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Mysql: Schema/Query Performance Approach for aggregated mailbox folders

I am about to code a messaging system where users can write messages to other users. User can create custom inbox folders for sorting the messages they receive, however, every user has 2 main inboxes: ...
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SQL Server - backup / restore schema only (not a duplicate if that's what you're thinking!)

We have a DB on over 100 servers of which we want to backup / restore the structure of just 1 at a time to a specific UAT database. They're all called the same thing but vary in terms of schema - ...
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MySQL : Storing business logic in table [closed]

I have a table named test : create table demo (name varchar(10), mark1 int, mark2 int); I need the total of mark1 and mark2 for each row many times. select name, (mark1 + mark2) as total from ...
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Restore SQL Server database from .sql files

So we had an encrypted database that puked and killed our whole SQL Server setup. Sucks about our data, but we were smart enough to have our data structures / stored procedures / functions in Git The ...
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Designing Simple Schema for Disaggregation of Demand Forecast

I am doing a simple database design task as a training exercise where I have to come up with a basic schema design for the following case: I have a parent-child hierarchy of products (example, Raw ...
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Backup Only Database Schema Everynight

I have an instance with 15 databases on SQL Server 2012. I will set up to backup system which will work every night. I want to backup only the schema because several databases are very big. I haven't ...
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250 billion rows - computing interconnectedness on a really huge scale

I have a table of approximately 700k rows, each identified by a unique itemnumber. Each row/item can be associated with any of the other rows/items in the table by calculating a single numerical ...
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Workarounds for setting default schema for domain group?

I am currently working on a project for a client, they have asked me to change the database from Oracle to SQL Server. So we migrated the database across to SQL Server 2008, when this was migrated ...
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How do I persist recurring events?

I've been tasked with designing a system to recur events. Events may recur daily, hourly, monthly or yearly. Users should be able to schedule events "every 3rd Wednesday of the month" or "The 1st of ...
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How to create a train schedule in SQLite3?

I am interested in what a SQLite3 database schema would look like for a train timetable. Generally this is presented in table format as the final result. Sample Schedule for M to F STATION A ...
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Decision criteria on when to use a non-dbo schema vs a new Database

I'm mostly an application developer but find myself having to do all the up-front database work for my current project (btw... its MS SQL Server 2008). As a first decision, I'm trying to figure out ...
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Can't create user in SQL Server

Hi guys when I try to create user for my database I always encounter this kind of error. This is the sequence of task I done. I manage to create new login using windows authentication of SQL then ...
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Indexing - Uniqueidentifier Foreign Key or Intermediary mapping table?

Looking for some expert views on this guys - I'm not a DBA by trade so would appreciate any advice. Comments on the rest of the schema aren't required as it is purely fabricated to illustrate my ...
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SQL Xml returning empty root tag on empty record set

I am working on xml explicit to generate user defined nodes in xml output using Sql Server 2005 Express edition. The below code works fine, just that i couldn't manage to generate a empty node when ...
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Unique time range or database schema for a scheduling system

I'm having to design a table which contains scheduled times for media to be displayed. These scheduled times should not overlap. In my SheduledSlot table I have: id integer PRIMARY KEY begin ...
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Running a database without constraints

We're looking at utilizing a new proprietary high performance database engine for OLAP and OLTP scenarios. One important aspect of it right now is that it does not support foreign key or other ...