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  • RE: Deploying 2008 SSIS Package on 2005 server?

    TecheeGirl (7/6/2011)


    That's what I was afraid of. And, not knowing that, I have already migrated the packages and made 3 days work of coding changes. I supposed there...


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  • RE: Update Column WHEN table1.field_name = table2.field_name WITH table2.field_name_2

    Triality (7/6/2011)


    Its a data warehouse environment and I want to lay the Client name into the Client field of the table using the crosswalk.

    I want to match the table1.Carrier...


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  • RE: DateTime or nvarchar

    ashkan siroos (7/5/2011)


    My manager wants to change all datetime fields to nvarchar because it is easier to code string against datetime... I told him it is not good because of...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: A TO Z of Indexing

    You know, it IS kind of wierd. Indexing is so central to optimal database performance yet you're right, Gail... there's nothing published as an end to end discussion of...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Would you change to a better job for a lot less money?

    I have learned a very simple lesson along the way...

    ... anytime I dread going to a specific job (not work in general, that's an unavoidable annoyance) consistently, I look to...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Running total (cummulative Sum)

    Jeff Moden (7/6/2011)


    Chris,

    Do you know of a way to use the rCTE to do a running total without the ID's being perfectly sequential?

    There's a way using Cross Apply by taking...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jeff Moden (7/5/2011)


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    GilaMonster (7/1/2011)


    Thanks everyone. Wasn't actually planning on announcing it here.

    Congratulations, Gail. This means that the top two non-employee posters for SSC have been selected...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Reset Identity Key without using CHECKIDENT

    Ninja's_RGR'us (7/5/2011)


    GilaMonster (7/5/2011)


    Pedantic....

    😉 😀

    Craig or me? :w00t:

    That'd be me. I pulled a brainfart and thought from your response she was commenting on your stuff, not answering the question long...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Question on SQL Server script

    denis.gendera (7/5/2011)


    Hi thx for the quick feedback, the solution works for values that are 'NULL'. How about empty/blank columns?

    Quick and dirty? Use a NULLIF function around each column...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Reset Identity Key without using CHECKIDENT

    GilaMonster (7/5/2011)


    Truncate instead of delete will set the identity back to 0.

    Narm?

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa260621(v=SQL.80).aspx

    The counter used by an identity for new rows is reset to the seed for the column.

    And,...


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  • RE: Can we take it to another level, please?

    GilaMonster (7/5/2011)


    Craig Farrell (7/5/2011)


    [ There always seems to be one of those jokers hiding in the forum behind every high end article I've seen so far.

    And half the QotD discussions...


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  • RE: MS Access To Sql Error

    In 99% of cases, an Access query becomes a SQL Server view when upgraded. I can't remember if the exception still exists, been a long while.

    sqlquest2575 (7/5/2011)


    I changed the...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Question on SQL Server script

    What Todd recommended is about the best I could offer blindly as well. If you'd like more particular help, we're going to need some sample DDL/data to understand the...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Best practices running remote SSIS 2008 packages

    Tom Van Harpen (7/5/2011)


    Well here is my option 4:

    Unless you have a 3rd party job scheduler, I suggest you install the SQL Engine as well on your SSIS server and...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Sabbaticals

    Intel, one of my contracts along the way, apparently had an amazing sabbatical program for their researchers and technicians. You couldn't get it until you'd been there a long...


    - 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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