• Ed Wagner - Thursday, February 16, 2017 12:45 PM

    Lynn Pettis - Thursday, February 16, 2017 11:44 AM

    Ed Wagner - Wednesday, February 15, 2017 5:30 PM

    Alas, the berating and general abuse continues.  Resistance is not futile.  Must...resist.

    Do I ask where?

    https://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost1858856.aspx

    I failed to resist. :crazy:

    That is actually quite a useful post from JOE - it gives a pretty clear picture of some of the holes you'll fall into if you insist on one true lookup table.  It pushes some of the deplorable aspects of the SQL standards too, but in a fairly harmless manner in the context of the rest of the post.  And unlike many of Joe's posts, the idea that it might be a good idea to provide code in standard SQL is put as a polite request instead of as an insulting rant.  He should be encouraged to post like this instead of using his adopted style of ranting.

    Tom