FYI - Performance Tuning Tip for SQL Server 2000 with Federated Model

We just recently encountered this and I thought I'd pass it on.
If you are using SQL parameters for updates, make sure your parameters EXACT
LY match the size of VARCHAR fields. If they don't, the procedures will run
practically forever.
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TIM ELLISONThis does not look right. Can you give an example?
Wei Xiao [MSFT]
SQL Server Storage Engine Development
http://blogs.msdn.com/weix
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"Tim Ellison" <btesubscriptions@.direcway.com> wrote in message
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We just recently encountered this and I thought I'd pass it on.
If you are using SQL parameters for updates, make sure your parameters
EXACTLY match the size of VARCHAR fields. If they don't, the procedures
will run practically forever.
TIM ELLISON|||Yes. I'm interested too!. Please post details.
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Nik Marshall-Blank MCSD/MCDBA
"Tim Ellison" <btesubscriptions@.direcway.com> wrote in message news:OKaxTuHt
FHA.3644@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
We just recently encountered this and I thought I'd pass it on.
If you are using SQL parameters for updates, make sure your parameters EXACT
LY match the size of VARCHAR fields. If they don't, the procedures will run
practically forever.
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TIM ELLISONsql