Why aren't the last buys from 2016-08-18 17:38:40.000 and 2016-08-17 15:03:52.000?

Drew

Francis Twomey (8/22/2016)

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Thanks for the responses. Here is my code currently:

INSERT INTO item_relation_table

(parent__id,

child__id,

relation)

SELECT xm.1_id, xm.2_ID,

'A',

from tablexm xm

where xm.1_id != xm.2_ID and

exists(select 1 from item ip WHERE ip.mfg =...

Depending on what your statuses are, you may not even need a case expression. If your only statuses are ADD and DISCHARGE, then you can just use MAX(status) <...

Jacob Wilkins (8/22/2016)

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drew.allen (8/22/2016)

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COUNT will work as an aggregate if you return a NULL in the proper cases. COUNT() may not perform the best, but it will work.

COUNT(CASE WHEN...

COUNT will work as an aggregate if you return a NULL in the proper cases. COUNT() may not perform the best, but it will work.

COUNT(CASE WHEN status='Discharge' THEN 1...

You should post what you've already tried. It's going to be easier for you to understand if it's just a minor change in your existing code rather than having...

This will only work if you pass in single characters as your parameters. Given that you've defined your parameters as VARCHAR(50), it seems...

And if you're looking for a range of values between the two parameters, it becomes a bit tricky. For instance, if your parameter values are 'A' and 'C', you'll...

WayneS (8/22/2016)

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drew.allen (8/17/2016)

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I'm writing an article explaining my solution to Credits and Debits and am looking for two or three people to review it before I submit it. Any...

mister.magoo (8/21/2016)

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How is this not just a simple update/cte?

WITH CTE AS

(

SELECT

seq

, ROW_NUMBER() OVER

(

...

This will also work.

UPDATE #test

SET Flag = @Flag

WHERE Id = @Id

AND COALESCE(Flag, ~@Flag, 0) <> COALESCE(@Flag,...

ChrisM@Work (8/19/2016)

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Why can't you use this, Phil (substituting "peanut" for an appropriate integer value):

UPDATE #test

SET Flag = @Flag

WHERE Id =...

I like the following method, particularly when you are comparing multiple columns.

UPDATE #test

SET Flag = @Flag

CROSS APPLY (

SELECT Flag

...

This is even in the Microsoft documentation.

Using decimal, float, and real Data

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Avoid using float or real columns in WHERE clause search conditions, especially the = and <> operators. It is...

Sorry, I didn't realize that you were on SQL 2005. You need SQL 2012 to use this construct. I should pay more attention to which forum I'm in.

Drew