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    New to SQL Server? Beginners just getting started - here's the place for help with simple questions. For installation or setup questions, refer to the Setup Forum.

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    Need help with writing CLR code targeting SQL Server 2005? This forum is a great place to have your questions answered and hear about others’ experiences.
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    General questions relating to the Database Mirroring feature, including client failover.

  • SQL Server Analysis Services
    Discussions relating to MDX and other Analysis Services or OLAP questions.
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    SQL Server Compact and Mobile Edition technical discussions.

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    Native data access to SQL Server using SQL Native Client, OLEDB, ODBC or SOAP/HTTP. For .NET related questions, see the Data Access forum in the .NET group.
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    All questions and discussions related to data-mining in SQL Server.
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    Any questions or discussions relating to the SQL Server Database Engine, performance, features, Full-text Search, linked servers, etc.

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    Any questions or discussions around using backup/restore, DBCC, recovering from hardware issues, planning disaster recovery or high-availability strategies. (MSDN forum)

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    Books Online and all other documentation-related discussions.

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Feb CTP supported on XP SP3?
I see that XP SP2 is required, but it doesn't specifically say XP SP2 or greater.
Does anyone have Katmai Feb CTP running on XP Pro SP3?
    		Problem with Report Manager on Vista SP1
      Hey,   I installed my sql server 2005 standard on my new portable, running vista sp1 and internet explorer 7. I do not find a way to get report manager working, I always get following error:   "The attempt to connect to the report server failed.  Check your connection information and t... more
      		Does SQL Server work well over the Internet?
      I have an Access 2003 application that works well in a LAN environment with a Jet based back end. However, I would like to move this back end to a SQL Server database hosted on a website so that my users could run the application from any Internet-connected PC, using a modified version of my Access... more
        		DATA MANIPULATION HELP
          Table1:   Id     column1    -------------------- 251      a 251      b 251      c       What I need to accomplish: Table2:   Id      column1     column2     column3 -------------------------------------------------------- 251        a                b               c               Using SSIS i ne... more
          		Problems creating full text index
          Hi all,   Im new to sql and very interreseted in the Full text features, however when im trying to execute the following query: USE Updater CREATE FULLTEXT INDEX ON dbo.Servers (ServerName) KEY INDEX ServerID ON UpdaterCatalog WITH CHANGE_TRACKING AUTO GO   Where ServerID = Int NOT NULL IDENTITY an... more
            		Any Advice for making that stored pro. better?
            Hi sir ,That is my Stored pro. which search in Sales table .- I do NOT know which parameters will be sent and which will be null.- I write sqlString which dynamically changed based on which parameters sent. Here is my code:   Code Snippet SET ANSI_NULLS ON GO SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON GO Alter PROC... more
              		Rolling 12M Totals performance issues
                Hi,   We are using SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services in x64 environment.   We use many 12M metrics implemented as calculated measures. A typical 12M calc measure looks like this:   Sum({LastPeriods(12, ClosingPeriod([Time].[Month],                     Tail(Existing [Time].[Month].Members).Item(0)... more
                		basic sql practice - what do I download?
                Hello, I am trying to learn/practice basic sql in order to help me improve my skillset for job hunting. I was told to go to the mysql website and download mysql. However, once I hit that site, i got a bit confused on what I really needed. I'm not trying to do any development. I just want to have som... more
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