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  • RE: IF statement using a Date range

    Hey again Trudye,

    We really need to get you out of this idea that dates have to be converted to strings. 😉 Try this:

    SET @First_Day_Prev_Month =...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Hey Barry, I hope you are well along the road to recovery/rehab for your back now. Everything going okay there?

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  • RE: Case when... in()?

    You could do it in dynamic SQL and probably get better performing results, but otherwise it is as simple as

    WHERE @flag = 0 and filter = 2

    ...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jack,

    We're all really happy to hear your little girl is doing fine. 😀

    Let's hope that's the last time you have to contend with a real injury. ...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Hang in there, Jack.

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    God bless you all, Jack. We'll say a prayer for her speedy recovery.

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Absolutely not. I haven't worked with one in forever.

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    So true, Alvin. 🙂

    By the way, thanks for everyone's insights. I always thought that relational was the db model of choice because of flexibility and because it...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    After well nigh unto 9,000 posts, The Thread has taken many turns. The other forums do the same things. Don't sweat it, the pendulum will swing...

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  • RE: Populate rows with column values, but not a pivot!

    I'll second Jeff's request. Long involved verbal descriptions can't take the place of sample schema, a script to populate sample data, and a visual of what the expected...

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  • RE: Need to pull mulitple row communication infor into single row per customer

    It's not simpler than

    CREATE dbo.DoomsdayTable (data xml) 😎

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  • RE: Problem ranking records in a result set

    First, there is a concept you need to understand:

    Rows in SQL result sets have no "original" order, other than that which you impose on them with an...

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  • RE: Problem ranking records in a result set

    Hi Mattie:

    Next time, PLEASE cut and paste the statements you took a screen shot of. It's lovely, but it forces us to retype everything before we can play...

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  • RE: Datetime Problem

    Could we see some code and sample data?

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  • RE: Linked Server - Update Query Not Working

    Of course, if it is necessary to make the JOIN work correctly.

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