Where the spids in as rollback-state ? Then you cannot kill them. I've noticed this in relation with some non-IT-developed access-applications. After these applications where banned to use the production...

Maybe I'm looking at a small scale, but any chance DTS could help out ?

When scripting remember to script the user/role-autorities as well !

As for the warm feeling : Enjoy it as much as possible!

what are (index and )datapagestatistics stating ? (imho Shrink is only freeing empty pages)

what are (index and )datapagestatistics stating ? (imho Shrink is only freeing empty pages)

The only way to be sure about the sort order of the resultset is to put an ORDER BY clause in your query. Group by might give a correct result,...

Sorry I wasn't that specific. Antras686 completed the missing link in this case

if you're using EM , just design the view and add a space somewhere and push the apply-button.

search for killpwd.exe

from MS :

Microsoft has created the KillPwd.exe command utility to search Microsoft® SQL Server™

setup files for the System administrator (sa) login password. If the KillPwd.exe command

utility...

trace flag 3605 (log tarcedata) should be combind with 1204 (explain deadlocks).

Do it at server level as startup parameters. Otherwise it latst only for the duration of that session.

This is a nice solution if you only want to followup the sql-server-stuff.

We use HP-openview-managex/HP-OperationsW to followup the nt-eventlogs of our servers. All our jobs report failings to the...

You'll have to apply the hotfix provided by MS (SQL Server 2000 Hotfix 8.00.603 for Sqlmap70.dll) Only Sqlmap70.dll needs to be replaced.

There's nothing stupid to it. Use correct datatypes or correct functions.

Correct Datatyping is "an effort", but has huge advantages in the long run.

Basic rule #1 : Tel your...

I've seen some "state of the art SQL" regarding crystal reports and strongly advice sql-tuning.

With this title I'd expect a comparison regarding DRI and non-DRI objects (even with the DRI-indexes on the non-DRI objects). The first restriction is that with your implementation you can...