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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQL Kiwi (9/14/2012)


    Gianluca Sartori (9/14/2012)


    If that happens, I'll run away and hide as far as I can.

    Uh, wait... isn't that New Zealand?

    C'mon Paul, get the guest room ready! 😀

    According...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    I think I'll just chill out in the threads I'm already in after reading a few that I've bypassed due to time. "Much ado about nothing" is something I...


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  • RE: Setting a Primary key to subsequential Data (Header - Line)

    rena24 (9/14/2012)


    Yes, I read the Data from a file!

    So, before I insert my Data in a Table I run the vb.code above and I recreate the file with the...


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  • RE: Setting a Primary key to subsequential Data (Header - Line)

    Ah, the old mainframe data sort issue. I HATE THEM. However, the solution isn't rediculously hard... as long as you're not loaded to SQL yet.

    This takes a bit...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: SSIS using Stored Procedures to do incremental loads into DW

    jtc900502 (9/14/2012)


    Thanks for the reply Craig.

    Currently the users are not accessing the SPs. They have tried to pull data into excel (MS Query) using the physical tables but had a...


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  • RE: ssis sort or aggregate what is better

    There's no good way out of this mess, unfortunately. What do you do when a row's identifier is repeated but contains different data in the rest of the columns?...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (9/14/2012)


    Lynn Pettis (9/14/2012)


    Nothing like having two people obviously in over their heads this week.

    Which 2 are you thinking about?

    Installing SQL 2012, dropping filegroups? Or are there more?

    Then there's 3......


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  • RE: SSIS using Stored Procedures to do incremental loads into DW

    jtc900502 (9/14/2012)


    Is it insane to have SSIS to use a Stored Procedures to do incremental loads into DW, if the frequency is like every 5 minutes?

    In a simple answer, no....


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  • RE: Document First, Code Later

    I agree with the theory. The practice, on the other hand, is a lot harder to implement.

    "Can you slap me together a quick prototype? I need to see...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Join performance gets much worse after combining two selects that are each fairly fast

    tmoleary (9/7/2012)


    The database I am working with is part of a data warehouse made available for research teams, so there are some limits to what I can do with adding...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn Pettis (9/7/2012)


    Evil Kraig F (9/7/2012)


    Now, if you pushed it for a mile or two and it took half an hour... I'd just say thank you, take the money, tip...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQLRNNR (9/7/2012)


    Lynn Pettis (9/7/2012)


    Okay, an etiquette question as a Good Samaritan. How many times should you refuse money for helping a motorist with a disabled vehicle? I was...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: Join performance gets much worse after combining two selects that are each fairly fast

    tmoleary (9/7/2012)


    MainDocumentAndAddendaActualPlan.sqlplan is from the first query

    MainDocumentAndDiagnosesActualPlan.sqlplan is from the second query

    MainDocumentAddendaAndDiagnosesEstimatedPlan.sqlplan is from the third query

    Starting with these, the first problem is the 286 billion row estimate going into...


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  • RE: Multiple parameters for a query

    apache626 (9/7/2012)


    I receive a flat file which I am importing with SSIS. The problem is the file does not contain a needed field(ssn). I have to query another...


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  • RE: Problem to connect with linked server

    In addition to Sean's recommendation, if you're allowing the linked server to 'passthrough' the existing credentials, doublecheck you're not running into what's known as the 'double-hop' issue for kerberos. ...


    - 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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