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  • RE: Using Union Query?

    john.clyma 97764 (10/5/2011)


    Sean, thanks for reading completely through my question to give your answer which was the solution. My original thought with the union was to join two result...


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  • RE: Healthcare data warehouse design resources

    AJ,

    What particular concepts are you feeling you're having difficulty with? An end to end discussion on warehousing, even particularly for healthcare, is incredibly broad. A few particular components...


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  • RE: I cringe every time I see a recommendation for xp_cmdshell.

    opc.three (10/5/2011)


    In particular, if you're running SQL Express (thus no SQL Agent) and want to do a BCP/Bulk Insert and then archive the file you've done it from, you'd need...


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  • RE: I cringe every time I see a recommendation for xp_cmdshell.

    opc.three (10/5/2011)


    Evil Kraig F (10/5/2011)


    opc.three (10/5/2011)


    PS I cannot wait to see the examples of when one would HAVE to use it.

    SQL Express with an on-demand file bulk load and archiving.

    My...


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  • RE: I cringe every time I see a recommendation for xp_cmdshell.

    opc.three (10/5/2011)


    PS I cannot wait to see the examples of when one would HAVE to use it.

    SQL Express with an on-demand file bulk load and archiving.


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  • RE: Using Union Query?

    Why are you double scanning?

    select Short_Name from t_One where short_name like 'val%'

    union

    select short_Name from t_One where short_name like '%val%'

    Returns the equivalent of:

    select short_Name from t_One where short_name like...


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  • RE: Elementary Key Attributes

    Well, I certainly got it wrong, but that's because of simple unfamiliarity but I tried to turn it into my familiar world. I figured elementary key meant candidate key...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQL Kiwi (10/5/2011)


    SQLRNNR (10/5/2011)


    2 of 3 servers I get arithmetic overflow and the 3rd server differs by 35 seconds.

    Yeah great, so do I come back for the second interview or...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jack Corbett (10/1/2011)


    Hey guys I got some really cool news today. I was awarded MVP status!

    I just hope I can honor that award the way that all the MVP's...


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  • RE: How do you learn the advanced stuff?

    Question Guy (10/4/2011)


    When you die, the last thing you will say is, "I should have spent more time at the office." I used to spend a lot of time...


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  • RE: Data Flow failing when package run as a job.

    It sounds like the login running the SQLAgent doesn't have the access levels you do to the other system. I'd start there.

    Primarily because of this component in the error:

    "Could...


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  • RE: inserting data into views

    GilaMonster (10/1/2011)


    Lowell (9/30/2011)


    Kraig you are alluding to the possiblity of an INSTEAD OF trigger on the view, to handle the logic of insertin/updating tables that are joined in the...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn Pettis (9/30/2011)


    Okay, for $250 - $750 USD I want the following:

    Need Software with following modules and features...

    ... an entire software suite from the land of the gods...

    If you are...


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  • RE: Comparing columns in two tables for unequal values

    Roughly:

    DELETE a

    OUTPUT tblc

    FROM

    tblA as a

    JOIN

    tblB as b

    ON a.col1 = b.col1 AND a.col2 = b.col2 ....


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Hey guys, Jack's got me flabbergasted over here. Anyone else familiar with SSIS and connection failures want to take a swing?


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