I think a lot more people spend time splitting strings than any of us think.  Like Jeff said, there are times when order is important, such as a broken-up path. ...

Which line is generating the error?  The call to sto_NewKey looks to be correct.  The sto_NewKey procedure itself contains calls to different stored procedures and functions and it might be...

Here's an ITVF that does the job.  It uses the number of classes in the list that the person has taken and compares it to the number of classes in...

The most interesting things for me involve digging into SQL Server under the hood.  I enjoy working with the DMVs to go searching for problems before they find me.  I...

I thought it was a good question that really made me think through each possibility.  It took a while, but so does some of the stuff I do all day.

Good question to illustrate the finer points of the function.  I find that knowing the details of the functions is the key to using them effective...and not misusing them.