1. Create a Role “schema_owner” and set the owner to dbo.
2. Create schema “myschema” and set the owner to “schema_owner”.  I personally used the same word for both the schema and the role. ex: Role=”myschema”; Schema=”myschema”.

Now, logged in as SA with default permissions:

• I can create, alter, select, etc. any objects to the new schema as long as a schema qualify my objects.
• Red-Gate’s SQL Prompt can ‘see’ the schema and related objects for proper prompting.

At first I started with only a schema that was owned by “dbo”.  I could create tables and query tables, but SQL Prompt would not suggest those objects.  After playing around, I tried duplicating one of the other default schemas like db_accessadmin or db_owner.  Once the shema is owned by the role and the role is owned by dbo, then SQL Prompt works as expected.

Bonus:   Name Resolution according to Bob Beauchemin at http://www.sqlskills.com/BLOGS/BOBB/post/Dude-wheres-my-table.aspx

1. sys schema
2. user’s default schema or the stored procedure schema
3. dbo schema

Go check out Bob’s post as he has several posts related to schemas that are very informative.

Also, if you havn’t heard of SQL Prompt, you can learn more here.

“Download it, use it.” says the developer

“What is it?  Why should I?” says the visitor

Get it here.

Well, it is a small application that I wrote to write messages onto your desktop picture.  I wanted to see bible verses on my desktop that would rotate at some interval. 

To Use:

1. Fill the included motd.txt file with the messages you want on your desktop.  One line per message.
2. run “DesktopMOTD.exe”
3. look at your desktop
4. run it again.

If you like it, then just add a task to your scheduled tasks to run it as often as you like.  Or maybe put a shortcut in your startup folder so every time you login the message is changed.  Feel free to change your wallpaper picture at any time as my app automatically detects the change and starts using the new picture.

Above all, come back and let me know what you think.

Edit:  Well, it seems to be working.  If a blucastle blogger is interested in it, activate the plugin.  Then go over to wordpress.com and create an account.  You don’t have to create the blog, just the account.  In simplifying thier lives, they are using the wordpress.com site as their registration for akismet and for thier blog site.  Anyway, after you ‘activate’ your account, login, and go to your profile page. The API key will be listed at the top of the page.  Happy blogging!

On the flip side, I have put over7,500 miles on my motorcycle.  Lately I've been putting somewhere around 60 to 70 miles on it every day.  On most days, the roads are wet.  I'm starting to grow gills.  The good news?  I seem to always get around 50.xxx miles per gallon with the midgrade gas.  Last night I filled up with low grade as I'm going to try a few tanks.  I've always used high grade for motorcycles but lately I've been using mid-grade due to a few comments my Dad made several months back.  He tends to avoid high grade gas because it doesn't sell and just sits around.  The other grades sell a lot faster and the underground tanks are continually being refilled.
 
Untill next year …

Start, Run, type "oobe/msoobe /a" without quotations, hit Enter.

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