Chris said:

Grant Fritchey (3/14/2008)

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I don't know if I'd call poking holes in water the "front lines" but from what I saw of the AF, you guys had it pretty...

So Grant, do you happen to have the receipe for Chicken Chernobyl Stew?

(@duck)

Jeff,

My initial run was against 10 million records (again, not my code) and after about 16 + hours, I killed it. Hence me trying against 1000 rows to test...

Bob, I have only one thing to say to your story... OUCH!

At least your "current" employer was looking out for you, though. Still, it would have been nice if...

You both have good points. But for the sake of argument, let's say the column isn't indexed and can't be for whatever reason. Why does an Equals seem...

This isn't my code. But I think I'll make that suggestion to the person whose code it is. I agree that the Source is causing problems.

An you make...

I KNEW IT!

I told you, Bob. Didn't I tell you? Post a challenge and even SSC.Com's Lord & Master has to contribute!!!!

😀

Tell us of your geekdom, Oh Great...

My co-workers think I've gone insane. I'll be reading some of the posts and almost fall out of my chair laughing.

Boss comes by and says, "So, what are YOU...

Bob,

Please don't encourage us to continue this thread simply for the sake of beating a record of "most posts" (related or unrelated). All it takes is a mention of...

Gene,

Just a note. If you want to respond to people with personal questions or comments, use the PM button. You'll see it in the rectangle right below their...

I would put the top one or two on your resume if you think you need it. It's partly fluff. But on the other hand, one of the...

We is all GEEKS!!!!

@=)

Porkchooooopppsss and applesaaaaauuuuce.

Sorry. Had to be said. @=)

Hmm. I work with one of the authors of that book. I wonder if he has his copy in the office.

Thanks, Lynn. I'll check into that.

Fortunately, some of my source data is already in SQL Server. Unfortunately, I have to scrub it, merge it with mainframe data and try and pull the unique records...