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  • RE: Data type conversion trouble

    Hi There

    Seen this one a few times

    You need to go into the Advanced portion of the Flat File connection Manager and define the columns as Unicode string [DT_WSTR] as your...

  • RE: The Scary DBA

    at one place I worked, we had a manager who would call up every new starter and go into a long diatribe about how great is was for them to...

  • RE: The Scary DBA

    Been on the receiving end of some of these

    i.e. Left Handed Screwdriver (I tried 5 hardware stores before someone took pity on me)

    Got my own back though, Was sent out...

  • RE: Citrix MetaFrame, SQL Server, and the DBA

    Just a quick add on - All of these scenarios do not cover the use of the enterprise level of citrix software. Although it still relies on the main database...

  • RE: Nightmares

    Just a small nightmare for me compared to this

    Late 90's Application Support Guy here in early on the Monday moring to greet the 200 seat Call Centre that was implementing...

  • RE: Connection Manager Error moving data from SQL Server 2000?

    Hi There

    You need to install ADO.Net 2 onto your SQL 2000 Box

     

  • RE: Does it help?

    Back in the 80's I worked for a bank & everyone on the Forex desk wanted a nice 21" monitor (They'd seen one of the directors with one). So I also...

  • RE: Scheduled DTS Package Hangs on Create Zip

    Hi There

    This might sound silly, but when I had this problem it was because the version of winzip that was installed had not been registered with a valid key.

    Try logging...

  • RE: SQL Server as an IDS Tool

    Welcome to the magical world that is SQL Server

    As A Newbie you have managed to master the DB Engine and SSIS in a very short time to come up with...

  • RE: Beware of Search Argument (SARG) Data Types

    Nice info to know. Fell foul of the conversion rules with SP4 when trying to use a variable devalred as Decimal(16,0) against a Primary key column defined as Decimal(12,0).

    It managed...

  • RE: Laptop Lojack

    I know that the technology for lojacking exists as it's already in use in some high performance cars.

    However a problem that happend to a friend of mine might show the...

  • RE: Remotely start a SQL job??

    Or why not have 1 Job that checks the location where the files are produced. If there is anything in there then run the DTS from the Server. Simply Schedule...

  • RE: The Downside of Virtualization

    Hi All

    Let me share a little piece of information with you on some work that I did in the mid 80's. It was using the DEC Alpha Equipment with a special...

  • RE: DTS Hashing

    Much better way is to use integrated security. You just need a /E on the end then

     

  • RE: DTS Polling

    Very good way to do things

    However, don't forget to include a mechanism for easy switch between DEV, UAT and Production file systems & servers

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