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  • RE: UPDATE when the values are the same

    Sergiy (8/28/2012)


    GilaMonster (8/28/2012)


    (query processor doesn't work with pages, just rows)

    Sure?

    Ever heard of locks escalation?

    *scratches his head* Out of curiousity, you realize these are other people you're talking to, not your...


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  • RE: Ways to address incremental updates in SSIS

    You need a way to identify the new records on the OLTP system so you can limit your 'pull' from that system.

    Typical solutions:

    1) A LateUpdateDatetime or a Timestamp which you...


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  • RE: Shadow IT

    I'm with the others on this, Steve. Shadow IT is not the problem. The centralization of *all* IT is.

    IT is still too heavily lumped together. Hang...


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  • RE: Can't add new users, reached a dead-end

    ryetimothy (8/28/2012)


    In theory, I should be able to allow access by adding new users (I'm an administrator for all of the servers we use for the database) in the servers...


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  • RE: SSRS Conditional Sum

    I'm not entirely sure this is possible in SSRS. If it is, you'll have a few hoops to jump through to be able to keep the collapsability of the...


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  • RE: SSIS package errors and fails in SQL Agent...

    Fell off the planet for a few days, RL stuff. The admin issue will be hard to troubleshoot over the net. As to the file disappearing, does the...


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  • RE: Is it OK to ask salary range before applying?

    I'm of the personal opinion that I work for money, my money. That's not what employers want to hear, however. So, as mentioned, there's a balance point. ...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Fal (8/24/2012)


    I need to deal with a critical issue, but unfortunately fixing it keeps getting bumped. I was wondering what metaphors Threadizens might have to describe just how low...


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  • RE: Insert data from unnormalized table into 3 new tables

    saschup (8/23/2012)


    Thank you! I'm both bummed and pleased you answered this so quickly. It was so easy for you and so hard for me.

    I have more practice, no worries. 🙂

    1)...


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  • RE: SSIS package errors and fails in SQL Agent...

    Two things are going on here, and they're not entirely independent but a few questions.

    I assume you originally built this package from your local system, but the server is not...


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  • RE: Insert data from unnormalized table into 3 new tables

    Sample was nearly perfect, but didn't run out of the gates, was missing a parenthesis or two. I also modified it to be using #Temps instead of hard tables...


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  • RE: comparison in the merge statement about null values

    SQL Kiwi (8/22/2012)


    Evil Kraig F (8/22/2012)


    I believe I have a query (or 10) to mark for modification once we get out of 2k5.

    The NOT EXISTS...INTERSECT thing works in SQL Server...


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  • RE: comparison in the merge statement about null values

    SQL Kiwi (8/22/2012)


    There is a better, and easier way to do it using NOT EXISTS and INTERSECT. I describe the technique here: http://bit.ly/EqualityComparison

    That. Is. AWESOME.

    I stand humbly...


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  • RE: Moving tempDB from RAID10 to RAID5 for OLTP?

    Jeff Moden (8/22/2012)


    I guess a question on my mind at this point is why anyone would need a 200GB TempDB.

    It's unfortunately not hard to need it on an overly active...


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  • RE: comparison in the merge statement about null values

    sqlfriends (8/22/2012)


    If I simplize my question, any alternative to use <> to compare columns with null values?

    Nope, compare them in a non-null version (using ISNULL), or build the incredibly...


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