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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Hey all, sorry I fell off the earth a bit, even when I had an article go up. Thanks for the applause those who posted, and specifically to Koen...


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  • RE: Looking for Work in SQL Server

    Anipaul (5/9/2011)


    Good article. I think a few more sample questions would have help the freshers more.

    Anipaul, what do you mean by sample questions here? I didn't provide any sample...


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  • RE: Looking for Work in SQL Server

    Craig-315134 (5/9/2011)


    Good article, Craig, thank you.

    Thank you, glad you enjoyed it.

    I do have what I hope isn't a 'stupid question', please. To be a competent SQL Server DBA, how good...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Looking for Work in SQL Server

    Peter Trast (5/9/2011)


    One of the most important things I have done is to create and maintain a LinkedIn presence. I get so many inquiries because of that site. I have...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Looking for Work in SQL Server

    yan-160997 (5/9/2011)


    Craig,

    I have been working for a financial company for over 10 years as a system analyst. During those years I have managed many SQL server both in production and...


    - 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: Can you use a tally table to drive inserting X number of records in another table?

    Insert SELECT, not insert VALUEs.


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop.

    Jeff Moden (5/7/2011)


    Craig Farrell (5/5/2011)


    Shannon, to confirm, in the end, you wanted something like this:

    What I was thinking is that no Tally Table is necessary for this. I believe...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Tally OH! An Improved SQL 8K “CSV Splitter” Function

    Jeff Moden (5/6/2011)


    Shoot, I may even find a reason to use SSIS, SSAS, or SSRS someday in the future. 🙂

    I take it me beating you with them until you submit...


    - 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: "Subquery returned more than 1 value" error when querying linked server

    Lowell (5/6/2011)


    darn; i was guessing you were appending a WHERE statement...

    ok how about the REPLACE?

    this section:

    Replace(URL.URL,'{0}',RTRIM(CL.ClientID)) as LOB_CompanyRecord,

    uf Url.URL has one row, but CL.ClientID has multiple rows, that oculd cause...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: "Subquery returned more than 1 value" error when querying linked server

    bcampbell-1136357 (5/6/2011)


    The only consistent element to this problem is that it only occurs when querying accross a linked server. Does anyone know of any limitations of querying linked servers that...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Performance Reports

    dsorensen 74234 (5/6/2011)


    Thanks for links Ninja...

    I was hoping to avoid running a trace but, if that's the only way to get the job done I'll do it. I probably should...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Help with long running query

    Easiest way for us to be able to help is to see the execution plans. If you need help pulling them, see the 'index/tuning' link in my signature.

    My guess...


    - 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: Adding "Header" Information to the Beginning of the Root Node in XML

    Probably not the cleanest way, but it'll get you going. I simplified the problem a bit:

    DROP TABLE #tmp

    GO

    CREATE TABLE #tmp (somestuff VARCHAR(50))

    INSERT INTO #tmp VALUES ( 'abc')

    INSERT INTO #tmp...


    - 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: Converting Military Time to Standard time

    What is the source datatype that you're extracting the information from? DATETIME?


    - 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: SQL 2005 x64 not really 64 bit?

    I'd ask them to supply a whitepaper or similar official item on the subject, news to me.


    - 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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