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RE: Image Insert

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My experience is that BLOB will inflate the database excessively if the requirements are heavy. Therefore, I prefer using linking instead of embedding. It is a highly recommended approach for massive image requirements (which is the case where I work). Also, it makes it much easier for the Graphics Designer to design the image using […]

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2003-07-08

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RE: Workaround needed to run sp_addlogin

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To test this out, I create a job 'AddUser' which just contained the code sp_addlogin 'test'. Not sure whether it is possible to use SQL-DMO in Access 97 so I tried using Transact SQL in Query Analyzer: Use msdb EXEC sp_start_job @job_name = 'AddUser' Still a SYSADMIN problem which I overcame by using xp_sqlagent_proxy_account. Managed […]

2003-07-02

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RE: Slow performance of update statement

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Try moving the variables/parameters to the WHERE clause. Having them as part of the join condition may be causing the stored procedure to recompile each time it is called. update dbo.tMappingRule set ratio = r.ratio from dbo.tMappingRule mr inner join tMappingTemplateRule r on r.AccountID = mr.AccountID and r.LevelID = mr.levelID WHERE mr.DataCycleID = @DataCycleID and […]

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2003-06-17

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RE: Best Practices for Reboot Schedule

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I have not seen any white paper from Microsoft regarding best practices of a reboot schedule. In our organization, we only reboot the servers when patches are applied or (rarely) when hardware fails and necessitates downtime. To enable that long term reliability, only the bare minimum services and software are installed on the dedicated SQL […]

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2003-06-13

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