February 18, 2009 at 1:48 pm
[font="Verdana"]Winks turning up in the code? I think the combination of tab-close bracket does it. I've started replacing tab characters in my posted code with spaces. That helps the formatting too.
I'd really like to have just one notification from a thread that's received a post, until I go visit the thread, rather than one per entry. That way I wouldn't have to wade through hundreds of emails.
Can we have intellisense in the code section? 😛
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February 18, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Steve Jones - Editor (2/18/2009)
Since this thread seems to be the most popular, a question:What features would really help you "high posters" here at SSC? Changes to the forums? the site?
A few I've seen requested:
- More threads listed in the Active threads link
- Add a thread to your briefcase
- bundle notifications (by hour/day)
- code formatting (cut / paste and/or color coding)
Others?
I'm not a "high poster" (but I am really enjoying this thread) - but I heartily second the "Add a thread to your briefcase" and "bundle notifications" requests.
Thanks,
marianne
February 18, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Steve Jones - Editor (2/18/2009)
What features would really help you "high posters" here at SSC? Changes to the forums? the site?
Can you ask for one small change please. Remove the "Forum jump" drop down that's at the bottom of every single page.
With all the "discuss content by.." forums included in that drop down, it's 150kB that's added to every page request. I don't know what it's doing to your bandwidth, but I know what it's doing to mine.
Please? For the sake of those who don't have broadband, uncapped internet access?
Gail Shaw
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SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
February 18, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Bruce W Cassidy ....
Can we have intellisense in the code section? 😛
Ooops, I misread that at first. I thought Bruce was asking for intelligence in the code section.
For best practices on asking questions, please read the following article: Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help[/url]
February 18, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Roy Ernest (2/18/2009)
That is if I use the "Less than" and "Greater Than" symbol to denote Server Name or Table Name to be replaced with your own, that part just vanishes from the post. If that could be fixed, it would be great.
& lt ; and & gt ; (remove spaces) work very well, though they do take more typing
Gail Shaw
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SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
February 18, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Alvin Ramard (2/18/2009)
Ooops, I misread that at first. I thought Bruce was asking for intelligence in the code section.
[font="Verdana"]No. I was asking for the impossible, not the implausible.[/font]
February 18, 2009 at 2:12 pm
Bruce W Cassidy (2/18/2009)
Alvin Ramard (2/18/2009)
Ooops, I misread that at first. I thought Bruce was asking for intelligence in the code section.[font="Verdana"]No. I was asking for the impossible, not the implausible.[/font]
Oh please, we work in IT. The impossible only takes a little longer.
February 18, 2009 at 2:14 pm
I vote with Bruce, it would be nice to get a summary every hour or half hour that just says "New activity in the following threads you belong to." Over half my emails come from this thread alone 😉
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February 18, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Steve Jones - Editor (2/18/2009)
Since this thread seems to be the most popular, a question:What features would really help you "high posters" here at SSC? Changes to the forums? the site?
A few I've seen requested:
- More threads listed in the Active threads link
- Add a thread to your briefcase
- bundle notifications (by hour/day)
- code formatting (cut / paste and/or color coding)
Others?
The only thing I'd add to that is the ability to search based on # of replies as I prefer to read and try to help folks who have not had any replies yet. Or you could just add a page for posts with no replies. I usually use Active Threads and find plenty, but on weekends/holidays sometimes that is sparse and most have plenty of activity so I go through each forum and sort by replies ascending.
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February 18, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Lynn Pettis (2/18/2009)
Bruce W Cassidy (2/18/2009)
Alvin Ramard (2/18/2009)
Ooops, I misread that at first. I thought Bruce was asking for intelligence in the code section.[font="Verdana"]No. I was asking for the impossible, not the implausible.[/font]
Oh please, we work in IT. The impossible only takes a little longer.
I'm sorry, but since we work in IT, it doesn't take longer.
You just sleep a whole lot less......
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February 18, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Matt Miller (2/18/2009)
Lynn Pettis (2/18/2009)
Bruce W Cassidy (2/18/2009)
Alvin Ramard (2/18/2009)
Ooops, I misread that at first. I thought Bruce was asking for intelligence in the code section.[font="Verdana"]No. I was asking for the impossible, not the implausible.[/font]
Oh please, we work in IT. The impossible only takes a little longer.
I'm sorry, but since we work in IT, it doesn't take longer.
You just sleep a whole lot less......
Same thing from a different point of view.
February 18, 2009 at 2:39 pm
Undocumented system stored procedure: sys.sp_MSGoBackInTime ??
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February 18, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Bob Hovious (2/18/2009)
Undocumented system stored procedure: sys.sp_MSGoBackInTime ??
[font="Verdana"]Oh, the same one you use when you discover that the DBA hasn't tested the backups.
Didn't they lock that down in SQL Server 2008, to prevent people going back too far and ending up running Windows 3 again? I think you have to enable it in the configuration tool.[/font]
February 18, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Sleep? What's that?
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February 18, 2009 at 3:00 pm
GilaMonster (2/18/2009)
Roy Ernest (2/18/2009)
That is if I use the "Less than" and "Greater Than" symbol to denote Server Name or Table Name to be replaced with your own, that part just vanishes from the post. If that could be fixed, it would be great.& lt ; and & gt ; (remove spaces) work very well, though they do take more typing
Didn't think of those. Yes, they work. But I'm used to copy-and-pasting my code from SSMS into the forums. Every time that includes some XML, it disappears, and I usually don't notice that till it's already posted. Then I have to go in and edit.
Maybe I'm just being lazy, but I like copy-and-paste for that. Then I know, if I've tested the code, that what I'm posting is exactly what I tested.
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