... you've asked numerous times for sample data and expected results and never been given them. It's been suggested for him to read Jeff's article on how to ask a...

I reluctantly reached that decision last week. I glanced at your link. He is...

I came out on the better end of the deal, Alvin. Thanks for the coffee cup. 😉

By the way, Alvin should be congratulated on the first meeting...

... and, lest we take ourselves way too seriously.

http://xkcd.com/386/

Vaguely serious, non-beer question.

I just kidded Lynn about chastising someone for hijacking "the rant", because it had already been briefly hijacked by a discussion of incrementing next rowID values....

Don't hijack it like you guys did with the "increment" discussion, Lynn? 😉

In Park City, Utah, they brew Polygamy Porter, in deference to the early Mormons.

Motto: Why have just one?

Posted at the top and in my function.

- one character added or omitted between strings: Hovious/Hovios

or

- one character mistyped: Hovious/Jovious

...

Is it possible he's been doing it all with cursors since 1995 ??

No thanks, Bruce. Cocaine makes me crazy. 😎

Leftover green beer?

You obviously don't need my help then.

I'd still advise you to just read, and follow, the Forum Etiquette[/url] article so that you completely lay out your questions...

Thanks G, but it fails the data test in one respect. When two extra characters are added at the front of the string, it would correctly throw...

It works WONDERFULLY!! Lasts a long time, too....

I use...

The dolphins are still with us. 😉

All together now, everybody sing ...... ...