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Error copying indexes in DTS package

I have a DTS package in SQL Server 2000 that copies data from one database to another.  The copy indexes option is checked.  For almost a year this has worked fine until recently where the job is ending successfully but the indexes are not copying over.  At first it was maybe once or twice a...

Answer Question   |  Sep 10 2009  2:18 PM GMT
DTS, Indexes
asked by Bleeb

  45 pts.

Database Issues - Trying to prove that something has to be done

Hello Everyone, I'm currently trying to prove a concept on why we should re-create our old existing PFs into SQL defined tables (Portability, performance, etc.). After taking a look at some files, I noticed an even larger problem that would ruin my chance of proving this concept. Unless some...

View Answer   |  May 26 2009  2:16 PM GMT
Database issues, iSeries, Indexes
asked by Dcantwell

  165 pts.

Indexes and abstracts in SQL Server

In regards to a SQL Server, what is an index? Also, what is an abstract, and could you please explain the types of both of these items?

View Answer   |  Dec 29 2008  7:45 PM GMT
SQL Server, Indexes, Abstracts
asked by SQL Server Ask the Experts

  2420 pts.

designing indexes

I have a question regarding database design. Lets assume that there is a table with 10 columns. I don't have any single column which I can choose as candidate for Primary key. Though, combination of 5 columns can uniquely identify records. Here, I created an identity column as a PK and added...

View Answer   |  Oct 14 2008  3:31 PM GMT
Database design, JOIN statement, Primary keys
asked by Sqloholic

  25 pts.

Analyzing Existing Indexes

Hello, I am trying to analyze existing indexes on few tables. I think I can do this by using system views like sys.db_dm_index_usagestats, physicalstats and operationalstats. I am here trying to figure out disk space used by each index, I/O stats ,fragmentation etc I am wondering if ,Apart these...

View Answer   |  Oct 8 2008  9:02 PM GMT
Indexes, SQL Server database, SQL Server tables
asked by Sqloholic

  25 pts.

Backing up and restoring a LIVE database in SQL Server 2000

I am using SQL Server 2000, and I backup and restore my LIVE database to a new backup server every night. Do you have any ideas as to why my restored database runs slow when compared to the LIVE database? Do I need to rebuilding indexes? Is there any way of backing up indexes as part of the main...

View Answer   |  Jul 2 2008  3:52 PM GMT
SQL Server 2000, Database backup and recovery, Indexes
asked by SQL Server Ask the Experts

  2420 pts.

Is the data in a SQL Server 2000 table still available for external applications, during editing or adding indexes via the Enterprise Manager?

Is the data in a SQL Server 2000 table still available for external applications, during editing or adding indexes via the Enterprise Manager?

View Answer   |  May 14 2008  3:24 AM GMT
SQL Server 2000, Data availability, Enterprise Manager
asked by SQL Server Ask the Experts

  2420 pts.

DB2 indexes and Crystal Reports

Is it possible to access DB2 (V5R1) indexes from the Visual Linking Expert screen in Crystal Reports(8) and if so how?

View Answer   |  Apr 22 2008  10:31 AM GMT
Crystal Reports, DB2, Indexes
asked by AJ52

  5 pts.

Why is the query using the index even though the perecentage of unique values is 52%?

I have a table with no primary key and a non-clustered composite index of two columns. When I look at the number of distinct values (selectivity ratio), the table has a ratio of 52% unique values. I thought an index should be at least 90% unique in order for it to be used. Yet when I run the...

View Answer   |  Mar 3 2008  5:09 AM GMT
SQL, Indexes, SQL performance
asked by Abbi

  20 pts.

execution plan is same even though it takes 10 times longer to run

I have a query that accesses a table with a non-clustered index. When I drop the index and run the query, it takes 1.25 minutes to run. With the index, it takes 2 seconds to run. Yet, the execution plan is the same with or without the index. How can that be? Thank you!

View Answer   |  Mar 3 2008  5:07 AM GMT
Performance/Tuning, Execution Plan, Indexes
asked by Abbi

  20 pts.

Stored Procedure for dropping indexes

I would like a stored procedure that will take as input the name of a table. Whatthe procedure would do is drop all indexes on that table excpet any index that ends with U1 or P1, and save the information on the ones it drops. Then I would like another strored procedure that takes a table name...

View Answer   |  Feb 28 2008  4:04 PM GMT
Stored Procedures, Restore, DROP
asked by Dangagne

  30 pts.

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