• If your sample data doesn't look anything like your real data, then you are likely to receive queries which don't work when run against your real data.

    How about an update on that sample data, so that it's a little more representative of what you've really got?

    “Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw

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