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  • RE: Why is this T_SQL update not working ??, Please help to understand

    ColdCoffee (3/22/2012)


    Mathew Abraham (3/22/2012)


    Update D set j=s.j, k=s.k from @table_D D,@table_S s where d.i=s.i

    The problem is the CROSS JOIN. why do u want to do a cross...


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  • RE: Why is this T_SQL update not working ??, Please help to understand

    Hmmm, that IS really odd.

    You can't guarantee the order of the updates but I wouldn't expect the null to be ignored.

    Wrapping the k setting with an isnull also doesn't correct...


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  • RE: Attracting Talent

    Burninator (3/20/2012)


    We're trying to locate a 6 month contractor to handle a SSRS report request overload from the business.

    I'm your huckleberry...

    Needs to be on-site in Phoenix, AZ. Chair warmth...


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  • RE: Triangle Join - Can I do it right or a replacement?

    codebyo (3/20/2012)


    Evil Kraig F (3/20/2012)


    This is basically a running totals query, and I believe that's where Jeff's going with his solution so I won't work the same process twice. 😉

    However,...


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  • RE: Triangle Join - Can I do it right or a replacement?

    This is basically a running totals query, and I believe that's where Jeff's going with his solution so I won't work the same process twice. 😉

    However, there's another concern with...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (3/20/2012)


    I have a number of physics courses, a couple of astrophysics, one or two philosophy and a calculus one queued up to watch.

    My hats off to you for considering...


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  • RE: Ideal amount of VLFs

    It has nothing to do with the log backups and everything to do with how the file is grown. Kimberly Tripp's articles are the best I've seen on this...


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  • RE: Attracting Talent

    I'm currently dealing with this exact issue. We're trying to locate a 6 month contractor to handle a SSRS report request overload from the business.

    So far: Three people who...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jack Corbett (3/15/2012)


    Isn't there some Date guy too?

    Nono, that was Data, from Star Trek... and he was a walking database, not a designer. That was Midnightian Soong....


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Grant Fritchey (3/15/2012)


    GSquared (3/15/2012)


    Just tell the person you were actually talking about E. Codd's younger evil twin, who had the same ideas and theories, but is using them for world...


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  • RE: Please help with view

    Not a problem. Sorry, this fell off my radar for a bit and I got sucked into a project for a week so I hadn't reviewed old threads for...


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  • RE: Temporary Objects 2

    I almost got this wrong but the 'select 2 answers' bit excludes the need for the answer 'both run to completion', which would thus give me 3 answers.

    The first option...


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  • RE: Old, but stable

    I'm afraid we're going to have another polite disagreement, Travis. 🙂

    TravisDBA (3/9/2012)


    1. Shop doesn't want to spend the money to upgrade software/hardware

    There's no reason to spend money 'fixing' something that...


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  • RE: If Statement...2nd try...:)

    jbalbo (3/9/2012)


    Evil,

    This works great and I even understand it!! lol

    Thanks

    Joe

    Great, I'm glad that helped. 🙂 Good luck.


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  • RE: Replacing NULL measure with a value or zero

    MidBar (3/9/2012)


    So anything just clicked in your mind?

    Ah, so it's the sub-procedures to the reports you want to adjust for pre-calculations. Gotcha. Offhand, no. Most of the...


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