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  • RE: Synonyms

    crussell-931424 (9/25/2014)


    I guess even the BOL has to fix a mistake now and then.

    That "even" suggests you haven't noticed how often BOL is wrong :-D.

  • RE: Tally OH! An Improved SQL 8K “CSV Splitter” Function

    sfrostx (9/25/2014)


    Can anyone help me understand why the second and third selects in the following generate an error?

    I don't understand it at all. An interesting twist is that whether...

  • RE: Website defect: Wrong post quoted when a post has been made since last page update.

    Gary Varga (9/11/2014)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/11/2014)


    I suspect it's an issue in the query that grabs the post and renders the form rather than the JS.

    I'd put my money...

  • RE: Today's Random Word!

    Ed Wagner (9/25/2014)


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    BWFC (9/25/2014)


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  • RE: Random values

    Good question, but two small flaws:

    1: the explanation is misleading. It says "The RAND function only produces one value for all calls in a specific connection with a specific...

  • RE: Today's Random Word!

    sing4you (9/24/2014)


    Sean Lange (9/24/2014)


    TomThomson (9/24/2014)


    Ed Wagner (9/24/2014)


    Sean Lange (9/24/2014)


    SQLRNNR (9/24/2014)


    Ed Wagner (9/24/2014)


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    whereisSQL? (9/24/2014)


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    BWFC (9/24/2014)


    Ouroboros

    burro de oro

    burrito

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    Pasta (did someone say dough :-D)

    hasta

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    Raster

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    Plaster

    Paris

    Judgement

  • RE: Today's Random Word!

    Ed Wagner (9/24/2014)


    Sean Lange (9/24/2014)


    SQLRNNR (9/24/2014)


    Ed Wagner (9/24/2014)


    SQLRNNR (9/24/2014)


    whereisSQL? (9/24/2014)


    SQLRNNR (9/24/2014)


    BWFC (9/24/2014)


    Ouroboros

    burro de oro

    burrito

    burr filled dough

    Pasta (did someone say dough :-D)

    hasta

    rasta

    Raster

    Faster

  • RE: Today's Random Word!

    BWFC (9/24/2014)


    Bite

    Bark

  • RE: Supported spatial data formats

    Given the 6th option, it is extremely obvious what the correct answer is - so thanks for the effortless points.

    However I was a little suspiciious about the no transformation requirement....

  • RE: Premature Optimisation

    Lovely article, Gail.

    I think "premature optimization is the root of all evil" is the oldest and best known statement that is commonly misinterpreted as a reason for developers not to...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jack Corbett (9/23/2014)


    Not sure if it is related, and this post will likely fix it, but I haven't been getting email notifications from The Thread, since it was...

  • RE: ISNULL

    Hugo Kornelis (9/22/2014)


    Good question, mediocre explanation.

    This has nothinng to do with the ISNULL being executed or not. The correct explanation would be that the SELECT assigns a value once for...

  • RE: Where's the Thread?

    Stefan Krzywicki (9/22/2014)


    I'm kind of hoping this becomes the new thread.

    Ah, all becomes clear. The thread wanted a companion, so it inserted itself between some spam threads to fool...

  • RE: How many rows will be returned?

    SqlMel (9/23/2014)


    Good question.

    This is something to consider when using triggers. If you need to execute the code inside the trigger only if it affects some rows, you can use the...

  • RE: No Compelling Reason

    Tavis Reddick (9/22/2014)


    My overall comments had a serious theme but an exaggerated style (intended to balance what I saw as a rather one-sided thread full of (legitimate) DBA concerns.

    And my...

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