Bloody SQL Server Developers!!!!!

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Spacecadet replied

21 December 2006, 15:29
Originally posted by Francko

Has this turned into a "confession" type of thread?

I hope so
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Weltchy replied

21 December 2006, 15:29
Originally posted by Spacecadet

done worse

Back in permie days I was once having to temporarily free a lot of space on a development box

I detached one of the databases, zipped up the datafiles, then deleted the data files, except i accidentally deleted the compressed file as well

No backups anywhere! about 2 months of someones work gone, i tried a few undelete utilities (paid for out of my own pocket) and couldn't get it back.

Ended up creating junk files of the same size, compressing them and then deleting them. I then "corrupted" the compressed file so it wouldn't open.

Very dishonest of me!! however kept me off the hook, the project was shelved the week after anyway and for reasons completely unrelated to my balls up

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT WAS YOU!!!!! WHY I OUTTAAAAA
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Francko replied

21 December 2006, 15:27
Has this turned into a "confession" type of thread?
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Spacecadet replied

21 December 2006, 15:24
done worse

Back in permie days I was once having to temporarily free a lot of space on a development box

I detached one of the databases, zipped up the datafiles, then deleted the data files, except i accidentally deleted the compressed file as well

No backups anywhere! about 2 months of someones work gone, i tried a few undelete utilities (paid for out of my own pocket) and couldn't get it back.

Ended up creating junk files of the same size, compressing them and then deleting them. I then "corrupted" the compressed file so it wouldn't open.

Very dishonest of me!! however kept me off the hook, the project was shelved the week after anyway and for reasons completely unrelated to my balls up
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lilelvis2000 replied

21 December 2006, 14:46
Don't worry - I once accidentally deleted the entire product file for a retailer. There was a backup...yup a single backup file which overwrote the previous nights backup..'cuz the DBA was too lazy/cheap to get a proper tape put in. Tip! when copying SPs from one SQL server to another tick off the "drop and recreate associated objects"(?) flag. Didn't discover this until Monday when the order refresh failed.

I had to rebuild the product file from a week old Oracle backup and by pulling the remainf products from the Linux warehouse fullfillment system. Took half a day and I cocked it up as afterwards all the new product numbers started with 2xxxxxxxx instead of 1xxxxxxxx. Brill!

I didn't hang around too long after that.
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Bagpuss replied

21 December 2006, 11:16
I feel another contract is about to be terminated
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wendigo100 replied

21 December 2006, 11:14
Originally posted by MarillionFan

That idiot it me!!!!!

is me

Unless you mean the idiot hit you.

Either way, merry Christmas

Last edited by wendigo100; 21 December 2006, 11:36.
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MarillionFan started a topic Bloody SQL Server Developers!!!!!

21 December 2006, 08:47
Bloody SQL Server Developers!!!!!

I was going to work at home today. Having designed a fantastic reporting system in SQL Server using DTS & Excel I was awaiting the results to come to me this morning so I dont have to go to the office.

Anyway some freaking idiot has obviously scheduled it incorrectly as for the 2nd day they havent come through!!!!!

That idiot it me!!!!!
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