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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (9/14/2010)


    Grant Fritchey (9/14/2010)


    GilaMonster (9/14/2010)


    Lynn Pettis (9/14/2010)


    The key to arguing with GilaMonster (or anyone for that matter) is:

    A) Admit when you are wrong.

    B) If not A, agree to disagree.

    And

    C) If...



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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Chad Crawford (9/14/2010)


    If only you and DEAD people can read Hex, how many people can read Hex?

    Ah darn! I ran out of fingers and toes. 🙁

    Edit: ...



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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (9/14/2010)


    Anyone feel like arguing database design?

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic981529-392-1.aspx

    From that thread:

    shield_21 (9/14/2010)


    GilaMonster (9/12/2010)


    What's wrong with a properly normalised database design?

    I think using XML datatype model would be more efficient..

    Nope. I'm...



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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Ok everyone, keep the noise down please. I have to write up a bio for myself and finish my demos for Thursday's meeting.



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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - Editor (9/13/2010)


    If this is going to be the bad joke section of the thread, let me know when it's over. Not sure I can take more than...



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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    I'm staying out of that Bit thread, and I'm not the author of that saying, so feel free to post it if you want.



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  • RE: Top 10 SQL Server Integration Services Best Practices

    Matt Whitfield (9/13/2010)


    Alvin Ramard (9/13/2010)


    It's surprising how much plagiarism actually takes place. A discussion here on SSC a while back that started with something along the line of "this...



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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Speaking of the Bit datatype, here's an old one for you:

    "There are 10 types of people in the world. Those that understand binary, and those who don't."

    🙂



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  • RE: Excecuting Data Flows in Parallel

    I know there's numerous ways to do this. My preference would be to use a VB script task in which I would parse the FlatFile string and assign the...



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  • RE: Top 10 SQL Server Integration Services Best Practices

    amenjonathan (9/13/2010)


    I am thoroughly shocked someone would even think about plagerising at that level. It's almost comical. I've never seen such blatant plagerism, and in a submission to a professional...



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  • RE: Does anyone have a SQL procedure to delete ALL records in a DB ?

    nzrdb6 (9/13/2010)


    script out the schema of the DB and drop the DB

    WHAT? I'm at a loss for words for expressing how bad an idea this is!

    Would you remove a...



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  • RE: How to handle Null in Text source file

    Sheckster (6/19/2006)


    looks like setting the error output for the column to 'ignore failure' does the trick. not so elegant though.

    any better ways?

    I would redirect the errors instead of ignoring them....



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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Stefan Krzywicki (9/13/2010)


    My apologies for this, but something occurred to me this morning and this was the only place I could think to tell people that would understand.

    I was thinking...



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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Paul White NZ (9/12/2010)


    Alvin Ramard (9/12/2010)


    They say we learn by our mistakes. Some need a major mistake before they learn.

    I think the whole thread was a mistake, bordering on...



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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lowell (9/12/2010)


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    Alvin Ramard (9/12/2010)


    Gail, you might want to bring a certain piece of steel with you if you go revisit that BIT datatype thread.

    That OP is now on...



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