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  • RE: New package that I have to create...HELP?

    Use the DMVs.

    master.sys.databases

    <database>.sys.tables

    <database>.sys.columns


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  • RE: Modeling Design / Approach

    I think you're over-thinking it SQL-Dude.

    Think more like this:

    CREATE TABLE Bldg (BldgName VARCHAR(20) NOT NULL CONSTRAINT PK_Bldg PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED)

    -- Floor is a SQL Function and keyword

    CREATE TABLE Floors

    (FloorName...


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  • RE: using select into and controlling varchar sizes

    The other option is to force the datatype on the select before it hits the select into.

    IE: SELECT CONVERT( varchar(9), xyz.fLeft_Pad('0', Str(123456789),9))

    At that point though you might as well define...


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  • RE: Coding Help

    Hey Dougie,

    Don't feel bad about this code, that's some signficantly nasty iterations they've got going there. Have you been having performance problems with this code as well?

    Can you script...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Modeling Design / Approach

    I'd personally approach it via the second method, at least for the primary build, but I wouldn't associate room to floor and building, I'd merely associate it to a floor...


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

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  • RE: advice on archiving data

    Dev (11/28/2011)


    Jeff Moden (11/24/2011)


    PaulB-TheOneAndOnly (11/22/2011)


    All reporting should happen in a database other than OLTP either a "Reporting" database or a properly structured "Data Warehouse"

    Although that's the general concensus,...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: advice on archiving data

    Jeff Moden (11/21/2011)


    Evil Kraig F (11/21/2011)


    Any SQL services or tools to aid in this?

    Not really.

    What about table partitioning or even partitioned views?

    You're correct, Jeff, I'm just concerned about using partitioning...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Agregate join

    Sorry it took a bit to get back to this, pesky Thanksgiving...

    Alexander Suprun (11/24/2011)


    Hi Craig,

    I've played around with your scripts and here are my thoughts and findings:

    I see why you've...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Kiara (11/29/2011)


    Evil Kraig F (11/28/2011)


    Evil Kraig F (11/28/2011)


    That's just screaming someone hit the wrong dropdown option for title... but seriously, don't they do skillset matching anymore for email dumps?

    Title:...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: MSSQLSERVER stopped and does not start

    f.panci (11/29/2011)


    The program has worked correct for a period of 4 years and the problem has been caused by un proper shutdown because of fail of electricity. This is all...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: SSIS puzzle or microsoft bug?

    sql_er (11/29/2011)


    Do you have additional comments now?

    As mentioned above, it's the same problem. , + CR to CR or , to blank and leaving the CR alone leaves the...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: package to read/IMPORT the flat files in chronological order (older one first)

    At first glance, you'll need to use the directory or filesystem commands in a script object to read the attributes of the file, edit a local SSIS variable used as...


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

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  • RE: MSSQLSERVER stopped and does not start

    derekr 43208 (11/28/2011)


    If the Master DB is corrupt, you will have to rebuild it - this is done with the installation media.

    Something like this

    start /wait <CD or DVD Drive>\setup.exe /qn

    INSTANCENAME=<InstanceName>...


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

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  • RE: help with Case Statement

    Faye Fouladi (11/28/2011)


    Case

    when bv.SpotDescription <> 'Spot Description' Then

    pf.SpotDescription = bv.SpotDescription

    End,

    instead of the line that says:

    pf.SpotDescription = bv.SpotDescription

    I keep getting an error: Incorrect syntax...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: help with sql query

    You want it to look like:

    insert into #t1(col1, col2, col3, col4, col5)

    Select

    col1, col2, col3, col4, col5

    from

    R1

    where

    R1.col1 > 0

    and R1.col5 = 1

    and R1.col1...


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

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