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  • Jeff Moden (3/20/2013)


    Lynn Pettis (3/20/2013)


    Sean Lange (3/20/2013)


    Sure this isn't too hard using a tally table.

    insert #y

    select #x.DocID, t.N

    from #x

    join tally t on t.N <= #x.pages

    select * from #y

    You can read about a tally table here. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/T-SQL/62867/[/url]

    I'm starting to see a pattern with some of the posts. Looks like people are coming here to get their homework done. Anyone else seeing this?

    Yep... I'm thinking the instructor is going to make a mess in his britches when everyone turns in the Tally Table solution. Hopefully, the instructor learns something in the process. 😛

    LOL. I guess my "homework meter" has been temporarily disabled. It should be back online in the next few minutes.

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