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sqldba20
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2007-08-01 : 15:58:20
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| Folks:Is it a Good practice to use JOINS over a Linked Server? If Not, what is the alternative so that I can make use of Linked server and get the required data?Thanks ! |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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Posted - 2007-08-01 : 16:09:20
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| I wouldn't say it's a bad practice.Tara Kizerhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/ |
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eyechart
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2007-08-01 : 18:25:38
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| it all depends.a join to a linked server could slow your query down quite a bit. An alternative would be to replicate that table from the remote host to your local system. There are obvious downsides to that solution also. -ec |
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