Jeff Moden (11/21/2012)
Not only would it be cool to be able to name object names with a variable but it would also be cool if we could use variables and column names in the same SELECT like we can with UPDATE. Instead of "quirky updates", we could use "not so quirky SELECTs" were we can use an ORDER BY and the whole shebang!
Somewhere, somewhen I saw an article where someone had interviewed you and asked what you thought should be included in the next version of SQL or what your biggest gripes were. Add that one to the list.
For the record, yeah that would also be way cool!
The only question would be, if CELKO sits on the ISO standards committee would he approve of it? He might consider it a "hillbilly dialect." :hehe:
My thought question: Have you ever been told that your query runs too fast?
My advice:
INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?
The path of least resistance can be a slippery slope. Take care that fixing your fixes of fixes doesn't snowball and end up costing you more than fixing the root cause would have in the first place.
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