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  • RE: How to release space used by a table?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/16/2011)


    No, ghost cleanup has already run for you. It's possible the deletes happened on pages/extents that are mixed with live records, and so you can't...

  • RE: How to release space used by a table?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/16/2011)


    Deletes are deferred, with the rows "marked" as deleted and then the ghost cleanup task running later. So if you delete something and check space...

  • RE: How to release space used by a table?

    BTW, there is only one clustered index on the primary key with is an identity column.

  • RE: How to release space used by a table?

    Unfortunately, I desperately need space released back to the OS. Any other thoughts?

  • RE: Detaching Databases with Users connected?

    You do have to kick out all those connected users first and foremost:

    alter database databasename set offline with rollback immediate

    alter database databasename set online

    exec sp_detach_db databasename

  • RE: Crystal reports or some better alternate

    What about using DTS packages and dumping to Excel sheets as reports?

    Both DTS and Excel look "free" enough 😛

  • RE: DB MIRRORING

    I've recently done some patching on SQL Server instances which are engaged in a mirroring session. You only need to make sure that the sequence of transaction log on the...

  • RE: Svc Pack 4 for SQL Server Express?

    Yes, it is applicable to all editions of SQL Server, Express included.

    I have implemented this patching on my servers too.

  • RE: Mount point Diskusage

    If you are using SQL2008 where powershell script is supported and if your SQL Server service account has enough privilege on the mount points, you can schedule powershell scripts to...

  • RE: Database Mirroring

    free_mascot (4/28/2011)


    Does adding additional primary/secondary file too applied on mirror?

    Just tested on one of our mirrored pair, yes, the secondary file if added on principal is also added on the...

  • RE: SQL Server Configuration Manager can not display sql related services

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/26/2011)


    I think you must have something corrupted. The repair might not actually fix things. I would think you might need to uninstall the client tools,...

  • RE: SQL Server Configuration Manager can not display sql related services

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (3/30/2011)


    Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling the tools? Perhaps there is something corrupted in the installation?

    I assume you are logging on as an admin, correct?

    Hello...

  • RE: DDL Admin rights

    am-244616 (4/20/2011)


    Guys,

    Is there anyway to give ddl admin rights to the database user with out create/alter/drop table permissions.

    The database user should only have

    1. db writer

    2. db reader

    3. create/alter/drop view

    4. create/alter/drop...

  • RE: SA Password Recovery

    SQL Server running in single user mode accepts local windows admin account as sysadmin logins (even if group 'BUILT-IN\Administrators' is remvoed from sysadmin role).

    So you need to have a local...

  • RE: Open Source SQL Server

    April fools day?

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