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  • RE: Why is the Forum so slow

    I really like this site and have just lived with it's slowness. I am also active on another site (www.tek-tips.com) and use both to get the answers I need. What...

  • RE: how I find if a job is running or not?

    Are you looking to do it manually or through a script?

    Manually, you can use Enterprise Manager and go to Management > SQL Agent > Jobs right-click on the job and...

  • RE: Need script to gather db info on multiple servers

    Have you checked out sp_spaceused in the BOL? Also, there is an 'undocumented' procedure called sp_MSforeachdb which executes up to 3 commands for every db on the system (from Guru's...

  • RE: Similar Support Site for Windows 2000/AD

    Another site that I enjoy is

    http://www.tek-tips.com

    It's not just for SQL Server or Win2K or anything else. There are several different forums and they cover just about anything computer...

  • RE: SQL Worm - Are we lazy

    quote:


    Sorry for the daft question buy what is a hibernating lap-top?


    I have heard this term...

  • RE: Query help...Reqd

    With this data:

    Salesman Date Amount

    A 12/12/2002 5000

    B 1/01/2003 10000

    C 1/11/2001 8000

    A 1/1/2003 3000

    A 5/1/2002 11000

    B 25/12/2002 8000

    Limits table

    Salesman Limits

    A 10000

    B 15000

    How are you getting these...

  • RE: SQL Worm - Are we lazy

    Lazy, not necessarily. I work on a contract with the Federal Government. Before we can apply a Service Pack (to anything, not just SQL) it must be approved by a...

  • RE: Cast or Convert string to DateTime???

    Converting to a string does work, but only if you use the yyyy-mm-dd format. This should work for you if you want to use CONVERT:

    CONVERT(CHAR(10), getdate(), 20)

    -SQLBill

  • RE: How to create multiple backup files for a db

    To my knowledge, you can't do what you are trying. I believe the backups are all or nothing.

    -SQLBill

  • RE: ShrinkDB/Shrinkfile - SQL2K

    Check out the Books OnLine (BOL) for backing up a log with truncate only. I believe the syntax is:

    BACKUP LOG <database_name> TO <device_name> WITH TRUNCATE ONLY

    That will truncate your log,...

  • RE: Clustering

    I don't believe you can cluster without a shared drive and SQL Server needs to be on the shared drive.

    -SQLBill

  • RE: restoring a differntial backup

    quote:


    I must be missing something. I am using EM. I can restore the full backup and differential but I cannot restore the...

  • RE: restoring a differntial backup

    Something to remember....

    WITH RECOVERY (which is the default) means this is all that I have to restore. WITH NO RECOVERY means I have more files to restore.

    -SQLBill

  • RE: Transaction logs increased up to 16 GB

    Chandu,

    I'm wondering if we are missing the point of your question. It appears you have now tried most of the suggestions and are still not happy. I'm thinking that you...

  • RE: Worst Practices - Making a "Live" Change

    quote:


    I'd like some debate, however, so I'd like to state 2 extremes, and ask where people's tradeoffs are?

    1. Critical system, 24...

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