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  • RE: Looking at SOX

    HIPAA, under most circumstances, hit me harder then SOX. SOX mostly forced change control into existence for the cowboy shops. It's been taken to rediculous extremes on occassion,...


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  • RE: Split Comma Seperate Column Problem

    Jeff Moden (3/17/2011)


    David Burrows (3/17/2011)


    Koen Verbeeck (3/17/2011)


    Jeff, stop interfering in SSIS threads. 😛 😀

    Ahhh!!! Be nice to Jeff, he can't help it if he is stuck in a T-SQL sandbox...


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  • RE: Convert varchar to numeric

    leon.booij (3/18/2011)


    I want to convert a varchar column to a numeric(9,2) column

    but the vachar column has also negative values

    ColumnA

    1.450,40

    142,07

    83,71-

    So, you're expecting to see:

    1.450,40

    142,07

    -83,71

    ?

    That's not going...


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  • RE: Extending a query.

    Eric, Rahuzz above is on the money for your solution here. Let us know if you run into problems with that solution. If you do, please post the...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Invalid length parameter passed to the LEFT or SUBSTRING function

    Ian is correct that it's tough to decipher your issue from this end with the description, however...

    Your code needs to confirm there is a second underscore in the string before...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: SQL Query Help after 13th row Dynamic and in 12th row static values with a formula

    Hey JJ,

    Sorry it's late and I'm glad you found your solution.

    What we were trying to get out of you was something like this, which if you'd read the article end...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Wide speed difference for same XML extract on two different servers?

    The cure is because an xml specific column will index itself internally, and I don't have all the rules handy.

    Can you doublecheck your laptop and the server engine you're running...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Difference in time taken to execute 2 queries.

    Ahhh, sorry San, I misread it on the first pass. Have to bear with me, it's ~3AM here, after a day in America celebrated by much alcoholic intake. 😀

    I've...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Convert varchar to numeric

    Leon, what you wrote in SQL and what you see makes sense to me.

    What do you WANT to see for those items?


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  • RE: SQL Beginner Confusion

    Just to add to Jim's recommendation, google is your friend here.

    T-SQL tutorial in google will resolve a number of possibilities.

    Two quick ones (I don't know their worth, but anything will...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: One data file vs multiple data file on the same drive

    Jim McLeod (3/17/2011)


    george sibbald (3/17/2011)


    rollback -

    dbcc shrinkfile with the emptyfile option, followed by alter database command to remove the file.

    That would work (and was my first thought too), but I...


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  • RE: One data file vs multiple data file on the same drive

    alexus8888 (3/18/2011)


    We got a 20% improvement in an ETL process by creating the filegroup with 4 files all on the same drive. didn't believe it myself till I saw it.

    Nike...


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  • RE: Difference in time taken to execute 2 queries.

    San, this doesn't make sense from this side. If you're selecting email_1, email_2 ... that sounds like different columns, yet you state it's one column.

    can you right-click, script the...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: One data file vs multiple data file on the same drive

    Rem70Rem (3/17/2011)


    What are the steps to rollback if needed?

    Generate a new filegroup, move *everything* into the new filegroup. Rebuild the original Primary as desired, move everything back, and remove...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: One data file vs multiple data file on the same drive

    george sibbald (3/17/2011)


    Userdb.

    don't quite understand why myself, but as disk technology moves forward old truths can become outdated.

    I still would not recommend it as a default approach to file layout,...


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