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A whopping four tips submitted by members this time -- check them out online and submit your own: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/tips =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= THIS WEEK'S DBA TIPS "Indexed view tips" by Bianca Blount http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci775854,00.html When creating an indexed view in SQL Server, here are several things to take into consideration... "Linking databases across servers" by Chitaranjan Nilak http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci776239,00.html Here is a SQL Server stored procedure that creates a linked server, allowing access to distributed, heterogeneous queries against OLE DB data sources. "A faster alternative to NOT IN queries" by Denise Bossarte http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci775999,00.html There is a better alternative to using "NOT IN" queries. This tip compares a typical NOT IN query to an alternative using outer join notation. But what if your primary key is a composite key? Here are three steps to solve this problem... "Defragmenting Oracle tablespaces" by Tapas Dutta http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci776029,00.html Oracle DBAs often run into problems defragmenting tablespaces, especially the temporary tablespace. This tip includes two scripts to do it efficiently: one for temporary tablespaces, and one for all tablespaces. Share your knowledge: Submit your own tip. The best tipster this month will win a Visor Deluxe PDA! http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/tipsPrize/0,289492,sid13_prz773507_cts773500,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= MORE RECENT TIPS FROM SEARCHDATABASE MEMBERS "How and why to use CUME_DIST" by Sanjay Raj http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci773679,00.html How and why to use the Oracle analytic funtion CUME_DIST (cumulative distribution), which allows you to pull the top or bottom 20% or 30% (or any other value) from the dataset. "Moving master logins" by Ray Higdon http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci774739,00.html Having a problem trying to migrate SQL Server logins and roles in the master database to a new server? What about migrating them so they are attached to the right databases? Here's how. "Be careful of the LIKE operator" by Hisham Sharifdeen http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci774748,00.html Watch out for this "gotcha" when using the LIKE operator in Oracle. Hint: make sure that the matching character string is not equal to the defined length of the database column. "Restricting IP addresses from Oracle databases" by Sameer Wadhwa http://www.searchDatabase.com/tip/1,289483,sid13_gci770955,00.html Have you ever wanted to control whether or not particular IP addresses can connect to your Oracle database? Here's how... Dozens more free tips submitted by members: http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/tips/0,289484,sid13_tax281808,00.html Share your knowledge: Submit your own tip. 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