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  • RE: combine column values into a string...

    You might want to use

    SELECT Title + SPACE(@maxtitle - LEN(Title)) + ' | '

    FROM dummycompany

    changing to use the SPACE function for Title and company...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Return Average Cost (MIN 10 values) for Product?

    Temporary meaning you will only perform this task one time?

    It has been my experience that with good results you will be asked to do it again, and then again and...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Return Average Cost (MIN 10 values) for Product?

    Can you supply a create statement for the table dbo.productscost, some sample data which can be fictional - that is not reveal a real product identification, or reveal any other...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Query Hints

    Jdshabat

    Good luck I shall look forward to your question, with clear concise choices. Let me point out what I believe is the most important portion of any question...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Gail,

    Hoekom nie?

    Attempted to use Google to translate this and all it would turn up was an Amazon page with the translation to Japanese.

    I give up ? What...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Query Hints

    Jdshabat refer to my post on the 2nd page of this forum:

    So I offer this challenge to you: WRITE AND SUBMIT A QUESTION OF THE DAY Frame it...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Database Snapshots

    Webrunner

    It helped me, in the sense that I was reminded that you can't take a backup of a snapshot

    I suggest you go to BOL (The link is in my...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Database Snapshots

    Can not take Snapshot backups seems to be the prevelant accepted answer but how do you reconcile that with the following from BOL fpr 2005

    ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/udb9/html/9b5720a9-93df-421f-b854-33e4656762e0.htm

    Quoting from the above BOL entry:

    SQL...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Outputting a CSV file

    May I suggest that you may want to start learning how to use the Import Export Wizard in SQL Server Integration Service from Books On Line (BOL) using:

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms365330(SQL.90).aspx

    Then again using...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Auditing All Activity

    You might also want to try:

    fn_trace_gettable

    as:

    SELECT *

    FROM fn_trace_gettable

    ('C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\LOG\log.trc', default)

    The location above is the default location for traces, yours may have been altered.

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

    Ron

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  • RE: create Excel as Source connection in Data Source

    Many ways. Read the following from Books On Line (BOL)

    OpenDataSource:

    ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/tsqlref9/html/5510b846-9cde-4687-8798-be9a273aad31.htm

    OpenRowSet:

    ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/tsqlref9/html/f47eda43-33aa-454d-840a-bb15a031ca17.htm

    Using a linked server:

    ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/udb9/html/164b20dd-cd51-4eed-bec9-26134e20a8ad.htm

    If you have specific problems with any of these methods, come on back and post a specific...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jeff

    I particularly liked ol' Bit Bucket's response... I'm gonna have to add him to the pork chop hall of fame.

    Jeff should I be proud of this nomination and start...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: triggers

    What is your value for "nested triggers" option (ON or OFF)

    Are they any other triggers on this table which update the table?

    You might want to check BOL (Nested triggers)...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Query Hints

    Cliff Jones

    but what would the point of that be? To reduce the load on Steve or to reduce the complaining?

    Both.

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    Ron

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  • RE: Query Hints

    Steve

    Feel free to send me some with a note you don't want credit.

    Been trying to work up a couple of more, but hey if I supply an incorrect / incomplete...

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

    Ron

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