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  • RE: Mathematical Theory (controversy!)

    mtillman-921105 (6/6/2011)


    Richard Warr (6/6/2011)


    toddasd (6/6/2011)


    [quote-0I think Michael Valentine nailed it with the "Skepticism in education" post. My friend asked me the same thing at lunch on Friday, "Can you give...

  • RE: Mathematical Theory (controversy!)

    Richard Warr (6/6/2011)


    toddasd (6/6/2011)


    [quote-0I think Michael Valentine nailed it with the "Skepticism in education" post. My friend asked me the same thing at lunch on Friday, "Can you give me...

  • RE: Mathematical Theory (controversy!)

    mtillman-921105 (6/6/2011)


    toddasd, then how do you resolve one of Zeno's paradoxes? Basically (and mathematically), if one runner is catching up with another by half the distance per minute, then...

  • RE: How to generate XML root for empty result set.

    Have you tried adding the XSINIL tag to the For XML statement?

  • RE: insert new columns into table

    The Merge command is, in some ways, better than Update From, in SQL 2008. Check out Merge when it comes to synchronizing data like this.

  • RE: Cannot insert duplicate key row in object 'sys.syscommittab'

    Since the fix involved either applying a CU (probably not applicable to R2), or restarting change tracking, I'd either contact Microsoft support and ask about the CU, or restart change...

  • RE: ActiveX Script to Script databases to file

    There's probably a query in the tables or views that uses an older-style join. You mentioned you checked the views, but did you check for things like calculated columns...

  • RE: Why do we use # for temp tables name?

    The other thing to be aware of with global temp tables is not just that they can go away, but also that you can end up with errors if you...

  • RE: interview with microsoft

    I would expect an SQL Server DBA to know enough about Active Directory to leverage it for security and control. That would include knowledge about things like double-hop security...

  • RE: QL Server Configuration Manager, qustion, what is what, and whats it used for

    Because there are 32-bit and 64-bit drivers. Unless you can be certain only one or the other will ever be used, you're probably better off leaving both running.

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn Pettis (6/4/2011)


    Okay denizens of The Thread, I got a call yesterday evening from my oldest daughter that actually left me speechless.

    I am going to be grandfather![/i]

    Looks like I'll need...

  • RE: Tally Table vs. While Loop

    Jeff Moden (6/4/2011)


    GSquared (6/3/2011)


    I'd change that "LIKE" statement to something a little more REGEX-ish.

    CREATE TABLE #T (

    DT CHAR(10))

    INSERT INTO #T (DT)

    VALUES ('1/1/11'),('01/01/2011'),('1.1.11'),('1-1-11'),('Bob');

    SELECT *

    FROM #T

    WHERE DT LIKE '%[/.[-]]%[/.[-]]%';

    Wouldn't that allow for...

  • RE: (Nolock) created blocking?

    Yeah, that makes sense (on the snapshots bit).

    On the block/lock issue, I tend to suspect there's either a missing NoLock hint, or something similar. I've seen lots of queries...

  • RE: Why does this query cause index scan when the index is covering?

    Scan vs seek has nothing to do with it being a covering index. Covering indexes prevent bookmark lookups.

    The plan probably changes because of the stats on the join. ...

  • RE: A Live Node

    jcrawf02 (6/3/2011)


    GSquared (6/3/2011)


    No. I was thinking of a more ... metaphorical ... manure.

    I know salespeople who shovel manure all day on the phone. But it's not really multitasking.

    Ah,...

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