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  • RE: Fixing duplicates

    Ha, wrote and submitted an article, but for the wrong duplicates problem. I'll work on this one now.

    Sorry!

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Greg Edwards-268690 (9/24/2013)


    Jeff Moden (9/23/2013)


    dwain.c (9/23/2013)


    Grant Fritchey (9/23/2013)


    Careful there! NSA monitoring in progress.

    Raccoons knocked it off the shelf in the garage in the dead of winter and the PVC...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jeff Moden (9/20/2013)


    Are you good folks saying that any form of SELECT/INTO is bad? If so, why?

    I don't know how the resulting columns are typed. I did a cursory...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Greg Edwards-268690 (9/19/2013)


    Stefan Krzywicki (9/19/2013)


    Greg Edwards-268690 (9/19/2013)


    venoym (9/19/2013)


    andrew gothard (9/19/2013)


    Stefan Krzywicki (9/18/2013)


    GilaMonster (9/18/2013)


    L' Eomot Inversé (9/18/2013)


    Don't need to is surely an understatement: you are not allowed to, I think?

    If you...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Greg Edwards-268690 (9/19/2013)


    venoym (9/19/2013)


    andrew gothard (9/19/2013)


    Stefan Krzywicki (9/18/2013)


    GilaMonster (9/18/2013)


    L' Eomot Inversé (9/18/2013)


    Don't need to is surely an understatement: you are not allowed to, I think?

    If you mean the SELECT *...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jack Corbett (9/18/2013)


    Stefan Krzywicki (9/18/2013)


    Koen Verbeeck (9/18/2013)


    Stefan Krzywicki (9/18/2013)


    Am I wrong in saying we shouldn't be using

    SELECT * INTO #A1 FROM Table

    SELECT * INTO #B1 FROM #A1

    in production...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (9/18/2013)


    L' Eomot Inversé (9/18/2013)


    Don't need to is surely an understatement: you are not allowed to, I think?

    If you mean the SELECT * INTO, unfortunately that's allowed. I've cleaned so...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Koen Verbeeck (9/18/2013)


    Stefan Krzywicki (9/18/2013)


    Am I wrong in saying we shouldn't be using

    SELECT * INTO #A1 FROM Table

    SELECT * INTO #B1 FROM #A1

    in production code? #A1 & #B1 are also...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Am I wrong in saying we shouldn't be using

    SELECT * INTO #A1 FROM Table

    SELECT * INTO #B1 FROM #A1

    in production code? #A1 & #B1 are also never defined explicitly.

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    bitbucket-25253 (9/10/2013)


    Ed Wagner (9/10/2013)


    SQLRNNR (9/10/2013)


    Brandie Tarvin (9/10/2013)


    I am seriously thinking of making DBCC Timewarp settings one of my own interview questions, just to see how far the SQL Conspiracy has...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    paul.knibbs (9/10/2013)


    SQLRNNR (9/10/2013)

    What are 3 of the required parameters for DBCC Timewarp?

    What are 7 of the optional parameters?

    This is a trick question, right? Everyone knows that DBCC TIMEWARP doesn't take...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    SQLRNNR (9/5/2013)


    Stefan Krzywicki (9/5/2013)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/5/2013)


    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=424_1378224156

    Let's stick Jeff in this interview 😉

    Item not found?

    There was an extra br in Steve's url

    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=424_1378224156

    Yeah, I'd either have gotten the job...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/5/2013)


    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=424_1378224156

    Let's stick Jeff in this interview 😉

    Item not found?

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/4/2013)


    Replies are good so me (and others) know.

    Please reply to one at a time. It's easy to overcommit, but hard to actually write. Believe...

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Fixing duplicates

    I can do this one.

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    When you encounter a problem, if the solution isn't readily evident go back to the start and check your assumptions.
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    It’s unpleasantly like being drunk.
    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

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