I'm sure I'm the second of many who will say:

fix the information on sqlservercentral.com

give me my point, please

as I read the same reference material as the previous poster, which states...

my bad; this should have been a reply to the 11/2 QOTD, but the "Join the discussion" link sent me here (so I guess it's a cock-up in the site)...

um, for @@total_WRITE, which the question asked about, the answer is actually explained at http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188758.aspx

The question is somewhat poorly worded, as this article (also from sqlmag.com) mentions that log shipping (in the form of Enterprise Manager's log shipping utility) in SQL Server 2000 was...

or, if you want the Microsoft source for the answer (as I sometimes tire of these "buy my book"-style questions):

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175608.aspx

I agree with Kelvin, the answers as written mean that C is only correct because it was specified as "leading white space". Leading and trailing spaces are supported, contrary to...

In most states, that is not the case. Unless you have an employment contract, generally speaking, most employment is "at will", meaning an employer can fire you at any time,...

The proper response? Rip off the offender's arm and beat him with the bloody stump...

Seriously, as a long-time card-carrying SCA member, I know a thing or three about honor and...

Agreed, and I share your moan... for the sake of everyone, just a little reminder on the meaning of the word "explanation"; pay particular attention to #2 🙂

ex·pla·na·tion [ek-spluh-ney-shuhn]–noun

1.the act...

If they won't, I will; see this KB article:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143699.aspx

It's a little convoluted, but the point does come across, albeit not stated quite as succinctly as the supplied answer.

"Welcome to the United States of Amerika, please surrender your unnecessary freedoms to these nice men over here, who are from the government, and are 'here to help you...'"

feh... I...

and here's the reference on Raw File Source, in case you're wondering:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms140169.aspx

you can also try here:

http://www.bigbold.com/snippets/posts/show/709

lotsa other good snippets on this page, I may need to add it to my bag o' tricks...