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all groups > sql server new users > july 2006 > threads for july 22 - 28, 2006

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Two instances - authentication question
Posted by mcron at 7/28/2006 1:48:02 PM
I have an existing installation of SQL Server 2000 configured for Windows authentication. I have a new application that requires SQL Server and Windows authentication. If I install SQL Server 2000 on this server again, am I creating another "instance"? Is the authentication method specific ...more >>

Howto remove decimals in a numeric field
Posted by Ana_T at 7/28/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi, I use a numeric field (vs. nvarchar) to log the KM of a vehicle because I'd like the data to be displayed with the 1000 separator (123.456). In a web page, the data is displayed with decimals (123.456,00). I removed the decimal setting in the server's regional configuration with no avai...more >>

how to move a bak file to another machine?
Posted by CRT## at 7/27/2006 9:51:29 PM
I want to move a copy of a database (bak file) to my local machine so I can have access to the data offline. My goal can be thought of as copying a database, data and structures, to my local machine. How do I do that? Do I restore it? When I try to restore it using Enterprise Manager, I see...more >>

How do I print off a Relationship View of my tables?????
Posted by rhaazy at 7/27/2006 11:13:34 AM
Can I print off something that has all my tables and their column names along with all the relationships between them???/ ...more >>

sending emails with sql server
Posted by Sam at 7/27/2006 12:00:00 AM
how can i automate sending emails from sql server? can it be sent with attachments? thanks ...more >>

Database Size
Posted by Microsoft at 7/26/2006 4:20:21 PM
I have a 20GB database and i recently delete a 2GB table from it, but still it shows as 20GB database. I have done a backup on both transaction log and ..data file but it didn't help. any idea how can i free up that 2GB space? Thanks Hooman ...more >>

Finding Database Object Permissions Under A Role
Posted by G. Ray Giacalone at 7/26/2006 11:22:13 AM
Is there any way of finding all of the database objects and their permission settings that are assigned to a role in SQL 2005? This was available in SQL 2000's interface :-(] THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! :-[) ...more >>

Startup of SQL Server and Sql Agent Service Account|Suspect Database
Posted by Bill Papanestor at 7/26/2006 9:00:17 AM
I am trying to setup a domain user to that will be used to start-up the SQL server and agent services. I am on a 2003 domain using SQL 2000 SP 4 The domain user is not part of the local administrators group where the SQL Server is loacted but I have assigned the local policy privileges as ...more >>



Getting rid of leading 0s in strings
Posted by Orlando Acevedo at 7/25/2006 12:07:46 PM
I am trying to use several tables that have one 10-character text field in common. Most of the records have a numeric expression, but some tables have leading 0's, and some don't. I can't cast the field to numbers because there are some records that have letters also. What function can I us...more >>

Device not ready--what does that mean?
Posted by Middletree at 7/25/2006 9:27:31 AM
Been struggling with this for way too many hours. I am trying to get a database copied from one location to another. The place it's coming from is SQL Server 2000. The destination is SQL 2005. They are not on the same network and I cannot connect them to do an import. First, I tried detachi...more >>

easy one here >> Query help, please
Posted by WANNABE at 7/24/2006 11:15:32 AM
Need to change part of a field, and I 've been running some tests in pubs. This gives me and error> update authors set substring(phone,5,3) = '888' where substring(phone,5,3) = '826' this is the error > update authors set (substring(phone,5,3)) = '888' -----------------------------...more >>

Import/Export issue
Posted by mita at 7/23/2006 8:16:01 PM
Hi guys I am trying to import a text file into sql server but sql doesnt let me do that. My flat file is in the txt format. Here is a part of my txt file Indicatorid,IndicatorName,Reportingquarter,SourceDate,DHB,DHBName,PHO,PHOName,Practice,PracticeName,Practitioner,PractitionerName,NHI,DOB,...more >>

How to use local format file to bcp local data to remote server
Posted by JohnsunKan at 7/23/2006 12:00:00 AM
How to use local format file to bcp local data to remote server? If I use a local fmt file then system reponse "could not find the driver". If I use DTS to bcp to a remote server, I only can find the remote server's driver... Is it possible to use bcp (local data & fmt file) like that ...more >>

SQL DB Error Newbie
Posted by Thomas Grassi at 7/22/2006 9:58:34 AM
I got this error the other day any ideas? Event Type: Error Event Source: VSS Event Category: None Event ID: 6004 Date: 7/19/2006 Time: 8:47:58 AM User: N/A Computer: TGKW001 Description: Sqllib error: Database WrestlingHistory is not simple. For more information, see Help and Supp...more >>


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