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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn Pettis (3/26/2012)


    Evil Kraig F (3/26/2012)


    GilaMonster (3/23/2012)


    SQLRNNR (3/23/2012)


    GilaMonster (3/23/2012)


    Lynn Pettis (3/23/2012)


    Wants a primary key on fname and lname.

    You say that like it should be obvious it's a bad idea. I...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Add varchar columns with colon in between to show time

    You did say previously:

    Thanks for your reply....However, I have to create a new column based on this calculation and use that in a report. Your code is correct but I...

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    Ron

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  • RE: The Clonesome Database

    For those interested further may I suggest reading:

    http://sqlblog.com/blogs/kalen_delaney/archive/2007/11/21/cloning-in-sql-server-2005.aspx

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GSquared (3/23/2012)


    L' Eomot Inversé (3/23/2012)


    Brandie Tarvin (3/23/2012)


    Gianluca Sartori (3/23/2012)


    The Dixie Flatline (3/23/2012)


    What is "google"?

    The working counterpart of Bing. 😛

    What is Bing? :hehe:

    Mr Crosby's christian name. 🙂

    So, since Google is the...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Add varchar columns with colon in between to show time

    @min-2 is simply functioning as a "place holder" or intermediate value. You could alter the previous code to

    SET @min-2 = CAST(SUBSTRING(@H1,CHARINDEX(':',@H1)+1,DATALENGTH(@H1))AS INT)+CAST(SUBSTRING(@H2,CHARINDEX(':',@H2)+1,DATALENGTH(@H2))AS INT)

    INSERT INTO NewColumn -- Inserted new...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Add varchar columns with colon in between to show time

    Here is one way of doing what you want, but I must say it is not very efficient, but for the life of me I can not come up with...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Add varchar columns with colon in between to show time

    Well you have stated your requirement, as strange as it seems, but what is your question ? What assistance are you seeking ?

    Looking for a better method to store...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: SQL Server Agent Roles

    Hugo Kornelis

    When I submit a question (and I have done so multiple times already - 22 times, to be exact), I go through great lengths to prevent any errors...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: VIEWS 3

    L' Eomot Inversé (3/20/2012)


    Gazareth (3/20/2012)


    sknox (3/20/2012)


    Koen Verbeeck (3/20/2012)


    According to CREATE VIEW (Transact-SQL):

    When a view is created, information about the view is stored in the following catalog views: sys.views, sys.columns, and...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Security question

    Not fully aware of your situation, but have you considered creating a view(s) on those table(s), a view that does NOT contain the credit card column. That way you...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: help with sql server understanding

    Best quick and be no means complete explanation .. but think of a data base as say a book with an index. If you want to find something in...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jack Corbett (3/16/2012)


    Brandie Tarvin (3/16/2012)


    Run in terror. I am back!

    Book 2 of Latchkeys, The Ugly Little Bloke by Robert Greenberger is out. Links are below.

    Preview the book at...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Policies

    Nice question on basics ... thanks

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    Ron

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  • RE: Converting varchar to datetime

    bitbucket-25253 (3/14/2012)


    Now this is going to be slow and NOT the best solution, as others have stated the lenght of the data is too long. This might work for...

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

    Ron

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  • RE: Converting varchar to datetime

    Now this is going to be slow and NOT the best solution, as others have stated the lenght of the data is too long. This might work for you.

    DECLARE...

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

    Ron

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