

    I've actually figured out (FINALLY) how to read the XML of SSIS packages in MSDB, so I'm kinda excited. New code to add to it!

    Brandie, sorry but my short term memory sucks, what is this article again?

    I'm writing an article on database dependencies. I posted a few days back asking for beta readers, but no one responded on the Thread.

    BTW, if anyone has responded via PM, I never got the PM or the notification.

    I would love to, but I'm honestly not confident enough in my abilities yet to say that I'd happily proof read it effectively. :laugh:

    I'm also willing to lend you a pair of eyes and give some constructive feedback.

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  • January 24, 2017 at 12:51 pm

    #1924718

    Thom A - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 12:27 PM

    Brandie Tarvin - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 11:47 AM

    Lynn Pettis - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:18 AM

    Brandie Tarvin - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 4:45 AM

    My article is expanding and might be a two parter or a three parter, depending on how much code I throw in there.

    I've actually figured out (FINALLY) how to read the XML of SSIS packages in MSDB, so I'm kinda excited. New code to add to it!

    Brandie, sorry but my short term memory sucks, what is this article again?

    I'm writing an article on database dependencies. I posted a few days back asking for beta readers, but no one responded on the Thread.

    BTW, if anyone has responded via PM, I never got the PM or the notification.

    I would love to, but I'm honestly not confident enough in my abilities yet to say that I'd happily proof read it effectively. :laugh:

    I might suggest that having somebody not as familiar with the topic as the author for a technical paper is an excellent choice in someone to proof read. Since the point of the article is to educate someone on the topic having the perspective of someone who doesn't can sometime prove to be a very valuable resource.

    On that note, chalk me up if you want another set of eyes on it Brandie.

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    Need help? Help us help you.

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    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/

  • January 24, 2017 at 11:35 pm

    #1924787

    Brandie Tarvin - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 11:47 AM

    Lynn Pettis - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 8:18 AM

    Brandie Tarvin - Tuesday, January 24, 2017 4:45 AM

    My article is expanding and might be a two parter or a three parter, depending on how much code I throw in there.

    I've actually figured out (FINALLY) how to read the XML of SSIS packages in MSDB, so I'm kinda excited. New code to add to it!

    Brandie, sorry but my short term memory sucks, what is this article again?

    I'm writing an article on database dependencies. I posted a few days back asking for beta readers, but no one responded on the Thread.

    BTW, if anyone has responded via PM, I never got the PM or the notification.

    I'll review it for you Brandie.

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  • January 25, 2017 at 1:32 am

    #1924795

    I'm going to be a DBA.  

    After a lengthy period of a declining volume of BI work (because politics)  and an increasing volume of DBA work (because old infrastructure), the boss of bosses has put to me and my boss that he'd like us to take on the DBA work.  We're both off on courses next month and there's, hopefully, a contract DBA coming in for a while but it means a big change in role and responsibility.  I'm both nervous and excited about this.  Stuff of which I previously had only a passing knowledge will have to be learned in much greater depth and there's things I don't even know I don't know.  We're not being thrown in at the deep end at least.  We already work with the ops guys when database problems do arise so there'll be a handover period with them and if the contract bod ever does get employed we'll be shadowing them pretty closely.  We've also got a dev\sandbox server we can use for practising.

    I can't wait.

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  • January 25, 2017 at 1:38 am

    #1924796

    BWFC - Wednesday, January 25, 2017 1:32 AM

    I'm going to be a DBA.  

    After a lengthy period of a declining volume of BI work (because politics)  and an increasing volume of DBA work (because old infrastructure), the boss of bosses has put to me and my boss that he'd like us to take on the DBA work.  We're both off on courses next month and there's, hopefully, a contract DBA coming in for a while but it means a big change in role and responsibility.  I'm both nervous and excited about this.  Stuff of which I previously had only a passing knowledge will have to be learned in much greater depth and there's things I don't even know I don't know.  We're not being thrown in at the deep end at least.  We already work with the ops guys when database problems do arise so there'll be a handover period with them and if the contract bod ever does get employed we'll be shadowing them pretty closely.  We've also got a dev\sandbox server we can use for practising.

    I can't wait.

    Congrats! I think? :p

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  • January 25, 2017 at 4:44 am

    #1924815

    Congratulations, BWFC.

  • January 25, 2017 at 5:43 am

    #1924821

    BWFC - Wednesday, January 25, 2017 1:32 AM

    I'm going to be a DBA.  

    After a lengthy period of a declining volume of BI work (because politics)  and an increasing volume of DBA work (because old infrastructure), the boss of bosses has put to me and my boss that he'd like us to take on the DBA work.  We're both off on courses next month and there's, hopefully, a contract DBA coming in for a while but it means a big change in role and responsibility.  I'm both nervous and excited about this.  Stuff of which I previously had only a passing knowledge will have to be learned in much greater depth and there's things I don't even know I don't know.  We're not being thrown in at the deep end at least.  We already work with the ops guys when database problems do arise so there'll be a handover period with them and if the contract bod ever does get employed we'll be shadowing them pretty closely.  We've also got a dev\sandbox server we can use for practising.

    I can't wait.

    Congratulations.  Good luck.  Commiserations.  (Delete as applicable after the event)

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  • January 25, 2017 at 5:49 am

    #1924822

    BWFC - Wednesday, January 25, 2017 1:32 AM

    I'm going to be a DBA.  

    After a lengthy period of a declining volume of BI work (because politics)  and an increasing volume of DBA work (because old infrastructure), the boss of bosses has put to me and my boss that he'd like us to take on the DBA work.  We're both off on courses next month and there's, hopefully, a contract DBA coming in for a while but it means a big change in role and responsibility.  I'm both nervous and excited about this.  Stuff of which I previously had only a passing knowledge will have to be learned in much greater depth and there's things I don't even know I don't know.  We're not being thrown in at the deep end at least.  We already work with the ops guys when database problems do arise so there'll be a handover period with them and if the contract bod ever does get employed we'll be shadowing them pretty closely.  We've also got a dev\sandbox server we can use for practising.

    I can't wait.

    Congratulations.  Who knows?  You might even like it. 😉

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