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  • RE: Need Records other than month end dates from a table

    Rats. I had hoped the Sargable nature of your code vs. mine would have improved performance. Guess it would depend on the base data set though and how...


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  • RE: Finding Sequences (Need help ASAP)

    Paul White NZ (10/14/2010)


    For 2005 onward, consider adding the 'safety code' I mentioned - you can find it here: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost980118.aspx

    Well, far be it from me to turn down a damned...


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  • RE: Surogate Keys are not always the answer but are freqently used

    GilaMonster (10/14/2010)


    Craig Farrell (10/14/2010)


    I've been carrying a really bad myth around with me for years and never got called on it because the conversation never came up before on that...


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  • RE: Surogate Keys are not always the answer but are freqently used

    David Portas (10/14/2010)


    I don't understand your claim that an index alone provides better performance than a uniqueness constraint. Can you back that up with an example? I'm pretty sure you'll...


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  • RE: Paying attention to detail and being thorough.

    A couple of code shops I've been in were nothing but hamburger code. We fixed it only when we heard screams of murder, we pushed out code as fast...


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  • RE: Finding Sequences (Need help ASAP)

    Paul White NZ (10/14/2010)


    It is frequently possible to achieve the desired 'running total' results while breaking one or more QU 'rules', but I think it puts Jeff in an awkward...


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  • RE: Finding Sequences (Need help ASAP)

    Sorry Paul, that was a bit abrupt and you deserve better than that, your explainations are always concise and instructive.

    I would agree in general that quirky update should not be...


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  • RE: Finding Sequences (Need help ASAP)

    Paul White NZ (10/13/2010)


    Craig Farrell (10/8/2010)


    Craig,

    You can't use joins in a Quirky Update.

    Paul

    Can't, or shouldn't? I did get the correct results here when I tested the code, with no...


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  • RE: Need Records other than month end dates from a table

    R.P., did you set up a 10k/20k row test for that algorithm? I'm curious to see how it compared to the simple inline code above.


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  • RE: Data Modeling with Visio -- is it worth it?

    I like visio, but I don't typically use the automation tools. I've got a toolbar that I've built a few shapes into to help me with, but primarily I...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (10/14/2010)


    GilaMonster (10/13/2010)


    Not from here, but how's this one:

    http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=151492

    Background is that he mailed me twice within 10 min, subject line 'Answer this' and just a link to that thread.

    Update:

    He apparently...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    WayneS (10/13/2010)


    Craig Farrell (10/13/2010)


    Heh, glad I ducked this one Wayne. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1003666-338-1.aspx

    I think you were kinder then I would be at the end there.

    :hehe:

    Which begs the question... how would you have...


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  • RE: Raw Materials - To Delete or Not to Delete?

    Hmm... Would a cascading delete then be a very large boulder rolled along the library shelves? 😀


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Heh, glad I ducked this one Wayne. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1003666-338-1.aspx

    I think you were kinder then I would be at the end there.


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Surogate Keys are not always the answer but are freqently used

    David Portas (10/13/2010)


    No it's not the same for the reasons I already stated: Constraints are standard SQL, unique indexes are not; Constraints are understood and used by more people; Some...


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