• GilaMonster (12/11/2012)


    CptCrusty1 (12/11/2012)


    Gail, I once asked you why you're called Gila Monster.

    Old story.

    Gail

    Gila

    Notice the letter ordering. Now add a friend with a mild typing problem (typed faster with her right hand than her left) and you have a nickname.

    A perplexing enigma now demystified. 😛


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    My thought question: Have you ever been told that your query runs too fast?

    My advice:
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    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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    Since random numbers are too important to be left to chance, let's generate some![/url]
    Learn to understand recursive CTEs by example.[/url]
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