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  • RE: Data Collector - collection_set_4_noncached_collect_and_upload job failing

    sisiralek (10/24/2011)


    Create the following table on TempDB, It will resolve the issue

    CREATE TABLE [tempdb].[dbo].[sysutility_batch_time_internal] (

    ...

  • RE: Need Create View Script for all tables

    andrew.mckee (6/17/2013)


    A simpler way to avoid "Select * " is to use "for xml path" to get columns:

    SELECT 'CREATE VIEW ' + TABLE_SCHEMA + '.vw_' + TABLE_NAME + ' AS...

  • RE: LEFT JOIN

    I replied to this QOTD quite early on but I have revisited it a few times due to the comment emails I get from it.

    Never before have I seen so...

  • RE: LEFT JOIN

    I am sorry to have to say that I did not like the wording of the question or the answers and I am surprised at myself for answering this question...

  • RE: A Hazard of Using the SQL Merge Statement

    Mike McIver

    "David looses 90% for the snipe at Microsoft ... long live Bill Gates! David needs to attend the Redmond Reeducation Camp.

    "

    Long Live Bill Gates? - Tee hee!

    I love Microsoft...

  • RE: A Hazard of Using the SQL Merge Statement

    I think the title is misleading and a little unfair to the wonderful work Microsoft did with Merge (Despite its being 6 years after Oracle - poor show MS).

    This is...

  • RE: Precision required

    Wow Tom. Epic yet fantastic explanation of the inner working off this qotd.

    Thanks very much for that. I thought it was interesting when I posted it but you really took...

  • RE: Can This Work?

    I haven't tried this but i got it wrong (apparently). I don't think the proposers answer is correct though as SQL will terminate after 32 levels of nesting which...

  • RE: Finding New Years Eve

    -- In 2008 + you can use a date instead of a datetime with implicit conversion

    DECLARE @Date date = GETDATE()

    SELECT DATEADD(DAY, -DATEPART(dayofyear,@Date),@Date)

  • RE: Finding New Years Eve

    Toreador (1/9/2013)


    DavidBridgeTechnology.com (1/9/2013)


    When is New Years Eve anyway?

    February 9th 😉

    Ha Ha.:-P

  • RE: Finding New Years Eve

    Whilst others are being picky I thought I would add my bit.

    None of the answers are right

    When is New Years Eve anyway?

    If its January 9th (as it is today) then...

  • RE: Table variables

    In case anybody wonders, on a similar note...

    Can table valued parameters be used in a function?.

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    Yes!

    and they are very useful fo creating functions that take name-value-pairs

    e.g.

    CREATE TYPE [dbo].[AuditNVP] AS TABLE(

    [Name]...

  • RE: SET Options - 1

    I love indexed views

    Actually I hate indexed views

    Actually I love indexed views

    Actually I hate indexed views

    Actually I love indexed views

    Actually I hate indexed views

    Actually I love indexed views

    Actually I hate...

  • RE: PARSE 1

    Select #2 Returns 2 rows ???

    I don´t think so..

    Error converting string value '2013DEC32 00:00:00' into data type datetime using culture ''.

    Yep - I thought that too but also do...

  • RE: STUFF - 2

    it would probably make sense for BOL to have a NULL Handling section for every functions help page

    Great idea!

    Dave

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