Thanks Moreno! I finally stumbled across it after creating a package in my own dev database and seeing a strange new table pop up.

Zero. I haven't yet worked for an employer who would pay for a conference. Maybe some day when I'm old enough.

Both source and destination are SQL Server 2005.

I don't think developers should be made to check the meta data on hundreds or thousands of columns for every data transfer. That...

This ought to be the biggest and buggiest microsoft release so far!

Hmm, Auto Shrink is off.

I've never used this xml procedure before so it would really be nice if the author had used a decent coding style to make it easier to read. This is...

I have to disagree about your point regarding physical labor. Having been a union electrician, my experience was that the work is physically and mentally challenging. Not only do you...

I only use order in views to check the most recent status in my activity logs. So, I changed it to TOP 99 PERCENT. Ah, the little games we must...

Cool. Thanks guys!

Perhaps if you place the DBCC within a stored procedure and give the user execute permissions on the sprock?

Also useful is knowing where in Help to find information like this. Type F1 in Enterprise manager or query analyzer and search on "CAST and CONVERT".

Nope, even single window, single tab navigation is bone-acheingly slow.

To be more specific, I've noticed this problem when two or more Firefox tabs are open. I will try navigating the site using only a single tab.

I typically run the following processes: Outlook, SQL Server Management Studio, Windows Explorer, and Firefox.

My problem is with performance. The peel ad takes too big a hit on processor time. So, regretably, I am forced to suspend my subscription.