SQLRNNR (2/5/2014)
IMHO, I don't see why the start date of 6/25 would not have an end date of 8/2 instead of 12/31. That just makes more sense to me.
Agreed that was a pretty weird requirement. My code makes the assumption that the end date has to be in the same year as the start date. No telling if that is true or not but the sample data seemed to suggest it.
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.
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