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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004646 More actions · Answer 1

Ok... no response from the WebMaster on this issue. @steve-2 Jones... any help here?

Heh... probably not because you're probably not being notified of this post, either. 🙁

--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)

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004646 More actions · Answer 2

Just a test here... did anyone get an email notification of this post?

--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)

Phil Parkin SSC Guru Points: 247180 More actions · Answer 3

Jeff Moden wrote:

Just a test here... did anyone get an email notification of this post?

Yes, notifications seem to be working again.

Thom A SSC Guru Points: 99143 More actions · Answer 4

Jeff Moden wrote:

Just a test here... did anyone get an email notification of this post?

I got it, and I haven't been here in months. 😉

Thom~

Excuse my typos and sometimes awful grammar. My fingers work faster than my brain does.
Larnu.uk

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286609 More actions · Answer 5

Jeff Moden wrote:

Just a test here... did anyone get an email notification of this post?

I did. Funny thing is I just changed the email on my account a couple days ago and had been wondering why I hadn't see anything from SSC in a damn long time.

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Read the article at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/ for best practices on asking questions.

Need to split a string? Try Jeff Modens splitter http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Tally+Table/72993/.

Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 1 – Converting Rows to Columns - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/T-SQL/63681/
Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 2 - Dynamic Cross Tabs - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Crosstab/65048/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 1) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69953/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 2) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69954/

Michael L John One Orange Chip Points: 27079 More actions · Answer 6

Notifications are working again.

Michael L John
If you assassinate a DBA, would you pull a trigger?
To properly post on a forum:
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/61537/

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286609 More actions · Answer 7

And in other news....I have taken the plunge. After almost 25 years as a developer I have just accepted a new position as a full time DBA. Even more crazy for me is that I have been at the same job for almost 14 years. Excited and nervous all at the same time.

_______________________________________________________________

Need help? Help us help you.

Read the article at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/ for best practices on asking questions.

Need to split a string? Try Jeff Modens splitter http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Tally+Table/72993/.

Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 1 – Converting Rows to Columns - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/T-SQL/63681/
Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 2 - Dynamic Cross Tabs - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Crosstab/65048/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 1) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69953/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 2) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69954/

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 8

Sean Lange wrote:

And in other news....I have taken the plunge. After almost 25 years as a developer I have just accepted a new position as a full time DBA. Even more crazy for me is that I have been at the same job for almost 14 years. Excited and nervous all at the same time.

Congratulations. Working with the same company or moving to a new company?

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 9

Lynn Pettis

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February 3, 2022 at 3:22 pm

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And Jeff, yes, I got the notification.

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 10

Now, if they would just fix the problem of NOT returning to the same page where you post a comment, that would be great.

Michael L John One Orange Chip Points: 27079 More actions · Answer 11

Sean Lange wrote:

And in other news....I have taken the plunge. After almost 25 years as a developer I have just accepted a new position as a full time DBA. Even more crazy for me is that I have been at the same job for almost 14 years. Excited and nervous all at the same time.

Congrats! After 14 years, that has to be a bit scary.

Michael L John
If you assassinate a DBA, would you pull a trigger?
To properly post on a forum:
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/61537/

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 738876 More actions · Answer 12

Sean Lange wrote:

And in other news....I have taken the plunge. After almost 25 years as a developer I have just accepted a new position as a full time DBA. Even more crazy for me is that I have been at the same job for almost 14 years. Excited and nervous all at the same time.

Congrats, hope you enjoy it.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 738876 More actions · Answer 13

Sean Lange wrote:

And in other news....I have taken the plunge. After almost 25 years as a developer I have just accepted a new position as a full time DBA. Even more crazy for me is that I have been at the same job for almost 14 years. Excited and nervous all at the same time.

Congrats, hope you enjoy it.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 738876 More actions · Answer 14

Notifications should be working again. I caught this as I was heading out on holiday and filed the issue.

What I got back over the last few days (while gone), was this:

"PR to update Project NAMI to the latest version (#2073) needed patching (as previously) to correctly translate the FIND_IN_SET MySQL statement to the SQL Server PATINDEX equivalent"

This is one reason we have been hesitant to customize core functionality in places. If I read the notes, this should have been added in a "patches" folder that automatically changes the MySQL code to SQL Server equivalents, but the last time someone made a patch, they neglected to do that. It was added this time, so it shouldn't be an issue, but I've added my own note for the next status meeting that this is an item that should be checked.

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 399289 More actions · Answer 15

Jeff Moden wrote:

Just a test here... did anyone get an email notification of this post?

Yep. It was down, but now it's working.

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- Theodore Roosevelt

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