Jeff Moden (9/9/2013)
PRINT '========== Another Integer Math Method =========='SET STATISTICS TIME ON;
SELECT @Bitbucket = RIGHT(1000000000 + C1*1000 + C2, 9)
FROM #TestTable;
SET STATISTICS TIME OFF;
Oh, now that's just bloody clever. You stayed away from anything character based until "display time". Well done!
Couldn't have done it without you actually. Your first post gave me the inspiration.
[face-to-palm] Why didn't I think of it initially!
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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