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Named Instances - Pros & Cons

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I have a SQL app that used to be a MS Access app.  The app creates snapshots of data.  In the old MS Access version it would create a new mdb with each snapshot.  The new app creates a new SQL DB with each snapshot, hence my Enterprise Manager DB list is rapidly becoming cluttered […]

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2004-12-21

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Short Consulting Opportunity

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We have a single 4 processor SQL Server 2000 Standard machine that is being used to it's capacity. We would like to upgrade to an 8 way processor box seamelesly. I've upgraded this machine before, but it is never seamless.We first get a good back up. Then we copy the database dumps to the target […]

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2004-12-17

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Integration with active directory

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hello all,I tried to integrate Sql server 2000 instance in the AC and came up with this message " sql server enterprise manager could not add server to the  AC",(stored procedure sp_activedirectory_scp failed to to access registry key)Can anyone help out? pleaseAkan   

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2004-11-14

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RE: Installing Full Text Search

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Why am I installing it? Because it wasn't installed by default, or it was intentionally not installed. We haven't had need of it till this development round. I didn't install the server originally so aren't aware of the initial requirements or settings, all I know is that we needed it now It turns out I […]

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2004-10-26

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RE: Card Deck Simulation

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The only question I have is if you need to keep track of the cards that have been dealt. You wouldn't want a dealer playing a Second Ace of Spades in a later hand if the shuffle should not occurr between each play. If that is the case then you may want to store the […]

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2004-10-26

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RE: Known bug or is there a reason?

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Apologies for being unclear, my mind was in 'generic' SQL mode, not SQL Server specific My intention was to say;How rows are physically stored does not necessarily guarantee in which order rows found by a query is returned .... unless you say ORDER BYThe fact that many skips 'order by' is in itself proof that physical structures indeed influences the […]

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2004-10-26

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