2014-02-28 (first published: 2011-02-16)
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Todd Fifield
- Interests: Music Producing/Writing
2014-02-21 (first published: 2010-08-16)
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Calendar Tables
Learn how to avoid complex date calculations and increase performance using calendar tables in this article from Todd Fifield.
2014-02-14 (first published: 2010-07-15)
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Using a Variable for an IN Predicate
How to use a passed string variable for an IN type predicate in your queries as a way to more efficiently handle an array of strings.
2013-03-01 (first published: 2011-06-21)
26,730 reads
Key Word Searches
This article from Todd Fifield shows a Way to avoid the dreaded LIKE operator in your queries and dramatically speed up keyword searches.
2012-09-07 (first published: 2011-02-28)
35,548 reads
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The Last Binary Value of the Year
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