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SQL Auto increment
Posted by Maziar Aflatoun at 2/1/2004 10:26:41 PM
Hi everyone, Is there a way in SQL to define an Auto Increment column which is always in order, even after removing elements from the middle. For instance, currently if you define something as Auto Increment it will be like 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 however, if you remove rows 4 and 9 then it w...more >>


readonly db, nolock
Posted by sviau at 2/1/2004 8:59:20 PM
is adding nolock in sql statement same as setting readonly for database? how big of a performance gain is using with (nolock) on database that is only for reading (updates except for data synch) thanks stephane ...more >>

paging and sorting
Posted by sviau at 2/1/2004 8:57:42 PM
whats the best method (performance wise) for paging and sorting using sql serer 200? where usingtemp tables. wondering if there is a more efficince, better performing solution? thanks stephane ...more >>

stred procedure tuning: issues
Posted by sviau at 2/1/2004 8:56:52 PM
1- this seems to work. what the catch? is there hidden overheard to converting the string to int? AND PTS.PropertyTypeID IN ('20') AND ASL.AreaID IN ('6251','1107','6242','245') AND (FG.FeatureGroupID = '1') *** columns are data type integer. 2- how bad (performance wise) is it do to "...more >>

SQL Script to Refresh Views
Posted by Scott Buerkley at 2/1/2004 8:32:47 PM
My terminalogy might not be correct, but is there a way refresh all my views after updating a table. I noticed that after adding a column to a table all the veiw that are attached to the table have to be saved again. All my views begin with a "V", so after running a SQL script to update my tabl...more >>

query about extracting values from a field in Stored Procedure.
Posted by jungewum NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com.au at 2/1/2004 5:43:06 PM
Hi, I am writing a Stored Procedure. In the Stored Procedure, I have a field called @product_list. The value of the @product_list can be 'A1,A2,A3,A4,B3,B1'. The separator is the comma (,) character. The number of product_code (e.g. A1, B1) in the @product_list varies. How do I extract ...more >>

TSQL Writting to Windows Event Log
Posted by Denver at 2/1/2004 4:41:10 PM
I have written a stored procedure, and each time it executes I would like to make an entry in the Windows Event Log. How can I do that? Thanks....more >>

Automated Email including fields from a View
Posted by David C at 2/1/2004 3:51:00 PM
Hi All, I hope someone can help me here, I am trying to work out how to set up an automated email that will be sent out every morning telling users when the data transfer started and approx end time. I have a View which has two fields [Start Time] and [Approx End Time] I would like the ...more >>



Return gaps in a sequence
Posted by DaveF at 2/1/2004 2:37:49 PM
How can I find the gaps in a sequence of consecutive integers? I have this: 1 2 4 6 7 8 10 The gaps are 3, 5, and 9. I can get the consecutive records with this: SELECT * FROM x x1 JOIN x x2 ON x1.c=x2.c-1 c c ----------- ----------- 1 2 6 7 7...more >>

single selection parameter with multiple value
Posted by kriste at 2/1/2004 1:33:27 PM
Hi,=20 Can anyone enlighten me how to get the following correct? @temp is dynamic string which it can be either a few param (eg, = 003,0045,005) or it can be a record set too (eg. SELECT upc from = product_master WHERE name like 'A%') declare @temp varchar(100) select @temp =3D '''00000000...more >>

indexes
Posted by william at 2/1/2004 12:45:02 PM
what is the diff. between non unique clustered and unique clusetred index, and which one should be created when. Thanks a lot, ...more >>

id complex
Posted by Sharon at 2/1/2004 12:37:11 PM
hiall :) i need an identity which is composed of two columns: i want some id column on the table to reset every new year (yyyy) which is also stored in a column in the same table. is that possible? 10x lots. sharon. ...more >>

thanks
Posted by kevin at 2/1/2004 11:06:44 AM
I am struggling to understand what does technically checkpoint do? pls help. ...more >>

file system and raw partition
Posted by shandy at 2/1/2004 10:54:17 AM
Does anybody know what is the diff. between file system and raw partition. why it is good idea to use file system for tempdb and raw partition for other databases. Thanks a lot. ...more >>

shutdown
Posted by mp at 2/1/2004 10:52:26 AM
what is the diff between shutdown and shutdown with no_wait architectically. ...more >>

This is what I have been asked in a recent interview.
Posted by nb at 2/1/2004 10:51:14 AM
How would u go for creating an index on a table having 100 million rows. ...more >>

asynchrous I/O
Posted by amit at 2/1/2004 10:50:03 AM
What is asynchrous I/O, and how I can configure it. ...more >>

largest table
Posted by ravi at 2/1/2004 10:48:53 AM
how to find largest table and its size. Thanks...more >>

Any sybase guy here
Posted by newwbee at 2/1/2004 10:47:37 AM
Can any body tell me how to connect sybase with perl. Thanks. ...more >>

direct and deferred update
Posted by kunal at 2/1/2004 10:46:42 AM
Can anybody pls tell me the diff. direct and deferred update with a example. Thanks a lot. Regds, satish ...more >>

heavily used tables and stored prpcedure
Posted by ramni at 2/1/2004 10:45:40 AM
How to find heavily used tables and stored prpcedure in the system. TIA ...more >>

Count Query
Posted by Peter Neman at 2/1/2004 9:06:07 AM
i have a simple table (table1) containing a number of Bank accounts details for our clients and a second table (table2) containg Client details. i am trying to get a count of the number of accounts over 1 that we have for each licence Table 1 Licence ( varchar(6)) 11111 22222 3...more >>

Simple? Select Statement...
Posted by Bruce Duncan at 2/1/2004 8:58:26 AM
I have 2 tables (products, proditems) and I would like to return a table with all products with the smallest price. The data looks like this (scaled down for ease) products: prodid, prodname, proddesc proditem: proditemid, prodid, supply, price data examples: products: 1, AD, descripti...more >>

Diagram not loaded by Scripting***
Posted by RM at 2/1/2004 8:06:08 AM
Hi I've got a script of my Db in SQL Server 2000,and want to load it in elsewhere ,so there's a problem not to move Diagram and some objects in my DB,why? what's the solution? any help would be greatly appreciated. -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/...more >>

XTAB - CROSSTAB UTILITY
Posted by IanMGSmith at 2/1/2004 7:20:26 AM
sp_XTAB produces crosstab views/output with minimum fuss. No messing with code, just tell XTAB what you want to pivot. Tested to 762 columns, XTAB can generate up to 63000 characters dynamic sql and should handle most needs. Regards, Ian ----------- simple example Use Northwind ...more >>


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