John,

Have you checked your desktop for bits of wings, legs, antenna? Sounds like there's a 'bug' in the system to me. @=)

Configuration Manager sets encryption so you can use...

And if your System Admin try to request DB access, you need to point out to your boss the concept of "Separation of duties" and all those wonderful data breaches...

Wow, this is quite a thread.

Check the references section on the question and you'll see where I got the idea for it. I suppose I should have checked up...

Wow, guys, you've been a big help.

I have another table in which I keep triangulated totals (not the same as a triangular join). I have to basically add the...

David, I hate to break the news, but there are no drugs for what people like you & I have.

But they are working on a vacine to prevent future...

But check any confidentially agreements you might have signed on the previous job before you do...

You make a decent point, Andrew. And Admin accounts should always be heavily audited. We have S.A.M. on our servers which actually makes us enter reasons we logged...

Thanks, Matt. I appreciate the clarification.

Looks interesting. I'm going to have to test this one and see if it does any better or quicker than what I eventually...

DOH! Found my error. I had t2.CalMonth - 1 and should have had t2.CalMonth + 1.

I feel sooooo stupid.

Thanks, guys. I appreciate it. As far as...

Okay, this doesn't appear to be a CTE problem so much as it is a confusing addition problem.

ARGH.

I've changed this to a WHILE loop only and it's still giving me...

Oh, that's a horrible thought!

I want to be able to see these jobs and know what each one does without opening them up and finding the report ID info. ...

I used to think that too, but actually no. The FROM clause is the one place where the UDF doesn't execute once per row.

Remember that a UDF...

Sounds like you need to incorporate your reports in a Dashboard tool.

I know Crystal Excelsius does something similar to what you're talking about, but it usually uses Crystal reports instead...

Andrew said:

I think thats great if you have the time, however as most have better things to do just identify what it is you need and leave it up to...

The other suggestion will not give you a vertical split. It will give you a horizontal split. There is no way, that I am aware of, of doing...