Wow... lots of posts on this already...

I think there are lots of advantages to openness, and I would prefer it... but TO PREVENT RESENTMENTS, I would also institute a...

I'll bet no-one's going to like this answer... somebody may even call me an idiot, LOL. And maybe my answer is situational... may not work for everyone:

I single thread...

Thanks, David J. -- that'll do it! 🙂

As icing on the cake, starting from what you gave, I may prefer to let an export task do most of the...

The article was interesting, and the conversation it spawned:

Though I knew how to paste columns from SSMS, and I knew how to *automate* columns-inclusion using export tasks, what I did...

When you turn off the light... is it still a light?

Some would say:

"When it's off, it's just something with wires and a switch... it's not being a light."

Some would...

You make a very interesting point, that being seduced by power, ironically, comes out of weakness.

Amen.

On a simply practical level, integrity = workability. Cooperation is fundamental to making intentions (projects, agreements...) that *work*, and cooperation doesn't work with mis-information. Lying and cheating are...

Mike C (5/25/2008)

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Michael Earl (5/21/2008)

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It is a good sign that your new shop does not use it and you should learn to properly design and query databases to make it...