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  • RE: Sort Order - Include Null al last

    I was quite surprised when QOTD said I was incorrect. I was supspicious when there were check boxes and not radio buttons, yet only one correct answer. I had...

  • RE: The Software Comparison - Part 4

    It is an interesting comparison. It is true that the programming world has a lot of wannabes, I probably fit in there somewhere, but many of the techniques used...

  • RE: BETWEEN

    On my first read I thought that it was asking for consitancy on each execution, but when I thought about the select statements and the order of the between values,...

  • RE: The Software Comparison - Part 4

    When all devlopment is performed on one platform and under one set of devleopment software, then you can start licensing, but why. There is enough regulation out there now...

  • RE: The Software Comparison - Part 3

    Debugging has a relationship to diagnosis. Doctors do practice medicine. It is not an exact science. A patient comes in and explains what is wrong. The doctor...

  • RE: Software Comparison - Part 2

    It wasn't that long ago that I went through buying my first house. I was loaded down with tons of paper that had to be explained to me. ...

  • RE: The Software Comparison

    I like the analogy.

    I also like the manufacturering analogy for team development. My father was a draftsman. He drew up the plans and manufacturers followed precisely what...

  • RE: Is a Temporary Table Really Necessary?

    This is a good article. Could you do something besides temp tables? Yes, and the author points this out. Are there draw backs to using temp tables?...

  • RE: Query

    I think the question is good and the possible answers were fine. To me, the first 2 possible answers showed what the author was trying to get across. I agree...

  • RE: Changing datatype of a column

    vinu (5/11/2008)


    Hi Q,

    My current column is having 'text datatype and i want it to change to 'datetime' datatype.....

    vinu,

    Use the script that Gail posted twice.

    ALTER TABLE tablename ALTER COLUMN...

  • RE: Delete Duplicates

    I agree with the others, great question!

  • RE: SQL Server 2005

    If you had asked me about the resource database prior to this question I would have failed miserably. I would not have stated it as a sytem database. ...

  • RE: SAN best practices

    I wanted to thank everyone for their input and the links. I have been in 2 companies now that have a SAN. In both companies the storage management team...

  • RE: ORDER BY

    Picard is an arrogant.... I just opened the pathway. He gets the credit for the demise of your insignificant world. I have odds that your race doesn't make...

  • RE: ORDER BY

    Derek Dongray (5/8/2008)


    majorbloodnock (5/8/2008)


    I've just realised. If someone reports a SQL Server bug to Microsoft, they can post it as a QOTD to see how much of a problem it...

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