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

I do not know if this is a joke... :unsure:

I am keeping away from it...

-Roy

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Alvin Ramard (1/22/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (1/22/2010)
Kit G (1/22/2010)
P Jones (1/22/2010)
Then there is one application that uses MSDE... and they have it locked down so that we can't even access it to do anything...
Bet that's the dreaded Act! by Sage - a bane of our lives 🙁
Act! ::shiver:: I hate the program. Having had to deal with data exports from that program, I am a firm believer that the people who make the product don't use it. I would not recommend that program to anyone. Use an Excel spreadsheet before using Act! Heck, use post-it notes and pencils instead of Act! You'll have better and more accurate access to your data.
Certain offensive words should be screened - where's the moderator? :w00t: :joking:
Steve's on vacation. 🙂

Oh yeah, that's right. Free for all:w00t::w00t::w00t:

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Roy Ernest (1/22/2010)
I do not know if this is a joke... :unsure:
I am keeping away from it...

I'll take that risk. See where it goes.

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 4

AAARRRGGGHHH!!!!!!

Quoted the wrong post, again!!!!

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Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 5

Can I use one that's on my system in a folder entitled SQL Scripts? or do I need to create one.

This is what scared me most...

-Roy

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Roy Ernest (1/22/2010)
Can I use one that's on my system in a folder entitled SQL Scripts? or do I need to create one.
This is what scared me most...

Scary indeed.

It looks legit to me. That's one OP that has a lot of learning to do. At least he admitted that he was "very new" to SQL.

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Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 7

I hope he is not trying everything in the script folder on production ... 🙂

-Roy

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Roy Ernest (1/22/2010)
I hope he is not trying everything in the script folder on production ... 🙂

Hmmm - depends. Production might just be his desktop

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Roy Ernest (1/22/2010)
I do not know if this is a joke... :unsure:
I am keeping away from it...

It turned out to be a table auditing question.

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CirquedeSQLeil (1/22/2010)
Roy Ernest (1/22/2010)
I do not know if this is a joke... :unsure:
I am keeping away from it...
It turned out to be a table auditing question.

It didn't look like it at all. He took it from very very far.

-- Gianluca Sartori

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 11

I agree - it wasn't anything like what I expected from the initial post.

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Roy Ernest (1/22/2010)
I hope he is not trying everything in the script folder on production ... 🙂

hmmmm.....testing in Production

running random scripts

there may be a chance to learn something, if you do get fired first.

I can see the pale face, and almost here the words 'I didn't do anything'

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Kit G (1/22/2010)
P Jones (1/22/2010)
Then there is one application that uses MSDE... and they have it locked down so that we can't even access it to do anything...
Bet that's the dreaded Act! by Sage - a bane of our lives 🙁
Act! ::shiver:: I hate the program. Having had to deal with data exports from that program, I am a firm believer that the people who make the product don't use it. I would not recommend that program to anyone. Use an Excel spreadsheet before using Act! Heck, use post-it notes and pencils instead of Act! You'll have better and more accurate access to your data.

Sounds like they are afraid someone might be able to fix it...although if someone is persistent, there is usually a way to unlock things.:hehe:

I had Virtual server that I couldn't log into. Seems like something broke and it wouldn't authenticate me to the DC. Fortunately I had a snapshot from serveral months ago. Rolling back to this, I was logged in and could create a local account and recover the machine.

Depending on how it's used, it's either a Feature or a huge security hole.:cool:

Greg E

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 14

I'm off to see the Wizard ... ... in to the desert ...

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 15

Lynn Pettis (1/22/2010)
I'm off to see the Wizard ... ... in to the desert ...

You should have advised the OP that SQl Server would start giving single beeps when the number of rows inserted gets near the max and will give double beeps when it has reached its capacity....:-)

-Roy