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  • RE: Raw Materials - Redundancy and Frugality

    Would pork chops work as well as fish for this?

    Tom

  • RE: Don’t Change Anything

    Two points:

    First, the statement

    I'm sure none of you would store dates as characters, but it does happen.

    is all very well, but if you are recording for example...

    Tom

  • RE: Purpose of few SSIS Packages

    CirquedeSQLeil (4/9/2010)


    It is my understanding from the SSAS and SSIS that SFTPLA is diligently searching for a TSLOTALA for POTUS to replace the FLOTALA.

    A TSLOTALA would indeed be ideal, since...

    Tom

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    CirquedeSQLeil (4/9/2010)


    John Rowan (4/9/2010)


    CirquedeSQLeil (4/8/2010)


    Here's one for y'all.

    That one will go down as one of the best threads ever. One could only hope the OP memorized the answers actually...

    Tom

  • RE: Purpose of few SSIS Packages

    lmu92 (4/9/2010)


    CirquedeSQLeil (4/9/2010)


    ...

    And the State Security Annihilation Service doesn't bother asking questions - they just act.

    That's where the QA (question asking tool) comes into play...

    Would that QA be the...

    Tom

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    jcrawf02 (4/9/2010)


    I need some inspiration, what do you guys do when you start to lose focus and don't have the time to go get the crap kicked out of you...

    Tom

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    BrainDonor (4/9/2010)


    Why do so few people understand the basic principles behind backups?

    But all would-be/junior DBAs who ask questions here fully understand the principles of backups: backup is what you do...

    Tom

  • RE: Today's Random Word!

    CirquedeSQLeil (4/9/2010)


    Chris Morris-439714 (4/9/2010)


    CirquedeSQLeil (4/8/2010)


    Enema?

    “Know your enema and know yourself and you can fight a hundred battles without disaster.” Sun Tzu

    “You never really know your friends from your enemas until...

    Tom

  • RE: Column length

    Paul White NZ (4/9/2010)


    Tom.Thomson (4/9/2010)


    I have to disagree. What you are telling me is that the length of the check expression is 5. That is pure nonsense.

    The type...

    Tom

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    The Dixie Flatline (4/8/2010)


    Well, I don't know how you people in Las Vegas like to talk..... 😉

    They can actually talk:w00t::laugh:? It's not just some automatic phrase generator concealed...

    Tom

  • RE: Column length

    Paul White NZ (4/8/2010)


    I see nothing wrong with the original explanation. It correctly conveys the reason that the result is 'IsUnk' and not 'IsUnknown'.

    I have to disagree. What...

    Tom

  • RE: Column length

    In SQL Server 2005 the IsNull() function will truncate the length of replacement_value to that of check_expression.

    This explanation is wrong. The IsNull function converts to the type of...

    Tom

  • RE: ANSI_NULLS

    Hugo Kornelis (4/8/2010)


    CirquedeSQLeil (4/8/2010)Is 0/0 = 1 or is 0/0 an error?

    To that question, my answer is a clear and resounding "yes"! 😛

    And mine is a resounding "sometimes"! Unless it's...

    Tom

  • RE: ANSI_NULLS

    RBarryYoung (4/8/2010)


    Point being (I guess), that even plain old numerical mathematics theory can never be perfectly mapped/applied to real programming, there's always something that has to be swept under the...

    Tom

  • RE: Purpose of few SSIS Packages

    SSIS is used very extensively by the state security services of several countries to generate evidence for important show trials. This usage occurs mainly in Eastern Asia. In...

    Tom

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