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Identity Columns as Primary Keys
Posted by wrytat at 10/28/2007 9:33:00 PM
All the while, I've been using the usual column(s) with the usual datatype (e.g. varchar, int, ..) as the primary key(s) of the tables I have. For instance, I have a Customer table, then I will make the VARCHAR(4) CustID column as the primary key. Now, my colleague told me that using an ide...more >>

Create and Alter Stored Proc in the same SQL file
Posted by maa at 10/28/2007 5:25:00 PM
I would like to perform a Create on a stored proc if not found but alter in the case of an existing stored proc and do this in the same file. I can do it in 2 files and run if I know state of db. Is it possible to do the following: if ( Stored Proc does not Exists) { Create Stored Proc...more >>

Who added files?
Posted by Bob at 10/28/2007 12:02:00 PM
How can I tell who added some files to the database, and when?...more >>

Sp nesting
Posted by Barry Burke at 10/28/2007 11:34:00 AM
How many SPs could be nested 'normally', i have seen nesting with level of 10 and totally calling more than 50 Procedures being invoked from one single procedure, thereby being involved triggers and cursors. The DB Programmers are like 'scripting people'....more >>

SP sometimes "locks up" and times out
Posted by Jeremy at 10/28/2007 11:01:52 AM
I have an app that runs a process. One of the steps is embodied in a stored proc (sql 2k5), and it sometimes times out after 120 seconds. Bear with me, I've done quite a bit of work on this. The stored proc creates a temp table with IDs of records to delete, then deletes records from 10 t...more >>

Dropping off users
Posted by Ana at 10/28/2007 12:14:20 AM
Hi, I'd like to drop off all connections to the server at a certain time. How do I complish it? TIA Ana SQL05...more >>



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