Forum Replies Created

Viewing 15 posts - 16 through 30 (of 31 total)

  • RE: SQL Mail Issue

    It's important to log into the machine as the account that starts SQL Server before you configure any mail.

    Also, there used to be an issue with NT and SQL Server...

  • RE: BI Naming conventions

    I do BI for a living and I agree with bnordber. The users are the best source of naming conventions for BI deliverables. I've also found that different user groups...

  • RE: Need script that can shrink copy of DB to fit on a notebook

    How about a cursor-driven "SELECT TOP 1000 * INTO..." statement. You could script the source DB, remove the CREATE TABLE statements, run the cursor code then use the script to...

  • RE: Book on OLAP?

    There's a small book from Cognos called "The Multidimensional Manager" that give a good, non-technical overview of OLAP. The book is really a sales tool (I'm a Cognos partner), but...

  • RE: Intelligent vs. Surrogate keys

    Sometimes the decision is made for you. If you need to track Type 2 slowly changing dimensions, then surrogate keys are required. To get "current" data, create and index on...

  • RE: alternatives to crystal reports

    I recommend Cognos products to my clients if they don't want to deal with Crystal. The whole report development/distribution process is much more intuitive.

    Don

    http://www.biadvantage.com

  • RE: Report Generation

    Saari,

    From what I can tell here, personal attacks and name calling are normally frowned upon. We all come here to share information, and hopefully learn something.

    I'm currently evaluating Crystal as...

  • RE: Excel Import

    Scorpion, thanks for the great explanation. I also have converted DTS packages to BCP. Not only is it a little faster, but I hate the "black box" of DTS.

    You mentioned...

  • RE: Report Generation

    Is Active Reports the software produced by Data Dynamics? If so, it looks like something worth checking out.

    Don

    Don

    http://www.biadvantage.com

  • RE: Excel Import

    As an aside, can anyone explain why someone would require a stored procedure when it's so easy to use DTS? Could it be portability?

    Don

  • RE: Report Generation

    I'm a little prejudiced as a reseller, but Cognos has two tools that report well off of SQL Server. One is an OLAP tool called PowerPlay. The other, called Impromptu,...

  • RE: Moving DTS Packages Between Servers

    Check out "Disconnected Edit" in Enterprise Manager. I haven't used it, but many properties are exposed.

    Don

  • RE: DTS Lookup

    Thanks Clive. I'll toy with this code for a while.

    Don

  • RE: DTS Lookup

    That sounds like a good idea. I'm a little weak in VBScript, though. Can you give an example?

    Don

  • RE: DTS Lookup

    That sounds like a good idea. I'm a little weak in VBScript, though. Can you give an example?

    Don

Viewing 15 posts - 16 through 30 (of 31 total)