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Kit G SSCrazy Points: 2888 More actions · Answer 1

Grant Fritchey (2/12/2009)
Roy Ernest (2/12/2009)
I have a gut feeling he is not a troll. He is someone who just asked without thinking or researching about it. Also if he gets a doctorate, he will get the Title of "The Scary DBA"
He'll have to come by my office to pick up the name plate and I'm not letting go without a fight.

And somehow, I have the feeling that the other guy will lose. 😀

-- Kit

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 734826 More actions · Answer 2

I'm sure he will. They don't call Grant "The Scary DBA" for nothing!

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1003948 More actions · Answer 3

Grant Fritchey (2/12/2009)
GilaMonster (2/12/2009)
Eeep..
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost655667.aspx
I want to do a PhD in the area of database optimisers. Can anyone suggest a good topic?
Gees, it took me months of reading to decide on an appropriate topic for my Master's thesis and that was with my supervisor's help.
Oh, that must be a troll. That can't possibly be serious. "I'm going for my Phd, can someone recommend a basic book or two?" That's humor. It must be.

Heh... nope... that's my ol' "buddy"... and those are typical questions from him.

--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)

D.Oc SSCrazy Points: 2875 More actions · Answer 4

Jeff Moden (2/12/2009)
Heh... nope... that's my ol' "buddy"... and those are typical questions from him.

I agree wtih you Jeff, he is a good guy.

Question is funny and odd, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't ask one or be crucified for that.

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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 5

Jeff Moden (2/12/2009)
Heh... nope... that's my ol' "buddy"... and those are typical questions from him.

This poster's been active for a couple of years...quite a few of his posts might make you gasp at their naivety. But if you tell yourself he's 16 and working on his own with a clapped-out lappy in a small village in the sticks with intermittent power and even less reliable internet access, then it's easier to accept.

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 6

Doc (2/13/2009)

Question is funny and odd, but that doesn't mean he shouldn't ask one or be crucified for that.

Agreed. I just wish he'd think and read up before asking stuff once in a while.

He keeps asking questions on advanced topics (SQL internals, memory management, structure of query process, etc) without the foundation necessary to understand the answers.

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

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 7

Chris Morris (2/13/2009)
Jeff Moden (2/12/2009)
Heh... nope... that's my ol' "buddy"... and those are typical questions from him.
This poster's been active for a couple of years...quite a few of his posts might make you gasp at their naivety. But if you tell yourself he's 16 and working on his own with a clapped-out lappy in a small village in the sticks with intermittent power and even less reliable internet access, then it's easier to accept.

I did not understand that....

Please would you explain?

-Roy

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 8

Roy Ernest (2/13/2009)
Chris Morris (2/13/2009)
Jeff Moden (2/12/2009)
Heh... nope... that's my ol' "buddy"... and those are typical questions from him.
This poster's been active for a couple of years...quite a few of his posts might make you gasp at their naivety. But if you tell yourself he's 16 and working on his own with a clapped-out lappy in a small village in the sticks with intermittent power and even less reliable internet access, then it's easier to accept.
I did not understand that....
Please would you explain?

Sure. It's only natural to assume that someone we're communicating with is in similar circumstances to ourselves. Most of us will have colleagues to share ideas with, we will have been in a professional programming or DBA role for some time and we'll be - at the very least - rapidly heading towards our 30's with all the experience which age usually brings. Within this context, the poster's forum dialogue appears naive, even a little weird or funny.

But what if he (or she) is only 18 and the only person for miles around who's got hold of a lappy and a copy of SQL Server to play with in the office, in an attempt to better his lot? In this context, his (her) posts don't appear quite so alarming.

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 9

Allright... Thanks for the explanation..

Did you see this question?? :ermm:

-Roy

Michael Earl-395764 SSC Guru Points: 53873 More actions · Answer 10

Roy Ernest (2/13/2009)
Allright... Thanks for the explanation..
Did you see this question?? :ermm:

Don't you regularly export relational database systems to an Excel file?

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 11

Roy Ernest

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February 13, 2009 at 6:50 am

#943525

He says the Database has a .bak extension.

-Roy

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 12

Michael Earl (2/13/2009)
Roy Ernest (2/13/2009)
Allright... Thanks for the explanation..
Did you see this question?? :ermm:
Don't you regularly export relational database systems to an Excel file?

All the time. Why restrict yourself to looking at three rows with some arcane SQL statement when you can look at almost all of them simultaneously in Excel! And colour them up!

First thing in the morning, export everything to Excel. Go make coffee. Then work in Excel all day, then last thing at night, import it all back into SQL Server. Navision Financials works much better in Excel, pity we can't do the same with Peoplesoft:crying:

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 13

Chris Morris (2/13/2009)
But what if he (or she) is only 18 and the only person for miles around who's got hold of a lappy and a copy of SQL Server to play with in the office, in an attempt to better his lot?

The person in question is (or at least was early last year) a consultant working for a company in the UK. Before that he was a DBA/Database developer for at least a couple of years. He's told us enough of his jobs to know that he's a professional, not just playing around.

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

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 14

GilaMonster (2/13/2009)
Chris Morris (2/13/2009)
But what if he (or she) is only 18 and the only person for miles around who's got hold of a lappy and a copy of SQL Server to play with in the office, in an attempt to better his lot?
The person in question is (or at least was early last year) a consultant working for a company in the UK. Before that he was a DBA/Database developer for at least a couple of years. He's told us enough of his jobs to know that he's a professional, not just playing around.

That's plain scary...scarier than Grant even. Wonder if it was C&W...

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 15

GilaMonster (2/13/2009)
Chris Morris (2/13/2009)
But what if he (or she) is only 18 and the only person for miles around who's got hold of a lappy and a copy of SQL Server to play with in the office, in an attempt to better his lot?
The person in question is (or at least was early last year) a consultant working for a company in the UK. Before that he was a DBA/Database developer for at least a couple of years. He's told us enough of his jobs to know that he's a professional, not just playing around.

Sometimes I wonder if he as x years experience or x number of 1 year of experience?