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  • RE: Software Estimates

    I'm a firm believer in the Scotty Principle of giving estimates. Or as I explained it to someone I used to work with, if something will take an hour,...

  • RE: No More Foreign Keys?

    Just out of curiosity, it seems like a lot of people are putting a lot of faith in foreign key constraints I'm wondering why? Compared to a primary key...

  • RE: Paramterized stored procedure

    Did you try that where clause?

  • RE: Paramterized stored procedure

    Are you looking for something more like this in the where clause?

    WHERE

    (@LoanNumber IS NOT NULL AND C.loannumber = @LoanNumber) OR

    (@LoanNumber IS NULL AND @DealershipName IS NOT NULL AND CH.NameLong LIKE...

  • RE: Today's Random Word!

    whereisSQL? (8/31/2015)


    DonlSimpson (8/31/2015)


    Ed Wagner (8/31/2015)


    Luis Cazares (8/31/2015)


    whereisSQL? (8/31/2015)


    djj (8/31/2015)


    Ed Wagner (8/28/2015)


    whereisSQL? (8/28/2015)


    Luis Cazares (8/28/2015)


    Ed Wagner (8/28/2015)


    DonlSimpson (8/28/2015)


    SQLRNNR (8/28/2015)


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (8/31/2015)


    Ed Wagner (8/31/2015)


    SQLRNNR (8/31/2015)


    Luis Cazares (8/31/2015)


    Brandie Tarvin (8/31/2015)


    I am planning to upgrade at least one of my machines. Haven't decided if it'll be the 8.1...

  • RE: No More Foreign Keys?

    Hmm.... primary keys(or at least unique constraints) are very important as duplicates are a pretty big issue and if they're derived from natural keys are a very good way to...

  • RE: General question concerning Users and allowing SQL queries on a database

    xsevensinzx (8/29/2015)


    Ed Wagner (8/28/2015)


    Scott, I agree with you that the point is to run a business. You raise a good point about perspective. It may be that cutting...

  • RE: General question concerning Users and allowing SQL queries on a database

    Hmm... from the what was described it sounds like the end users already have access to reporting features through their application but aren't super happy with it. Without knowing...

  • RE: General question concerning Users and allowing SQL queries on a database

    Jeff Moden (8/27/2015)


    Heh... you guys are all missing it. You should encourage all manner of ad hoc queries from the masses so that you can better justify a massive...

  • RE: Today's Random Word!

    whereisSQL? (8/27/2015)


    Ed Wagner (8/27/2015)


    whereisSQL? (8/27/2015)


    Ed Wagner (8/27/2015)


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    Ed Wagner (8/27/2015)


    whereisSQL? (8/27/2015)


    Ed Wagner (8/27/2015)


    ZZartin (8/27/2015)


    djj (8/27/2015)


    Ed Wagner (8/26/2015)


    Luis Cazares (8/26/2015)


    eccentricDBA (8/26/2015)


    Ed Wagner (8/26/2015)


    whereisSQL? (8/26/2015)


    Ed Wagner (8/26/2015)


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    whereisSQL? (8/26/2015)


    Ed Wagner (8/26/2015)


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  • RE: Today's Random Word!

    djj (8/27/2015)


    Ed Wagner (8/26/2015)


    Luis Cazares (8/26/2015)


    eccentricDBA (8/26/2015)


    Ed Wagner (8/26/2015)


    whereisSQL? (8/26/2015)


    Ed Wagner (8/26/2015)


    crookj (8/26/2015)


    whereisSQL? (8/26/2015)


    Ed Wagner (8/26/2015)


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  • RE: Type 2 SCD

    Well the point of an SCD is to see data that is not what is currently available 🙂

    But if you really need those populated instantly and available in the same...

  • RE: Type 2 SCD

    Of course end users want everything available instantly 🙂

    Unfortunately that kind of defeats the purpose of an SCD if it becomes an audit log, for example say someone goes into...

  • RE: Type 2 SCD

    schleep (8/26/2015)


    Hmmm. I see I've used the wrong term: I guess that should be "Temporal Database".

    Although to be honest, I can't really see how they differ... tables have valid-from and...

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