I'll admit that I'll generally (7/10) skim over the latest Forum posts to see what's going on. I kind of liked when it was only the first post that...

Agreed on the # of forums dedicated to the individual authors. Perhaps a separate page would be more valuable, but even then - the # of authors will get...

I was thinking the same thing - set up some jobs in the middle of the night to copy log files off somewhere else while things are being messed with...

I have no idea how many SQL Server T-Shirts I have. I didn't really try to get them @ PASS 2005, the last conference I could make. I'm...

Is it possible that the DBF files are Foxpro files? That might be worth looking into as well. I can't definitely comment on what's required to read Paradox...

Mark,

If you're running SQL 2005, have you considered creating DDL triggers along with some form of Audit database? I did that on our Dev servers and it's...

I've used index hints, but rarely. Sometimes the cost to use an index hint is higher, but the results are returned MUCH faster - something that is important to...

If you have SQL 2000 around, can you try to import them with DTS? That may give you some more clues. I can't think of much else off...

While it may be politically incorrect for an MS conference, Nintendo Wiis are still hard to get ones hands on and seem to be generally popular.

a *.DB file is most likely not the same as a *.DBF file. It could be a DBase file. I don't remember the exact details for that, but...

Sounds like this may be an issue with the fact that the DBF file is named "User" - that's a reserved word in SQL Server. Can you try to...

It would definitely be convenient for off-hours support. Log in, do a couple of quick queries, disconnect. No need to break out the laptop or anything else. ...

We were talking Integration Services - you'll need to use the Business Intelligence Design Studio (BIDS) to create a new SSIS Project & Package. You define all of these...

Probably the biggest reason to invest time in it is that MS is really investing time in PowerShell. Exchange 2007 can pretty much be driven by PowerShell. Anything...

I'll second the vote for Python. Easy to learn, extensible, and worked great on my boxes in a previous job. That being said, I need to take a...