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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/9/2011)


    I whacked our movie channels to save $20/mo when we got Netflix streaming. A month later my wife was upset with me. Not enough of...

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  • RE: Testing Queries, OPTION(RECOMPILE) and TOP %

    Grant Fritchey (12/8/2011)


    Hmmm... I'm stumped. I'm not sure why that TOP is in there. But, I don't know that I'd sweat it at the moment with all those clustered index...

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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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    What’s so unpleasant about being drunk?
    You ask a glass of water. -- Douglas Adams

  • RE: Testing Queries, OPTION(RECOMPILE) and TOP %

    Grant Fritchey (12/8/2011)


    Stefan Krzywicki (12/8/2011)


    Grant Fritchey (12/8/2011)


    Stefan Krzywicki (12/8/2011)


    Brandie Tarvin (12/8/2011)


    Have you cleared the cache to make sure it isn't still trying to pull info from the cached copy of...

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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?

    Brandie Tarvin (12/8/2011)


    So with this Redmond report about IT losing jobs this year, and possibly next year, how upbeat or pessimistic are you feeling about the industry?

    It's hardly any...

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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: Testing Queries, OPTION(RECOMPILE) and TOP %

    Here are the three plans.

    Initial Query is the initial query. It uses views, has an update to change text after the insert and has a TOP (100) PERCENT in the...

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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: Testing Queries, OPTION(RECOMPILE) and TOP %

    GilaMonster (12/8/2011)


    Stefan Krzywicki (12/8/2011)


    GilaMonster (12/8/2011)


    Can you post the plans?

    RECOMPILE means that the plans will never be cached and hence will have to be recreated on each execution. Grant has a...

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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: Testing Queries, OPTION(RECOMPILE) and TOP %

    Grant Fritchey (12/8/2011)


    Stefan Krzywicki (12/8/2011)


    Brandie Tarvin (12/8/2011)


    Have you cleared the cache to make sure it isn't still trying to pull info from the cached copy of the proc?

    It is a...

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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: Testing Queries, OPTION(RECOMPILE) and TOP %

    GilaMonster (12/8/2011)


    Can you post the plans?

    RECOMPILE means that the plans will never be cached and hence will have to be recreated on each execution. Grant has a blog post on...

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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: Testing Queries, OPTION(RECOMPILE) and TOP %

    Brandie Tarvin (12/8/2011)


    Have you cleared the cache to make sure it isn't still trying to pull info from the cached copy of the proc?

    It is a production server, best I...

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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?

    May I ask for some assistance here. I have triple checked to make sure I'm not using any views in a query, yet the Actual Execution Plan keeps including a...

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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: Testing Queries, OPTION(RECOMPILE) and TOP %

    Grant Fritchey (12/7/2011)


    It almost sounds like there might a view involved. You sure they're all tables? If you eliminated the TOP, but you're still getting it in the plans, even...

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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 (12/7/2011)


    Jeff Moden (12/7/2011)


    Revenant (12/6/2011)


    Jeff Moden (12/6/2011)


    To be honest, I didn't enter... didn't even try to answer a single question. They wanted a "tweet" from...

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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?

    Evil Kraig F (12/5/2011)


    GilaMonster (12/5/2011)


    One more reason I'm glad I'm not American...

    The difference Gail is if you WERE American (or working here) you'd be...

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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?

    Ninja's_RGR'us (12/2/2011)


    GSquared (12/2/2011)


    Ninja's_RGR'us (12/2/2011)


    Happy putzy week-end (I hope I got the meaning right!).

    Definition 1: unintelligent person: somebody regarded as very unintelligent and unpleasant

    But I was just quoting Blazing Saddles because...

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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?

    GSquared (12/2/2011)


    Ninja's_RGR'us (12/2/2011)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/2/2011)


    Ninja's_RGR'us (12/2/2011)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/2/2011)


    SQL Server is better than Oracle

    Then why is your server hosted on Oracle?? :hehe:

    /walks away to...

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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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