I had this problem as well. My problem was that I was running SQL Server 2005, but the database I wanted to create maintenance plans for had a compatibility...

I was able to re-create the problem on a test box. I re-installed .NET and it seemed to fixed the problem.

I am also having problems with Management studio package not loading. This is the error I receive.

sql server management studio package failed to load

I assume the two...

I haven't seen any web sites dedicated to both SQL Server and Oracle, but here is a good article that compares the two from a DBA Perspective.

http://www.wisdomforce.com/dweb/resources/docs/MSSQL2005_ORACLE10g_compare.pdf

The Oracle Technology Network is a great networking site for developers and DBA's. It contains tons of information on whatever you want to know about Oracle. Use this...

I think it depends on what everyone else in your company does. If you work in an environment where your co-workers are spread out accross the country (or world)...

I started as an Oracle DBA as well. The administration tasks for any database are always the same. Backups, tuning, security... It is just learning how to...

Also, don't forget to take a full backup after you shrink the log file.

If all backups are in the same folder, the cleanup task will delete anything with a .bak extension. If you seperate the backups into different folders and have seperate...

Does this only report on other SQL Server 2005 databases, or can you use it against prior versions as well?

I have had problems with compatibility levels also, but just the opposite. One of our vendors told us that their product was compatible with SQL Server 2005, but when...

Jeff, I hope you didn't scare PR away, although it made me laugh. 😀

Thank you for sharing that information about the reports. It will come in handy I'm sure.:)

I haven't tried this with DTS, but I have some visual basic scripts that use CDO to send e-mails with attachments. If you think this will help, below is a...

In this BOL page, http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178134.aspx titled Types of DML Triggers, it states After, Instead Of, and CLR Triggers are types of DML triggers. For triggers are...