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Help..I'm being thrown under the bus...

Author
26 Aug 2005 5:48 PM
Bob
Hi Folks!

I'm working with a small group and I'm writing a VB app that gets data
from a SQL Server.

One or more of my collegues has found a way to make my queries timeout.
The database has about 15% usage and all the usage statistics are low.

Most of the time the queries work fine but I'm certain that some people
have figured a way to sabotage my work. They now th specific tables I'm
accessing.

Get any ideas?

Author
26 Aug 2005 6:50 PM
Adam Machanic
Do you need a dose of haloperidol?  Why do you think they're trying to
sabotage you?  Is it possible that you just need to think about some better
indexes?


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Adam Machanic
SQL Server MVP
http://www.datamanipulation.net
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"Bob" <Go1***@Yahoo.Com> wrote in message
news:1125078492.756810.252150@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
>
> Hi Folks!
>
> I'm working with a small group and I'm writing a VB app that gets data
> from a SQL Server.
>
> One or more of my collegues has found a way to make my queries timeout.
> The database has about 15% usage and all the usage statistics are low.
>
> Most of the time the queries work fine but I'm certain that some people
> have figured a way to sabotage my work. They now th specific tables I'm
> accessing.
>
> Get any ideas?
>
Author
26 Aug 2005 6:59 PM
Aaron Bertrand [SQL Server MVP]
> One or more of my collegues has found a way to make my queries timeout.

Wow, just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to make your
queries time out.

Seriously, now, why do you jump to the conclusion that someone is throwing
you under the bus, as opposed to, I don't know, bad design or too much data
or slow hardware or flaky network connection or outdates statistics or index
fragmentation or lack of indexes or just too much data or five hundred other
factors that affect query time and performance?
Author
26 Aug 2005 7:09 PM
JT
When you think someone (or something) is deadlocking the system, see what
processes are currently being blocked by executing:
    sp_who2
The SPID of the blocking process will show in the column titled [blkby]. To
see what query or command was last executed by this SPID, execute:
    DBCC INPUTBUFFER(<spid>)
Also read up on:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;832524
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;224453
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/skumar/tracingdeadlocks.asp


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"Bob" <Go1***@Yahoo.Com> wrote in message
news:1125078492.756810.252150@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
>
> Hi Folks!
>
> I'm working with a small group and I'm writing a VB app that gets data
> from a SQL Server.
>
> One or more of my collegues has found a way to make my queries timeout.
> The database has about 15% usage and all the usage statistics are low.
>
> Most of the time the queries work fine but I'm certain that some people
> have figured a way to sabotage my work. They now th specific tables I'm
> accessing.
>
> Get any ideas?
>
Author
26 Aug 2005 8:04 PM
ML
I just ran sp_who3 and you're absolutely right! They're after you!

But seriously: why would you think that?


ML
Author
26 Aug 2005 8:09 PM
Adam Machanic
My aluminum hat sprung a leek!  The cosmic rays are getting through!  Help!


--
Adam Machanic
SQL Server MVP
http://www.datamanipulation.net
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"ML" <M*@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I just ran sp_who3 and you're absolutely right! They're after you!
>
> But seriously: why would you think that?
>
>
> ML
Author
26 Aug 2005 9:38 PM
ML
You might google for the "aluminium_patch.exe". It runs in the Windows for
the deluded. But don't tell anyone, coz' they be all evil!

(I think my hair dryer is tapped!)

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