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  • RE: Autogenerate dates

    I've actually already started adding semi-colons because there are times where it seems to help my code perform better (I guess because SQL doesn't have to decide if one of...

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  • RE: Autogenerate dates

    Wow. These are all very interesting suggestions. I'm glad I posted this topic. @=)

    I've had difficulty figuring out how to use CTEs with my normal code needs and...

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  • RE: Would you use sql_variant?

    Not having used sql_variant before...

    I was under the impression that sql_variant stores different datatypes in the same column. That you can determine which datatype to use for a specific...

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  • RE: sql case sensitive vs case insensitive

    There are ways around case insensitivity, but they aren't easy. There are usually cursors involved with Substrings or PatIndex/CharIndex used in the code.

    We were forced to do a case...

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  • RE: The SQL * Wildcard

    Oh, yes. I have the same issue. I have developers who learned T-SQL from SS 6.5 or 7.0 and still refuse to update a lot of their practices,...

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  • RE: The SQL * Wildcard

    The point of my test was because someone at Microsoft (according to the OP) said that what many people have assumed for years about true about the pitfalls of Select...

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  • RE: copy

    You need to learn DOS commands. XCopy is probably your best bet.

    Also, you'll need to make sure that:

    A) Xp_Cmdshell is enabled on your SQL Server (check the SQL...

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  • RE: ANSI_NULLs when creating objects

    The quickest way (and as previously mentioned, you'll want to test this) is to script out all the objects in your database as Drop & Creates. Now you could...

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  • RE: Getting into Datawarehousing

    Good point, Tim. I just found out about that yesterday. I'm about to spend a lot of time on Channel9. @=)

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  • RE: Create and use temporary INDEX

    Like Matt, I would not do a Select Count(*). If you're only looking for the existence of the records instead of caring about how many records there actually are,...

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  • RE: Send SQLReport Snapshot through email (database mail)

    Just a note, I don't think SSRS cares about the email address when it creates a snapshot. A bad email wouldn't cause it to not create the snapshot. ...

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  • RE: Move Database to different Partition

    Post the full text of the error message please.

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  • RE: Compatibility Level 90

    That's pretty cool. You should do the "Submit a Script" so that one gets into the newsletter. You'll get all sorts of feedback then. @=)

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  • RE: At what size db does it make sense to split into multiple files?

    You're misreading what they are saying. They are not saying "create a file for each CPU" only. They are saying to do it based on your disk configuration...

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  • RE: Create and use temporary INDEX

    You can't link indexes between tables. An index only ever goes on 1 table only.

    The only way to link tables is with a foreign key constraint and that's not...

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