MCDBA Is Good For DBA?
Jan 21, 2001Hi All
I am planning to do MCDBA, whether it'd good for DBA's, is't worth of doing or not, Please send me your comments.
Thanks
Regards
Ram
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MCDBA Hot Or Not?
Sep 24, 2004I've been working with SQL for close to a year now and I'm wondering if its worth the time and money to become certified. Are DBA's still on the up and rising or another job that will be outsourced to India?
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Oct 26, 2004Hi
I am wanting to take the 70-228 and 70-229 exams. Does anyone who has already passed them have any recommendations for the best / most complete books for studying them? Opinions seem so varied on Amazon...
Thx
Des
Mcdba
Feb 26, 2008Hi,
I have been a DBA for about 5 years now but I have never considered getting MCDBA certification until now..
Is it worth doing?
Whats the best way to revise for the exam? i.e are there any free online tests ect?
MCDBA - UK
Jul 20, 2005Is it worth studying towards an MCDBA (hopefully going to get myemployer to pay for it) ... has anyone completed it in the UK? if sowhat learning methods did you use(ie Boot Camp, elearning etc)? Andwho do you recommend for the training course?ThanksChris Longstaff
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Feb 24, 2000Does anyone know of a self test area for the MCDBA exams?
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Jul 7, 2000Anyone take (and pass) the MCDBA exams? If so, do you feel the experience
was worth it? I'm most interested in what I can learn. Do you feel that
it's a respected certification (like an MCSE)?
Thanks.
Is MCDBA Worth It?
Sep 23, 2005Is MCDBA worth of the time and money one has to put into to acheive it?
I am talking in terms of getting a job.
Do you think after getting MCDBA you have gained sustantial knowledge about the subject?
I havent appeared for any of the MS exams as yet
but would like to start with 70 228 and 70 229.
I like reading BOL, but i guess for certfn exams you have to have a diff approach...
MCDBA Notes
Mar 4, 2004Hello chapies,
Does anyone know where I can download notes for taking the MCDBA exam?
Cheers
MCDBA Or MCTS
Feb 7, 2007For my last 3 years I have work with the SQL 2000 as a database analysis. Now I want to get a certification to prepare me to look for a better job. Which certification is more valuable in today job marker MCTS or MCDBA.
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Feb 6, 2004I'll be taking this test and was hoping for some input, please.
1. How long is it ?
2. Anything in particular I should look out for ?
3. Should you only spend a certain amount of time on each question ?
4. Any place I can find any coupons for the heavy $125 fee ?
5. What company did you sign up through ?
6. Any other input, would greatly be appreciated !!
Thank you
What Is Best Training Software For Mcdba?
Sep 17, 2004Hey guys,
Im wanted to know what was the best training software to pass the mcdba cert or better yet, what is best software for exam 70-228 which is the first exam to take. Classes are just too expensive right now for me=( I am open for suggestions. Thank Guys
MCDBA - Study Materials Needed
Feb 27, 2002Hi,
Does anyone have a copy of the MS SQL2000 Administrator exam...??
MCDBA (SQL Server 2000) Exams Still Available ?
May 31, 2007Can anybody answer :
Are MCDBA (SQL Server 2000) exams still available today ?
Is it worth going for this exam today, in spite of the fact SQL Server 2005 has been released ?
Book Suggestions For Studying For MCDBA
Jul 20, 2005Hi All,I'm about to begin studying for the MCDBA certification and I'mwondering what books people would recommend?The following gets a good review, so I'm planning on purchasing it:MCSA/MCSE/MCDBA Self-Paced Training Kit: Microsoft SQL Server 2000System Administration, 70-228, Second EditionHowever, I'd like to also go through a second book as well, just tomake sure my coverage is as complete as possible, and I'm wondering ifanyone has any suggestions?Many thanks in advance,Murray
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Jan 4, 2002Dear Sir/Madam
I am certified Oracle DBA/Developer/Internet Developer. Now, I am interested in Microsoft Certificated DBA (MCDBA/MCSD).
By the way, I don't want to waste money to purchase the Microsoft exam software (Self Test Software) and training material. So, I want to exchange the MCDBA exam software and training material with you by using Oracle OCP 8i, Developer 2000 Rel 2.0 and MCSE 2000 Self Test Software.
I can use Oracle 8iDBA, Oracle Developer and MCSE 2000 self test software listed below to exchange 70-228,70-229,70-215,70-216,70-175 or other MCDBA 2000 and MCSE 2000 self test software and training materials.
<Oracle 8i DBA>
1Z0-001 Introduction to Oracle: SQL and PL/SQL
1Z0-023 Oracle8i: Architecture and Administration
1Z0-024 Oracle8i: Performance Tuning
1Z0-025 Oracle8i: Backup and Recovery
1Z0-026 Oracle8i: Network Administration
<Oracle Developer>
1Z0-101 Develop PL/SQL Program Units
1Z0-121 Developer/2000: Build Forms I
1Z0-122 Developer/2000: Build Forms II
1Z0-123 Developer/2000: Build Reports
<MCSE 2000>
70-210 Installing, Configuring and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
70-215 Installing, Configuring, and Administering Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
70-216 Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network Infrastructure
70-217 Implementing and Administering a Microsoft Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure
70-219 Designing a Windows 2000 Directory Services Infrastructure - (Includes 4 Case Studies)
By the way, if you have any one of 70-228,70-229,70-175,70-176,70-100, I can use whole set of Self test software to exchange yours.
Please provide email accounts with at least 5MB space for exchanging Self Test Software.
Thanks and Regards,
Jack
OCP DBA/Developer/Internet Developer
jacklam@tom.com
Good SQL Book
May 30, 2007hello
i am just starting to learn sql and know the basics, but now im looking for a good book to learn some more. A book that covers stored procedure would be very useful. If possible a book with q and a would be very good because i feel this tests if u understand what was just explaned. but if there is a good book without this it is ok. All sugestions welcome
NubNub
What Is Good Approch
Aug 7, 2007hii am using vs2005 for development of web application for reporting with sqlexpress05 as back end .later when project is ready for deployment i have to deploy the project on remote hosting server where i have limited access and sqlserver2000 database to use.i want to ask is there are any limitation or problem of sqlexpress while deploying it on remote sqlservre 2000.and should i have to to continue with sqlexpress as back end.is there any problems for using dynamic database connections(by using smart tags) other than programaticaly connecting database to asp.net ie by writing code.i am new in developmentplease guide me, please guide
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Jan 7, 2008hello all..i have make a searching, but is not good. my code like that:Public Class getall Public Function getitem(ByVal id As String) As DataSet Dim con As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection("Data Source=BOYsqlexpress;Initial Catalog=GAMES;User ID=ha;Password=a") Dim ds As New DataSet() Dim adapter As New SqlDataAdapter("select * from [item] where name like '%" & id & "%'", con) Try con.Open() adapter.Fill(ds, "user") Return ds Catch ex As Exception Console.Write(ex.Message) Finally con.Close() con = Nothing End Try ' Next Return ds End Functionand class my item in database is containning dragon ball 3, counter strikeif i insert dragon, it can display dragon ball 3.but if i insert dragon 3, it not display dragon ball 3.it should display dragon ball 3 .how should i change my code?thx...
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Dec 12, 2003Hi, gurus!
Of course, you know that this:
... WHERE (COLUMNNAME = @PARAMETER)
works perfectly, but the opposite - when I need to pass
a column name as a parameter - the SQL Server 2000 cursing me...
I was designing some stored procedures and here is what I need:
... WHERE (@COLUMNNAME = 1)
^^^ I need to use a different column names here, so I decided to use
a parameter, but it does not even budge. Of course, I can use workaround:
IF @COLUMNNAME = 'External' THEN
BEGIN
SELECT ... WHERE (External = 1)
END
But, I SO! do not want to do it 9 times - I have 9 column names
to check...
Maybe, there is another way to do it?..
Thanks,
Cheers!
I've Never Been Good With Relationships
Feb 15, 2004I'm having some trouble working out how to query some data. Rather than explain up front, here's some examples of what I want to achieve:
*******************************************************
I've got a structure which looks vaguely like this:
[ANCESTORS]
Grandparent
Parent
Child
If limit by grandparents, then I only get the lineage for that particular grandparent. I.e.:
SELECT *
FROM [ANCESTORS]
( some sort of joins here )
Where Grandparent.Name = 'Cybill'
This would return all of the children of 'Cybill' and their children. Now, if I use the following query:
SELECT *
FROM [ANCESTORS]
( some sort of joins here )
Where Child.Name = 'Jean'
This would return Jean's parents + the parents of Jean's parents (Jean's grandparents).
Likewise, if I enter:
SELECT *
FROM [ANCESTORS]
( some sort of joins here )
Where Parent.Name = 'Ron'
Then I would get Ron's parents and also his children.
*******************************************************
So, as you can see, at first it appears that I'm after a LEFT JOIN - meaning that the grandparents don't need to have child records to be returned, but, then it turns out that I need INNER JOINS - to limit grandparents when I choose children.
Can anybody see my dilemma here?
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Good Book For Using DTS?
Aug 23, 2000I have been using DTS somewhat, but I would like to read a good discussion (with cpmplex examples) of it.
Anyone found either a book on DTS or a good section in a book?
Thanks,
Judith
Any Good DTS Books
Sep 30, 2002Does anyone know of any good books on DTS? I am currently using SQL 7.
Thanks in advance
Any Good Books
Sep 14, 1998Hi there,
Any good books to Know the internals of MS-SQL server 6.5
Thanks
Vivek
What's A Good SQL Editor?
Oct 28, 2004Hi everyone
I'm wondering if there's a better SQL Editor than MS Query Analyzer on the market? I like a lot of the functionality provided by QA but want extra stuff like you get in VB6: intelli-sense (sytanx prompting), auto-complete (CTRL+Space provides list of sp's and tables, etc.) plus any other time saving features.
I've tried a few products but nothing quite hits the mark. Is there a program you use and recommend I trial?
Cheers - Andy
Good SQL Query
Mar 7, 2005Folks, i've got a table with a column; ACCOUNT VARCHAR(30). All the values numeric though. (leave abt the datatype yet).
The column is clustered indexed.
SELECT * FROM MYTABLE WHERE LEFT(ACCOUNT,3)='123'
execution plan shows CLUSTERED INDEX SCAN.
SELECT * FROM MYTABLE WHERE ACCOUNT LIKE '123%'
execution plan shows CLUSTERED INDEX SEEK.
How, why. Why doesn't the optimizer works good for the first query?
Howdy!
If Your Good With SQL Queries - Please Help
Apr 9, 2008Hi, ive got some work to do on SQL queries, the scenario is below and at the bottom is my attempt at answering in the questions:
Could somebody simply tell me if the answer at the bottow are correct, if not what I have done wrong.
A local company that produces machine parts has decided to develop an in-house database system. They have identified the following tables: -
tblOrders OrderNo, CustomerNo, Date, OrderTotal
tblCustomers CustomerNo, Name, Street, Town, County, Postcode
tblParts PartNo, Description, UnitCost
tblItems OrderNo, PartNo, Quantity, ItemTotal
Create SQL queries to produce the following: -
a) Details of all orders over £1000 sorted by customer
number.
b) A list of all part descriptions and their quantities appearing on order 39
c) Delete all orders placed by customers in
Wrexham.
d) Archive all orders placed by customer Clarke into a new table called
tblArchive.
e) Increase the price of all parts whose description includes the
word “washer” by 4%.
These are my answer, which im not too sure if they are correct. If any1 could tell me if there correct or not that would be great, thanks.
a)
SELECT *
FROM tblOrders
ORDERBY CustomerNO
WHERE OrderTotal > 1000
b)
SELECT tblParts.PartNo, tblParts.Description, tblItems.Quantity
FROM tblItems INNER JOIN tblParts ON tblItems.PartNo = tblParts.PartNo;
WHERE OrderNo = 39
c)
DELETE tblOrders.*
FROM tblOrders INNER JOIN tblCustomers ON tblOrders.CustomerID = tblCustomers.CustomerID
WHERE Town = “Wrexham”
d)
INSERT INTO tblArchive
SELECT *
FROM tblOrders INNER JOIN tblCustomers ON tblOrders.CustomerID = tblCustomers.CustomerID
WHERE Name = “Clarke”
e)
UPDATE tblParts
SET UnitCost = [UnitCost]*1.04
WHERE Description LIKE “*washer” or Description LIKE “washer*” or
Description LIKE “*washer*”
Please help :)
MS SQL Server Is Good With ...?
Feb 13, 2004Hi,
I'm about 6 weeks into SQL and SQL Server (7) - I was wondering whether you could share your opinions about which language to use as a programming tool for developing apps for & with SQL Server. I'm choosing between C++ (Visual) or JAVA.
I already know C and the DB-Libe contains a lot of it but I'm kinda trying to expand some horizons. I'm ok with either C++/VC++ or JAVA but I only have time to learn (or be good at) one.
Any suggestions? (I'd like to hear what you think even if you say neither C++ or JAVA - maybe VB? What's easy and marketable is what matters most.)
Thanks.
Need A Good Book...
Apr 27, 2004I've been a SQL Server dba for 5 or 6 years now. With the upcoming release (eventually, I'm sure) of Yukon/SQL2005, I've read that it's important for DBA's to pick up one of the .NET languages - I've figured, I'll try to learn VB.NET - I've had a little exposure to it, and can usually figure out what's going on in VB code I've read - however, I seriously doubt I could write anything in it from scratch - I want to learn it in a bad way - can you all recommend any self-paced books that will walk me thru it? I've never had any formal training with it, don't know a class from a DLL....Thanks in advance for your help!!
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Jul 20, 2005hello, for a new job i might have to learn SQL. i've neverworked with databases or SQL, so i'll need to learn. cananybody advice me on what would be a good book to learnfrom? i'm quite an experienced programmer, so it doesn'thave to be a dummies guide, and preferably not a bulky booklike the "SQL bible" or something.oh, one of my 'favourite' computer books of all times is"thinking in Java" by bruce eckel, to give you an idea.mike--not sure if there's a better group to ask these questions
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I confused what kind of SQL book is going to be good for me to study since
I begin to jump into MS-SQL...
Furthermore, I'd know that various level of book as begginer, intermediate , advance...
Thanks for your help in advance..
Which Version Of SQL Is Good For Me?
Mar 11, 2008Hi all,
I have couple of databases in access which i want to spilit them in backend and frontend, and then put the backend( just tables) in sql and keep frontend in access.
which version of sql is good for me to do that?
by the way there are more than 10 users want to access the front end for dataentry.
all the databases and the sql server can be in the same server.
thanks in advance,
Azi