RE: Partition by or Row num or Subquery - Assistance

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July 17, 2017 at 9:30 am

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Jacob Wilkins - Monday, July 17, 2017 7:15 AM
Also, just as a note, please do not post the same topic multiple times.
You've posted several versions of this question under sub-forums for different versions of SQL Server.
Posting a brand new topic means any information from the older posts is gone, including very helpful things like answers you've given to other members' questions. At a minimum it clutters up the forums.
On that note, what version of SQL Server are you actually using?
Cheers!

The same question or variants thereof has been posted 8 times. In some cases the OP has started a new thread with responders questions left unanswered. Very inefficient, very frustrating for responders.

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