tommyh (9/6/2012)
Worthless question because of the fact that you add something that doesnt really relate to the question. The key part in the question is the "GO 5" part. And by adding the select from the table in the insert you make the "GO 5" part secondary./T
Why does it make GO 5 secondary?
The GO 5 combined with the SELECT makes the insert a power of two, which is a nice twist on the question. The question still deals with the subject: a batch is repeated 5 times because it's followed by GO 5.
@kenneth: very nice question to end the week.
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