• Good article!

    You did forget to mention one workaround for the UDT's that would allow it to work across all databases including TempDB... Define the UDT in the Master DB. Of course, most folks will argue that the Master DB is a sacred entity that should not be touched and, for the most part, I agree. 😀

    --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)