• Lynn Pettis (2/22/2013)


    I haven't tried, but are you sure you can convert a uniqueidentifier to a bigint?

    Yes, but not directly.

    SELECT CAST(CAST(NEWID() AS BINARY(16)) AS BIGINT)

    --Jeff Moden


    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

    Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.


    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)