• Ok... it's a fun exercise, but I've gotta know... why did you folks decide to do one in SQL? I mean, what do you actually use it for? Not trying to be a wise guy here... I don't understand the utility in this and thought I'd ask.

    --Jeff Moden


    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

    Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.


    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)