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  • RE: replace credit card numbers with *

    As a note, you comment that you were instructed to write a script that shows the CC numbers with all but the last 4 as *s. Did they intend...


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  • RE: Are You a Ten?

    I know that I have a broad set of knowledge about what SQL Server can do, but not a very deep set of skills in any one area.

    I believe a...


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  • RE: Populating a new column in a SQL2K table with incremental numbers by row

    Hm, Identity column seeded at 1000001 and then obfuscate that into the 'LB' format with a calculated column should work as well.


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  • RE: SQL SERVER latency issue on new laptop - simple select of small table 7 seconds

    Are you on the same domain, or are you VPN'ing in? It sounds like the VPN is doing something strange that you don't get when you're RDC'd.


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  • RE: SQL Filter question

    rconway-574047 (11/16/2010)


    Sean,

    I will try it from the user standpoint. The user is looking at a report that has 50 questions with a total of 500 respondents. Question 1...


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  • RE: SQL SERVER latency issue on new laptop - simple select of small table 7 seconds

    Please clarify. You have SQL 2005 SSMS installed on the laptop and you're connecting to the server, or you have a desktop SQL Engine running on your laptop running...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Gap in Dates

    WayneS (11/16/2010)


    FYI, I've asked Jeff to poke his head in here.

    Something that is really interesting in an odd way: if you build the test data first, and then separately run...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (11/16/2010)


    CirquedeSQLeil (11/16/2010)


    Do we have any opinions on the following (comments included)?

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/steve_jones/archive/2010/11/16/another-plagiarizer.aspx

    I think the author is 100% correct and a genius 😛

    You know, I think I've...


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  • RE: Insert with Loop

    GrassHopper (11/16/2010)


    In my subquery (join) table, I have millions of records. When I run the query without the loop it multiplies my records and it gets too big, doesn't...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: SSIS , stored procedures and Jobs

    I still think you're locked into a bad approach.

    You can call a foreign procedure from a local one. For example, lets say I had a linked server DWServ2, and...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: SSIS , stored procedures and Jobs

    This gets complex, but the simple form of the method is this:

    You don't call the job, you call the SSIS package (dtsexec.exe) and via that method, you feed it variable...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Gap in Dates

    As an update:

    This:

    SELECT@NumAccounts= 1000,

    @DateSpan= 4000

    Is at an hour and climbing. Not sure which version is the problem child.

    EDIT: Finally completed

    Death to the lack of the Tally!

    Test done for 1000...


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  • RE: SQL Filter question

    rconway-574047 (11/16/2010)


    I have three tables. A Fact table (Emp_Facts) which are aggregate counts of the survey data for each Survey_Key and Time_Key. I have a survey table (Survey_EMP) which is...


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  • RE: After indexing subquery gives wrong result

    KcV (11/15/2010)


    Thanks man, for helping me

    in answer to your questions :

    1. I did not changed anything except indexing on a table. (query,table,data,fields all are as it is)

    Is there anyone else...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    WayneS (11/16/2010)


    LutzM (11/16/2010)


    Chris Morris-439714 (11/16/2010)


    Am I being too harsh with this poster?

    If what you did over there would be considered being harsh, I'd have to stop posting!!

    The effort you put...


    - 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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