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  • RE: How to avoid the single quotes in text columns of excel while exporting tables from sql server 2005

    Dev (1/29/2012)


    Just for curiosity, did you open the CSV file in notepad or some text editor? IIRC Excel wonโ€™t show the single quotes but text editors will do.

    This...

  • RE: Query Result Help

    I think that PaulB gave you a good hint:

    When you eliminate grouping by the date, you get counts for one set only and all duplicates of b within that set...

  • RE: How to avoid the single quotes in text columns of excel while exporting tables from sql server 2005

    A single quote at the start of a cell is used to force text format. This is necessary to prevent unintended conversion of values that could be interpreted as numeric,...

  • RE: Query Result Help

    I will be glad to help, if you follow the posting guidelines.

    Please post your DDL and sample data.

  • RE: XML to Relational

    I could not have ge this done during working hours, I had to take on it on Saturday and got it right.

    Thanks, Stewart!

  • RE: Excel files locking tables

    elvinkhatri (1/26/2012)


    Here's are the connection strings:

    DRIVER=SQL Server;SERVER=CLER-SQL;UID=sqluser;;APP=Microsoft Data Access Components;WSID=VM-PAB;DATABASE=DMD

    DSN=DTrac;UID=sqluser;;APP=Microsoft Office 2003;WSID=SHP;DATABASE=DMD

    Sorry, Vinkhatri, I am afreaid I am not able to help you with this one: I do not have...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    I got a Jetta, 149k miles and going strong. It ised to do 32 mpg on a highway, now it is down to 28.

  • RE: Excel files locking tables

    For a responsible answer I would have to see your connection string(s).

    However, as a rule of thumb, make sure that Mode=Read and MaintainConnection=False.

  • RE: Healthy Work Habits

    In my experience, the most important piece for work with computers are good glasses, and an optometrist checkup once a year.

    Personally, I never settle for the second best.

  • RE: SQL Developer licensing

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/25/2012)


    . . . As long as developers were accessing data only, I think you are fine. However, I would still clarify with MS on this.

    Steve

    As...

  • RE: SQL Developer licensing

    Email <>, Executive Assistant to <>, and ask her to forward your question to whoever can answer it.

    Please don't forget to stress that you are writing only after you have...

  • RE: non clustered primary key on a partitioned taable

    jvkondapalli (1/24/2012)


    ....

    Hello gurus,

    I need your comments on the table partitioning we implemented in our environment.

    we have a pk column (INT), Partitioning column(Datetime), fkcolumn (INT), few other varchar columns

    We created a...

  • RE: How to get monthly YTD data

    TheSQLGuru (1/24/2012)


    . . . I feel I will be disappointed on the first iteration or two however until they get some real optimizations worked out in the engine. ...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQL Kiwi (1/24/2012)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/24/2012)


    But you can ski?

    I tried snowboarding once (in a supervised inside environment[/url]) and that was enough to convince me that I have no...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/24/2012)


    SQL Kiwi (1/24/2012)


    and it's summer here and not-so-summer in Seattle/Bellevue/Redmond.

    But you can ski? Maybe down the street in Bellevue ๐Ÿ˜‰

    . . .

    That was a...

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