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  • RE: Forcing the Order

    Sweet! Thanks for getting involved Paul. Alright, let's take it from the top, boys! *drumroll starts*

    SQLkiwi (5/23/2011)


    Hi Craig,

    It allows the Segment Top transformation without a sort, which is...


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  • RE: Forcing the Order

    SQLRNNR (5/23/2011)


    I haven't looked at the plans yet but something is different about them. The two show a different size. I am in the middle of reinsalling SQL...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    If anyone wants an interesting optimization conundrum (at least to me), please swing by this thread I started: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1113705-392-1.aspx


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQLRNNR (5/23/2011)


    jcrawf02 (5/23/2011)


    Not a fan of roses, Craig?

    Maybe he is saying he doesn't smell like roses??

    I'm not a rose! I'm a free man!


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    jcrawf02 (5/23/2011)


    Not a fan of roses, Craig?

    Not today, no. Was time for something different, was on my mind. However the full version of it isn't professional for here....


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Stefan Krzywicki (5/23/2011)


    GilaMonster (5/23/2011)


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    GilaMonster (5/23/2011)


    Just got a PM and a mail asking for some free consulting. I sympathise with people in tough situations, but that doesn't mean I'm willing...


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  • RE: UPDATE with WHERE clause frowned upon by OUTPUT?

    Flip the ordering, output before where. It actually goes in front of the FROM but you don't have that there.

    See this for more details: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177564.aspx


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (5/23/2011)


    LutzM (5/23/2011)


    GilaMonster (5/23/2011)


    Just got a PM and a mail asking for some free consulting. I sympathise with people in tough situations, but that doesn't mean I'm willing to give...


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  • RE: Negotiating Your Raise Before Your Annual Review

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (5/23/2011)


    We can debate different situations, but the way to do about this is to talk first. Talk about wanting a raise, giving reasons why you...


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  • RE: Help please - impossible is happening.

    spx (5/23/2011)


    @ninja, These stats are from the Actual Execution.

    In the query-3, the 99% (of 104 secs) is used by the "Remote Scan/FullText Search Engine"

    In the query-1, the 99% (of...


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  • RE: Filestream

    Peter Trast (5/23/2011)


    The first table on this linked page suggests the answer I picked (incorrectly). I need to understand this better:

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc949109(v=sql.100).aspx

    The article by Paul has not sufficiently illuminated it for...


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  • RE: blocking due to long query, insert, and new queries

    Couple of ideas.

    Instead of a permanent table, teach them to use a #tmp and pull the data over into that. 5k rows shouldn't be that painful.

    Use schema for this...


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  • RE: Negotiating Your Raise Before Your Annual Review

    PhilDaniels (5/23/2011)


    To my point, 2%-5% is not a raise, it isn't even a cost-of-living adjustment. Let's say you are an $80K/year employee. Your take-home is about 65% of that ($52K),...


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  • RE: Negotiating Your Raise Before Your Annual Review

    PhilDaniels (5/23/2011)


    I certainly agree that you try Andy's suggestions first. But also that you be (very) prepared for somebody to give you a thousand reasons why, regardless of your performance,...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (5/23/2011)


    GilaMonster (5/23/2011)


    Just got a PM and a mail asking for some free consulting. I sympathise with people in tough situations, but that doesn't mean I'm willing to give...


    - 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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