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RE: Allow creating Views but not Tables

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Create a user-defined database role for the appropriate database. You can do so in Enterprise Manager or through Query Analyzer. If using QA, you'll want to execute the following (make sure you are in the correct database): EXEC sp_addrole 'rolename' As far as granting that role the correct permissions, the easiest way to do so […]

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2004-10-11

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SQL Server Licencing and ADO

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Hi,I am probably going to ask a dippy question here, but i still would like to know the answer !! I have a Server running Small Business Server 2003.On this server i have installed SQL Server 2000 with 10 licences (Courtesy of MS Action Pack!).I have written a VB6 package that connects to the SQL […]

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2004-10-07

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Dynamically set DTSDestination column name from variable

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I need to be able to set the DTSDestination column dynamically using a variable for the column name.  Here is the code I am using:   strColName = cstr(DTSSource("ColName"))    DTSDestination(strColName ) = DTSSource("QVal") I am getting the error "Invalid procedure call or argument: 'DTSDestination'".  I'm sure that I am just missing something.Thanks!

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2004-10-04

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Startup Account and Connection Account

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What is the difference between the SQL Agent Startup account (Agent...Properties...General tab) and the SQL Server Connection account (Agent...properties...Connection tab)I have always assumed that the Agent Startup Account is used  when running scheduled DTS packages, replication etc. but don't know what the connection account is used for.Can anyone provide me with 2 scenarios one that […]

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2004-09-08

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Do parent-child dimensions store aggregations?

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HiIn a new system we are designing, we are considering using parent-child tables to maintain dimension hierarchy data.  From these. AS can easily create parent-child dimensions in our MOLAP cubes, but a consultant has said that when processed, no aggregations will be held for the parent-child dimensions.I have tried to find documentation on this but […]

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2004-09-07

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RE: Question of the Day for 23 Aug 2004

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Fantastic, a conversation about grammar Sorry fhanlon, but going back to the Dictionary.com reference, if you follow the link for "Usage Note" to the definition for 'affect', you get to this: "Usage Note: Affect and effect have no senses in common. As a verb affect is most commonly used in the sense of “to influence” […]

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2004-08-23

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