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  • RE: Query times out only in certain circumstances

    Yeah, the query is awful. I've gone over it, and I can't improve it without changing the business requirements or getting more sanity in the (imported) data itself, both of...

  • RE: Security update will not install on Express

    I'm still trying to solve this problem. I'm getting closer to figuring out what's wrong, but I still can't solve it.

    I suspect that the updater is trying to connect to...

  • RE: Knock, Knock…Who's There?

    Val Byref (7/23/2008) unless you count Mr. Bean, which is way funnier than the CUSA "Family Circus" syndicated cartoon by Bill Keane..

    Ugh, Family Circus. It's in nearly every newspaper comics...

  • RE: Joining Tables without PK's

    Michal Mokros (7/22/2008)


    Maybe when you have special one-row table (for example with some application parameters), then primary-key is useless 🙂

    A one-row table usually means that columns are being used in...

  • RE: DIY

    I'm a wanna-be DIY. I like analyzing problems, figuring out how to fix them and buying the parts. Actually doing the work is often beyond me. I spent hours over...

  • RE: Understanding INNER join in detail

    I'm a bit behind on reading and replying to this article. There are already nine pages of comments! So why on Earth should I add mine? I just can't help...

  • RE: Should SQL Server use Local Server account or its own?

    It looks like Microsoft recommends that a domain user account be used for the SQL Server service.

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms144228.aspx

    These are listed among security best practices:

    Run SQL Server services...

  • RE: Introduction to the Transaction Log

    I've been looking into the origins of the transaction log. This is a link to the site of the creator of the ARIES algorithm that seems to define the fundamental...

  • RE: Introduction to the Transaction Log

    Charles Kincaid (7/2/2008)It is possible to turn it off, however. Set recovery mode to simple and nothing gets logged. In that sense it is optional.

    Um... no, sorry,...

  • RE: Introduction to the Transaction Log

    I see someone already mentioned that the transaction log is a write-ahead log, which, IMO, is its most important distinguishing feature. The transaction log is a core operational strategy employed...

  • RE: Passwords in connection strings

    Yes, ASP.NET does that. I had to invent my own wheel, though, because I was writing a Windows service app, there was no ASP nor IIS involved. I forgot about...

  • RE: VB.Net or C#.Net

    Matt Miller (7/1/2008)


    But that flame of an article really ought to stay buried in the garbage bin where it belongs.

    Yes, I can see your point. Totally subjective, no proof--I agree....

  • RE: Passwords in connection strings

    I've handled this problem before. I encrypted the passwords in the config file and then the application decrypted them before sending the result to SQL Server.

    I also had no...

  • RE: VB.Net or C#.Net

    Yes, it is personal preference. I started my career with C++ and PowerScript. So when I picked up .NET I gravitated to C#, which has a similar syntactical feel.

    I...

  • RE: help with data type and default value

    fisher08 (6/27/2008)


    Stephanie Giovannini (6/23/2008)


    fisher08 (6/23/2008)


    There are about 20 columns in total and five of them involved data with a number of zeros in front, don't ask why, I have no...

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