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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 734841 More actions · Answer 1

Mark-101232 (5/4/2012)
Sean Lange (5/3/2012)
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SSC is at 1,499,895 and counting!
Wow if the same rate continues we should hit 1.5M by the end of the day today or certainly tomorrow.
Now standing at 1,500,114., congrats to Steve!

Thanks, it's been a wild ride.

EL Jerry SSCertifiable Points: 7061 More actions · Answer 2

Mark-101232 (5/4/2012)
Sean Lange (5/3/2012)
Lynn Pettis (5/3/2012)
SSC is at 1,499,895 and counting!
Wow if the same rate continues we should hit 1.5M by the end of the day today or certainly tomorrow.
Now standing at 1,500,114., congrats to Steve!

Congratulations to all of the SQLServerCentral.com founders!!!

Let's go for the next 1.5M.

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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 3

L' Eomot Inversé (5/3/2012)
The Dixie Flatline (5/3/2012)
However, I reserve and defend the right to continue "snarking" here in The Thread. 😀
Snarking is fair enough, but I hope "boojuming" is banned. :rolleyes:

I would have replied sooner, Tom, but I suddenly and mysteriously vanished away.

I wanted to ask: Is bandersnatch a verb?

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Revenant SSC-Forever Points: 42467 More actions · Answer 4

The Dixie Flatline (5/7/2012)
L' Eomot Inversé (5/3/2012)
The Dixie Flatline (5/3/2012)
However, I reserve and defend the right to continue "snarking" here in The Thread. 😀
Snarking is fair enough, but I hope "boojuming" is banned. :rolleyes:
I would have replied sooner, Tom, but I suddenly and mysteriously vanished away.
I wanted to ask: Is bandersnatch a verb?

Any English noun can apparenlty be used as a verb, as in "Pleasure her more tonight..." 😀

Jan Van der Eecken SSCrazy Eights Points: 9029 More actions · Answer 5

Revenant (5/7/2012)
The Dixie Flatline (5/7/2012)
L' Eomot Inversé (5/3/2012)
The Dixie Flatline (5/3/2012)
However, I reserve and defend the right to continue "snarking" here in The Thread. 😀
Snarking is fair enough, but I hope "boojuming" is banned. :rolleyes:
I would have replied sooner, Tom, but I suddenly and mysteriously vanished away.
I wanted to ask: Is bandersnatch a verb?
Any English noun can apparenlty be used as a verb, as in "Pleasure her more tonight..." 😀

Now you mention it, seems you are quite right. Wouldn't happen in German or Flemish (Afrikaans, yes, maybe), there would always be an "n" or "en" at the end, at least in the infinite form of the verb. Koen or Johan, correct me if I'm wrong.

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Jan Van der Eecken SSCrazy Eights Points: 9029 More actions · Answer 6

Would certainly be great fun writing writing a CLR UDF in C. Maybe with a bit of embedded ASM inside? I'm sure it can be done. :w00t:

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Revenant SSC-Forever Points: 42467 More actions · Answer 7

Jan Van der Eecken (5/7/2012)
Would certainly be great fun writing writing a CLR UDF in C. Maybe with a bit of embedded ASM inside? I'm sure it can be done. :w00t:

Don't bet your shirt on that. If it is not .NET, it is considered highly unsafe and the engine will not register the assembly.

The only way around it -- don't quote me on that <g> --, would be to run a managed C++ assembly that would call an unmanaged assembly. It may or may not work, just a speculation.

In general, ASM assemblies have to be hand-tuned for each processor, or at least a family of processors. You would be beter off if you called, for example, the Intel math library to do what you want to do.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 8

Revenant (5/7/2012)
Jan Van der Eecken (5/7/2012)
Would certainly be great fun writing writing a CLR UDF in C. Maybe with a bit of embedded ASM inside? I'm sure it can be done. :w00t:
Don't bet your shirt on that. If it is not .NET, it is considered highly unsafe and the engine will not register the assembly.

Problem solved:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms379617%28v=vs.80%29.aspx

ASM maybe, but it would have to be unsafe CLR.

Gail Shaw
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Revenant SSC-Forever Points: 42467 More actions · Answer 9

GilaMonster (5/7/2012)
Revenant (5/7/2012)
Jan Van der Eecken (5/7/2012)
Would certainly be great fun writing writing a CLR UDF in C. Maybe with a bit of embedded ASM inside? I'm sure it can be done. :w00t:
Don't bet your shirt on that. If it is not .NET, it is considered highly unsafe and the engine will not register the assembly.
Problem solved:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms379617%28v=vs.80%29.aspx
ASM maybe, but it would have to be unsafe CLR.

Do not do that, because before you accept an unsafe assembly, you have to drop several walls protecting the server.

On a second thought, you could do it if the server is on an Intranet and behind a reliable firewall, and you have a written guarantee, signed by your boss who could be fired if that is not true, that there will be no attempt to attack assembly trust vulnerabilities.

Jan Van der Eecken SSCrazy Eights Points: 9029 More actions · Answer 10

GilaMonster (5/7/2012)
Revenant (5/7/2012)
Jan Van der Eecken (5/7/2012)
Would certainly be great fun writing writing a CLR UDF in C. Maybe with a bit of embedded ASM inside? I'm sure it can be done. :w00t:
Don't bet your shirt on that. If it is not .NET, it is considered highly unsafe and the engine will not register the assembly.
Problem solved:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms379617%28v=vs.80%29.aspx
ASM maybe, but it would have to be unsafe CLR.

Hey, I never suggested it had to be marked as SAFE 😉

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Jan Van der Eecken SSCrazy Eights Points: 9029 More actions · Answer 11

Revenant (5/7/2012)
The only way around it -- don't quote me on that <g> --, would be to run a managed C++ assembly that would call an unmanaged assembly. It may or may not work, just a speculation.

That's what I was insinuating 😎

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Jan Van der Eecken SSCrazy Eights Points: 9029 More actions · Answer 12

Doens't have to be managed C++ BTW, C# or VB.NET that thunks "down" should do just fine 😀

Edit: Thought I'd better put quotes around "down". My fellow C programmers might have an issue without them 😛

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Revenant SSC-Forever Points: 42467 More actions · Answer 13

Jan Van der Eecken (5/7/2012)
GilaMonster (5/7/2012)
Revenant (5/7/2012)
Jan Van der Eecken (5/7/2012)
Would certainly be great fun writing writing a CLR UDF in C. Maybe with a bit of embedded ASM inside? I'm sure it can be done. :w00t:
Don't bet your shirt on that. If it is not .NET, it is considered highly unsafe and the engine will not register the assembly.
Problem solved:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms379617%28v=vs.80%29.aspx
ASM maybe, but it would have to be unsafe CLR.
Hey, I never suggested it had to be marked as SAFE 😉

I guess it is because I am on an app that has thousands of attacks per day. So please bear with me if you found me seemingly anal-retentive.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 14

Revenant (5/7/2012)
GilaMonster (5/7/2012)
Revenant (5/7/2012)
Jan Van der Eecken (5/7/2012)
Would certainly be great fun writing writing a CLR UDF in C. Maybe with a bit of embedded ASM inside? I'm sure it can be done. :w00t:
Don't bet your shirt on that. If it is not .NET, it is considered highly unsafe and the engine will not register the assembly.
Problem solved:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms379617%28v=vs.80%29.aspx
ASM maybe, but it would have to be unsafe CLR.
Do not do that, because before you accept an unsafe assembly, you have to drop several walls protecting the server.
On a second thought, you could do it if the server is on an Intranet and behind a reliable firewall, and you have a written guarantee, signed by your boss who could be fired if that is not true, that there will be no attempt to attack assembly trust vulnerabilities.

I wasn't exactly making a serious suggestion...

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Revenant SSC-Forever Points: 42467 More actions · Answer 15

GilaMonster (5/7/2012)
Revenant (5/7/2012)
GilaMonster (5/7/2012)
Revenant (5/7/2012)
Jan Van der Eecken (5/7/2012)
Would certainly be great fun writing writing a CLR UDF in C. Maybe with a bit of embedded ASM inside? I'm sure it can be done. :w00t:
Don't bet your shirt on that. If it is not .NET, it is considered highly unsafe and the engine will not register the assembly.
Problem solved:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms379617%28v=vs.80%29.aspx
ASM maybe, but it would have to be unsafe CLR.
Do not do that, because before you accept an unsafe assembly, you have to drop several walls protecting the server.
On a second thought, you could do it if the server is on an Intranet and behind a reliable firewall, and you have a written guarantee, signed by your boss who could be fired if that is not true, that there will be no attempt to attack assembly trust vulnerabilities.
I wasn't exactly making a serious suggestion...

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Thanks, Gail. As I indicated in my later post, I am really freaked about security because security guys are the only ones who can veto any of my architectural decisions, and they do, often.