Comments on: SQL SERVER – 2008 – Interview Questions and Answers – Part 4 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/09/15/sql-server-2008-interview-questions-and-answers-part-4/ Notes of a SQL Server MVP and Database Administrator Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:54:09 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: pete blackwell http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/09/15/sql-server-2008-interview-questions-and-answers-part-4/#comment-55353 pete blackwell Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:54:19 +0000 http://sqlauthority.wordpress.com/?p=995#comment-55353 Just an idea question if you don't mind providing your insight. We have an application which several regular processing jobs. Each job may call any number of programs which individually update the database. Periodically, one of these programs may fail, so we want to put the database back to the state it was before any of the programs in the job ran. Since they are separate programs we can't use a transaction. The only way I know how to do this is to backup the db prior to the job starting, or recover using the a prior backup the and associated log file. Is there a way to mark the db as it is at a given time, and then rollback to that point without involvement of a database backup? I was hoping if full logging was on that this would be possible, but I don't see anything that would help with this. If you reply, could you please send reply to my email address (you can post it as well if you wish)? Thanks much, Pete Blackwell Just an idea question if you don’t mind providing your insight.

We have an application which several regular processing jobs. Each job may call any number of programs which individually update the database.

Periodically, one of these programs may fail, so we want to put the database back to the state it was before any of the programs in the job ran. Since they are separate programs we can’t use a transaction.

The only way I know how to do this is to backup the db prior to the job starting, or recover using the a prior backup the and associated log file.

Is there a way to mark the db as it is at a given time, and then rollback to that point without involvement of a database backup? I was hoping if full logging was on that this would be possible, but I don’t see anything that would help with this.

If you reply, could you please send reply to my email address (you can post it as well if you wish)?

Thanks much,
Pete Blackwell

]]> By: Kumar http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/09/15/sql-server-2008-interview-questions-and-answers-part-4/#comment-53609 Kumar Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:54:56 +0000 http://sqlauthority.wordpress.com/?p=995#comment-53609 Hi, I want to check the expiration date of sql server 2008 evaluation copy. And also want to verify the licenesed version of sql server 2008 standard edition's validity period. please guide me. Expecting your reply. Regards Kumar. Hi,

I want to check the expiration date of sql server 2008 evaluation copy. And also want to verify the licenesed version of sql server 2008 standard edition’s validity period.

please guide me.

Expecting your reply.

Regards
Kumar.

]]> By: sri http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/09/15/sql-server-2008-interview-questions-and-answers-part-4/#comment-52468 sri Wed, 27 May 2009 08:36:10 +0000 http://sqlauthority.wordpress.com/?p=995#comment-52468 hi pinal This site is very nice...lot of information is there .. if it possible plz provide printer friendly option hi pinal

This site is very nice…lot of information is there ..
if it possible plz provide printer friendly option

]]> By: Leo http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/09/15/sql-server-2008-interview-questions-and-answers-part-4/#comment-52114 Leo Wed, 20 May 2009 14:48:17 +0000 http://sqlauthority.wordpress.com/?p=995#comment-52114 4 way to get an accurate count of the number of records in a table: SELECT COUNT(1) AS number_of_records FROM tabla 4 way to get an accurate count of the number of records in a table:
SELECT COUNT(1) AS number_of_records
FROM tabla

]]> By: Red Bull http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/09/15/sql-server-2008-interview-questions-and-answers-part-4/#comment-43439 Red Bull Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:51:23 +0000 http://sqlauthority.wordpress.com/?p=995#comment-43439 I guess there is a type mistake in this, instead of @@ROWCOUNT, @@Recordcount is mentioned. I guess there is a type mistake in this, instead of @@ROWCOUNT, @@Recordcount is mentioned.

]]> By: Jerry Hung http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/09/15/sql-server-2008-interview-questions-and-answers-part-4/#comment-43258 Jerry Hung Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:45:25 +0000 http://sqlauthority.wordpress.com/?p=995#comment-43258 Hi Pinal Want to clarify, you wrote Enterprise Editions only supports log shipping. Standard editions also support log shipping (and mirroring) as well Hi Pinal

Want to clarify, you wrote
Enterprise Editions only supports log shipping.

Standard editions also support log shipping (and mirroring) as well

]]> By: kumar amit http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2008/09/15/sql-server-2008-interview-questions-and-answers-part-4/#comment-43246 kumar amit Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:33:27 +0000 http://sqlauthority.wordpress.com/?p=995#comment-43246 pl send me on this mail id. thanks Regards; amit; pl send me on this mail id.
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