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  • RE: Finding related records within the same table

    First of all, I never buy the "we cannot change the data structure anymore" argument. The only argument I buy is that it would be too expensive, and the couterargument...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    ChrisM@Work (8/5/2016)


    More likely too focussed on the subject to recognise what the antagonist was up to 😀

    That does sound like me! :smooooth:

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    ChrisM@Work (8/5/2016)


    I've seen you deal with Stump the Chump, Hugo. SQL Bits Nottingham I think - a presentation on MERGE. It worked just fine.

    I did?

    Really?

    I always say that I've been...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    ChrisM@Work (8/5/2016)


    Grant Fritchey (8/5/2016)


    BLOB_EATER (8/5/2016)


    I would like to get into the mind-set of speakers out there. Now, as it stands I have zero-interest in presenting/speaking due to a lack of...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (8/5/2016)


    Can anyone think of anything else I should consider (things that you all might customize and would want to save if you were getting kicked off your well-worn...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    BLOB_EATER (8/5/2016)


    I would like to get into the mind-set of speakers out there. Now, as it stands I have zero-interest in presenting/speaking due to a lack of knowledge.

    My question is...

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  • RE: ORDER BY ASC and NULLs last

    gauravsrmsin (8/3/2016)


    It will work as per required result and give the following result.

    1

    0

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    NULL

    The problem posed in the question is this (emphasis mine):

    "I need to return the data sorted ascending and...

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  • RE: ORDER BY ASC and NULLs last

    gauravsrmsin (8/2/2016)


    It will also work if you write your query like below

    SELECT val FROM @table ORDER BY val desc

    How exactly would that sort in ascending order?

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Grant Fritchey (8/1/2016)


    Gone for a week and come back to find you guys talking about Excel. Looking around now for talking apes and an exploded statue.

    The monkeys werer blown to...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Eirikur Eiriksson (7/31/2016)


    Feel free to pitch in, someone not having a great day😀

    😎

    I think you already nailed it in your very first reply, but the OP either misunderstood or didn't...

  • RE: Trying to use the HASHBYTES of a nvarcar(Max)

    joejuska (7/30/2016)


    You said "Quick questions, on what do you base that assumption?" I can't directly answer your question because YOUR QUESTION is wrong. IT'S NOT AN ASSUMPTION BUT AN...

  • RE: Trying to use the HASHBYTES of a nvarcar(Max)

    joejuska (7/30/2016)


    No I DO NOT WANT TO HASH ONLY THE FIRST 50 CHARACTERS. I WANT TO HASH THE ENTIRE FILE BUT HAVE THE RESULTANT FIELD NVARCHAR(50) OR CHAR(50) INSTEAD...

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