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Password validation failed

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Hello Everyone,I just installed SQL Server Yukon. I tried, via the new SQL Server Workbench to create a SQL Server login but I received this error:TITLE: Sql Workbench ----------------------------------------An exception occurred while executing a SQL statement : Batch or statement execution failure : Password validation failed. The password does not meet policy requirements because it […]

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2004-02-23

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How does SQL Server divide up CPU

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We have a performance problem on our servers and we have isolated it down to one particular application.  However, the question asked in meetings is how does SQL Server divvy up CPU between SPIDs?  For example, between 10:32:36am and 10:48:02am, the server's CPU was maxed out by the service sqlservr.exe.  Looking in Enterprise Manager at […]

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2004-02-17

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Forcing order of evaluation

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I recognize that a where clause with something like "WHERE A=B and C=D" you might not be able to count whether or not it will evaulate the "C=D" if A<>B.But there are times you need to and I thought it was possible by doing nested selects.  But it isn't working.  Here is a real example:select * […]

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2004-02-16

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RE: How to convert vertical records to horizontal?

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Frank,Don't be so quick to give up on the data layer.  I had a similar challenge... I've posted ALL the code including the example data and table creation.  The actual code that does the work you are looking for is very short.  If you don't need the delimiter, set the delimiter to '' and you'll […]

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2004-02-16

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8-way Xeon PIII 700mhz vs. Dual Xeon P4 3.0ghz

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When running a web-based eCommerce system using SQL Server 2000 Enterprise, which platform would you choose from the following 2 choices:a)  8-way Xeon PIII 700mhz (2mb L2 cache) with 16 gb SDRAM  (this is a Netfinity 8500r -> 8 CPUs)b)  Dual Xeon P4 3.0ghz (not MPs) (512kb L2 cache) with 4 gb DDR SDRAM  (generic -> 2 CPUs)Assume […]

2004-02-13

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