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Help -DTS Truncating field?

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I am writing a DTS package in SQL 2000 SP1 running Advanced Server SP2. I am trying to output the results from a sql query to a csv file. When I preview the results of the sql statement from inside the 'tranform data task' window all looks fine, but when the package is executed one […]

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2001-08-29

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DTS and Source Safe

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The company I work for has recently decided to use Source Safe on all of our DTS packages. To do this we save the package down as a .dts file and check it into SS. We've ran into a bump in the road though. When saving as a .dts file, we lose all of the […]

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2001-08-27

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Update / Insert triggers conflicting?

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I have two triggers on a table, one for ON INSERT and one for ON UPDATE. The two triggers are designed to add a line of history to a field when certain operations are peformed. ON INSERT adds a line "created on etc etc" and the UPDATE checks via IF UPDATE() on a single column […]

2001-08-22

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Opinions on DB Monitoring Software requested

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In our datacenter environment, we are looking for a database monitoring software with which it would be possible to monitor different RDBMSs (presently we support clients with MS SQL Server, ORACLE, and DB2) and multiple instances on multiple servers, with reporting possibilites, threshold monitoring and alert generation possibilities. I've looked at Embarcadero's DBArtisan and Performance […]

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2001-08-16

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sysindexes

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When a server running sql 7.0 tries to get information from the sysindexes table of another server running sql 2000 ,following error occurs : OLE DB provider 'SQLOLEDB' supplied inconsistent metadata for a column. Metadata information was changed at execution time. The query i am running is : select rows FROM [serverRunningsql2000].[dbname].dbo.sysindexes where indid < […]

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2001-08-07

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Alert!!!!

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Something that look simple enough not to cause any nightmare is drawing me through hell. I have a third party monitoring utilities that goes through my errorlog and NT eventlog for any error and generate a ticket when any error that has severity 19 and above. I created a user error message 5001 and 5002 […]

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2001-08-02

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DTS Designer Error

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I've recently had my machine rebuilt and reinstalled SQL 2000 and SP1. When I go into existing DTS packages I get a message DTS Designer Error |||||| and the task selection area is blank. Also only register and unregister custom tasks are available from the menu line. Any ideas?

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2001-07-31

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SQL 2000 Administration Exam

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I am about to schedule the above exam and was thinking of buying the corresponding Transcender to help me prepare. Has anyone gone along a similar route, because I need to know if it is worth buying - how closely does the Transcensder map to the exam? Regards, Paul

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2001-07-23

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