GROUP BY ALL

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GROUP BY ALL

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August 2, 2008 at 12:49 pm

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hodgy SSCertifiable Points: 5795 More actions · Answer 1

I enjoyed this question (even though the clause is being phased out!) as it was something I wasn't aware of, and it made me go off and research the subject. Now I understand.

Tom

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Hugo Kornelis SSC Guru Points: 64780 More actions · Answer 2

hodgy (8/4/2008)
I enjoyed this question (even though the clause is being phased out!) as it was something I wasn't aware of, and it made me go off and research the subject. Now I understand.
Tom

Thanks, Tom!

And my apologies to everyone for the lousy formatting of the replies. All "&&"s were supposed to be replaced by line feeds, but that somehow didn't quite work out as expected. I've sent an email to Steve Jones, asking him to correct this, but given that it's deep night in his time zone, I don't expect this to happen for at least a few hours more. 🙁

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SQLPhil SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4204 More actions · Answer 3

All "&&"s were supposed to be replaced by line feeds, but that somehow didn't quite work out as expected.

I did wonder. My eyes were going a little blurry trying to find the correct answer! 🙂

David McKinney SSChampion Points: 10472 More actions · Answer 4

Story of my life....

...I've discovered a new feature, just as it's being deprecated!

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Don't feel bad David. You're not alone in this boat.

hmmmm ...... is it your turn to row?

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August 6, 2008 at 12:15 am

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Nice question.

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Deepak Jain-691547

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September 10, 2008 at 1:11 pm

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A very good question. Thanks for posting this.:)

archu_223b4u Grasshopper Points: 17 More actions · Answer 8

Good question but can anyone help me where this is supports by SQL Server new version.

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archu_223b4u (9/17/2008)
Good question but can anyone help me where this is supports by SQL Server new version.

It's still supported by SQL Server 2008, even though it's on the list of deprecated features. This means that nobody can tell (except maybe a few Mircosoft employees, but they won't) whether this feature will still be available in the next version of SQL Server (2011??), and whether some lower compatibility setting will be required by then.

In other words - start investigating your code now, and if you use this feature, plan to replace your code somewhere over the following years. There's no rush, but you shouldn't postpone it either. And you definitely should not use GROUP BY ALL in new work.

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