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  • RE: Return Text Answer if Match

    Glad I could help 🙂

    Sometimes all it takes is a fresh pair of eyes on the problem to get a solution.  It's funny how many times I spend...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: Return Text Answer if Match

    I am assuming these are 2 different queries returning these.  So you want a 3rd query then I presume?

    How about using a CASE statement and COUNT()?

    I'm...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: SSRS Audit: All reports executed/not-executed during previous 30 days

    The original query didn't do it for me.  It was giving odd results like saying a TimesExecuted is 2 but ExecutedBy lists 7 distinct users.  That makes no sense.  I...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: SQL 2008 R2 varChar(Max) field not storing all data.. cutting off.

    Lynn Pettis - Wednesday, April 26, 2017 12:37 PM

    You are welcome.
    Plus, you don't know how often the database is blamed for problems...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: SQL 2008 R2 varChar(Max) field not storing all data.. cutting off.

    spitfire677 - Wednesday, April 26, 2017 10:40 AM

    Lynn Pettis - Wednesday, April 26, 2017 10:19 AM

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: SQL 2008 R2 varChar(Max) field not storing all data.. cutting off.

    Another thing you could try is to load up profiler and see exactly what is being sent to the database.  I would suggest extended events, but this is 2008 and...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Sean Lange - Wednesday, April 26, 2017 9:53 AM

    Lynn Pettis - Wednesday, April 26, 2017 9:46 AM

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: SQL 2008 R2 varChar(Max) field not storing all data.. cutting off.

    Are you sure it is SQL that is cutting off the data and not your web process?  I've seen oddities in websites where they had their email forms cutting off...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: Search SSIS intance for specific table name

    Phil Parkin - Tuesday, April 25, 2017 11:25 AM

    dan-572483 - Tuesday, April 25, 2017 11:00 AM

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Ed Wagner - Tuesday, April 25, 2017 12:01 PM

    bmg002 - Monday, April 24, 2017 4:15 PM

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn Pettis - Monday, April 24, 2017 4:12 PM

    Sorry I brought it up.

    I'm glad you did.  It was a fun contribution to...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: insert query and email

    tcronin 95651 - Monday, April 24, 2017 2:34 PM

    my bad the trigger will not work for multiple record deletes

    You could make it...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: basic SSIS 2016 import fails - ACE OLEDB driver errors

    This may be a silly question but did you install the ACE drivers on the SQL Server instance machine or your local machine?

    EDIT - never mind... saw your...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: insert query and email

    That trigger looks right to me.  
    When you say that it fires for the first insert but not others, how many rows are being inserted at once?  What does...

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn Pettis - Monday, April 24, 2017 2:12 PM

    bmg002 - Monday, April 24, 2017 2:04 PM

    The above is all just my opinion on what you should do. 
    As with all advice you find on a random internet forum - you shouldn't blindly follow it.  Always test on a test server to see if there is negative side effects before making changes to live!
    I recommend you NEVER run "random code" you found online on any system you care about UNLESS you understand and can verify the code OR you don't care if the code trashes your system.

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