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  • RE: Timing is Everything

    From Steve's editorial:

    We recently had a question of the day that asked if times were equivalent, given different numerical times across time zones, and there was quite a debate as...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Fast random row selector

    ssc-574207

    A little off the wall thinking here.

    Never have attempted this, an only presented to get your thinking moving a different way.

    1. Use TABLESAMPLE on table "A" to SELECT...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Call Another stored procedure which returns muliple rows

    Sorry do not understand your question ... why not reverse the calling order of your 2 procedures. That is call procedure "B" first to insert the data into...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Passing value of SQL task to another

    kazim.raza

    1) I have an Execute SQL task that executes a sql and gets result.

    From the extremely limited amount of information you have posted, have you thought of using your first...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Using copies of prod database on development servers

    there is talk of either ending that practice or requiring the dev sql servers to meet production security standards. This will start a big fight

    Are you concerned about the "big...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: E-learning websites for SQL Server 2008 Upgrade

    Would suggest going to:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx

    input in the search box "sql server 2008 upgrade"

    It will return 402,00 entries - which am I sure more than one of which will assist you.

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: null value for Middle initial for combined name

    Look at the ISNULL function.

    ISNULL ( check_expression , replacement_value )

    check_expression

    Is the expression to be checked for NULL. check_expression can be of any type.

    replacement_value

    Is the expression to be returned...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Stored Procedure Error Handling

    Have you looked at mofiying your T-SEL to use Try--Catch

    Implements error handling for Transact-SQL that is similar to the exception handling in the Microsoft Visual C# and Microsoft Visual...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Stop running sql queries from backend

    jaroho (2/21/2010)

    I am not using a single account to authenticate users.

    All i want is, no one should modify or run queries from the backend.

    All modifications should be done from the...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: While Loop for Inserts from Read-only Function

    This will get rid of the function and the need to change the date each time, but it does use a WHILE loop, I have not attempted it to use...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Fast random row selector

    ChrisM@home

    Surely...ORDER BY NEWID()

    would be faster

    An order by clause means a sort ... a 10 percent sample of a

    We are currently taking a small sample from a 12-million...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Fast random row selector

    Mmight I suggest reading:

    Limiting Result Sets by Using TABLESAMPLE at:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189108(SQL.90).aspx

    Note:

    When TABLESAMPLE is used against databases that are upgraded to SQL Server 2005, the compatibility level of the database...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Import Excel table into 2 SQL Server tables

    First of all you might want to add this site to your bag of tips and how-to's

    http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/t-sql-programming/sql-server-excel-workbench/

    The site has excellent T-SQL procedures easily downloaded to your machine.

    Next you could consider...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Remove all blank spaces from the output.....

    I'll look again the link

    Since you did not post your table(s) definitions, and your field may be NVARCHAR or VARCHAR please note the character codes for those characters...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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  • RE: Remove all blank spaces from the output.....

    JMSM

    My posting was intended to have you search for, and remove the non-printing characters in your T-SQL statement, much as you use the LTRIM and RTRIM. Not for the...

    If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

    Ron

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