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all groups > sql server (microsoft) > february 2007 > threads for february 22 - 28, 2007

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0 Blocking, but lots 'o locks...can that be right?
Posted by EJO at 2/28/2007 1:12:14 PM
TIA, because I really hardly know where to begin with this issue... Currently have a SQL Server 2000 system being accessed as a backend to a MS A2k mde. After about 6 years of working with relative pain-free ease, my tiny db started preventing users from being able to update one of the tables...more >>

Filtering across similar records using aggregate function
Posted by Dave at 2/26/2007 10:09:13 PM
Here is an extremely simplified copy of a table I have: Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 1 4 E 1 4 B 1 4 H 1 5 Q 2 9 O 2 8 I 2 9 U 2 8 W 3 7 F 3 6 C 3 7 Q 3 7 Z I would like to filter out the records that have the max value in Field 2 within each group of equal values in Field 1. Here i...more >>

unable to specify UNC path for restore through GUI??
Posted by KR at 2/23/2007 4:31:08 PM
Hi, After just installing sql 2005 on our test machine, I am trying to restore a database using a backup file on the network. However, the specify backup diagol box allows only for browsing to a file on the local machine - I find no way to type a UNC path to choose the backup file fro...more >>

Transaction log databseNAME_log.ldf keeps growing
Posted by nygiantswin2005 at 2/23/2007 11:03:41 AM
I have several Microsoft SQL 2000 Servers. On each servers I notice that Transaction log files for database keeps growing. We also have Symantec Backup Exec 10d with SQL Server Agent. The backup runs every night and it does a full backup of SQL Server databases. I don't understand why th...more >>

Quickly convert a single column table to a string?
Posted by mark4asp at 2/23/2007 10:04:03 AM
Is there a convenient way to convert a small single column table of zero to six rows of VarChar(50) data to a single string via a function. Each item is ideally separated by semi-colon space. Do I need to use a cursor to do this? ...more >>

WebCasts @microsoft.com
Posted by PFC Sadr at 2/22/2007 12:30:58 PM
so I've gone to view a webcast at MSFT.com about a dozen times over the past year. and from what I see; their signin information just DOES NOT WORK. you find the webcast you want; you click to view it.. and then it sends you back to select a webcast again. Plus-- if a webcast is previousl...more >>

Unintalling MS SQL server 2000---SP4
Posted by Lcuky at 2/22/2007 11:19:07 AM
Hi, I have applied SP4 on a testing box, but my application is not compatible to SP4. I want to UNINSTALL not remove the SP4 from my server. kindly, suggest the procedure for the same. Thanx in advance. ...more >>

why no CD burners or DVD burners for Backup??
Posted by PFC Sadr at 2/22/2007 6:18:34 AM
I just found this in a measure-up exam; it kinda surprised me; it seems like a no-brainer backups cannot be directly written to CD or DVD burners why is this true? ...more >>



C# SQL interface
Posted by Jon Slaughter at 2/22/2007 2:29:54 AM
I'm writing essentially a client based SQL interface(although the client accesses it indirectly). In the database there will be several different types of tables. Initially I was only going to use one table structure but I felt that it would be more productive to have it arbitrary. Now ...more >>


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