matak (1/17/2013)
I decided to write my own for a business requirement and also after reading this great article from Dwain.http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Excel/91179/
As everyone keeps saying if you don't understand the code then don't use it (I didn't understand enough of Dwains code to be comfortable in using it in prod).
Recursive cte's are something Ive never required and really don't have the know how in them just yet.
Ive borrowed (ok stolen - thanks Dwain!) Dwains initial setup code and removed all the items except those relating to float
You're welcome! Looks like ChrisM has got ya covered.
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.
Need to UNPIVOT? Why not CROSS APPLY VALUES instead?[/url]
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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