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  • RE: Removing joins & Execution Time

    Rough guess? The LEFT JOINs were chained, so a previous LEFT JOIN was acting as a restriction on a deeper one.

    Need to see the query to be sure though.


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn Pettis (6/13/2014)


    Actually, I might be next year. Keeping an eye on SQL Server opportunities in Colorado Springs still and there isn't much there. Phoenix and Kansas City...


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  • RE: Just curious, what are your SQL pet peeves ?

    Offhand, even in my warehouses, I never really saw a significant value in storing the date as a four byte int instead of the 8 byte datetime. Yes, I...


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  • RE: Developers vs. DBAs

    John Fager (6/12/2014)


    I'd say that when there is a book almost the size of the Bible describing just "Inside the SQL Query Optimization Engine"... um that's where we are in...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn Pettis (6/13/2014)


    Sean Lange (6/13/2014)


    Lynn Pettis (6/13/2014)


    I miss getting out on the pitch with the kids. It actually helps keep me feeling young.

    You should get out and play. That...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Heh, Grant...

    I just literally rolled out of bed. 🙂 I love this contract.

    Good game today though?


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Would like some feedback on contractors as employers

    Most of them understand the nature of the business. There's no 'bench' anymore, where you're paid between work. Because of that, they really shouldn't try to hold you.

    Robert...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Would like some feedback on contractors as employers

    Contracting for most of the last 10 years now.

    Watch out for a particular thing Robert Half will do if you're not careful. They market your resume before contacting you...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Surrounding proc definitions with BEGIN ... END

    I prefer not to use BEGIN/END on my procedure block, but I do trail the script for it with a GO so I can be sure of the termination point...


    - 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: Developers vs. DBAs

    This 'war' started before I became a DBA/Dev. I didn't start my career, really, in tech until around 2001 when everything had burst and was already on a downhill....


    - 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: Hipaa Compliant Server

    rinshadka_2445 (6/11/2014)


    Hi,

    I have an instance in Amazon EC2 and need to be Hipaa compliant. I have few doubts,

    1. Should I need to do a block level encryption of the...


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  • RE: SSRS with sp, should have same Paremeter Order or not?

    mario17 (6/9/2014)


    Or they still work by their names ?

    This is correct.

    The names should correspond to parameters fed in your Data Source. Their screen position and/or order in the list...


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  • RE: Problem with generating XML in MS SQL

    Sub,

    What performance concerns are you worried about from the concatonation technique? You should see little to no performance difference for a concatonation technique vs. a more standard FOR XML...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: SSIS - how to make the control flow continue before the current step is complete?

    You misunderstand. I'm recommending you use the SSIS loop to fire the command line, not ignore SSIS. Execute Process Task or a Script task.


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: SSIS - how to make the control flow continue before the current step is complete?

    Fire the packages off via command line and let them ignite as a 'shell'. That will keep the program from waiting for completion before moving to your next component....


    - 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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