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  • RE: Large Update Not Working

    Please don't cross post. It just wastes peoples time and fragments replies.

    No replies to this thread please. Direct replies to: http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic997293-391-1.aspx

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Paul White NZ (10/2/2010)


    WayneS (10/2/2010)


    Looks gorgeous. I envy you your view!

    Maybe, but you wouldn't have envied me and Justin carrying a sofa and six-burner BBQ up the stairs this morning....

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Get the page number of a certain record to where it is included

    In that case, you don't want to look at the physical storage locations (which is what I thought you were asking for)

    Have a read through this (and the discussion) see...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
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  • RE: Performance Tuning

    getoffmyfoot (10/2/2010)


    You don't think there would be some performance gain here by breaking some of the subquery logic into table variables instead of lots of sub-selects?

    Maybe, but there are...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jeff Moden (10/1/2010)


    GilaMonster (10/1/2010)


    jcrawf02 (10/1/2010)


    Just realized the solution, I'll have to find a carrier pigeon to tie a flash drive to and send it your way.... 😉

    I look forward to...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Craig Farrell (10/1/2010)


    GilaMonster (10/1/2010)


    Craig Farrell (10/1/2010)


    ... only 4:12 PM here. 🙂

    Shouldn't you be in the pub then? Maybe it's an African thing (I doubt), but friday post 4pm here just...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Craig Farrell (10/1/2010)


    ... only 4:12 PM here. 🙂

    Shouldn't you be in the pub then? Maybe it's an African thing (I doubt), but friday post 4pm here just about no one...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Ow! My mail! And on a friday night too. Get away from thy computers and go do something normal for a friday night! (and before anyone complains, I've been away...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Join VS IN VS Exists

    The join is faster because that CASE expression is not SARGable. Not sure why you have the CASE there in the first place.

    This may be of interest: http://sqlinthewild.co.za/index.php/2010/04/27/in-exists-and-join-a-roundup/

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Performance Tuning

    getoffmyfoot (10/1/2010)


    What I am seeing though is alot of sub-selects in where clauses of sub-selects in where clauses of sub-selects in where clauses in....

    Yes I'd like to see some query...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Performance Tuning

    Please post table definitions, index definitions and execution plan, as per http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQLServerCentral/66909/

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: attach database error

    Generate script with data is NOT one of the ways I'd recommend for moving the data. SSIS, mcp or import/export wizard are far more effective.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Opimize SQL query

    Please post table definitions, index definitions and execution plan, as per http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/SQLServerCentral/66909/

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Please help with sql query

    PYDSS517 (10/1/2010)


    What is/are CTEs?:ermm:

    http://www.google.com/search?q=CTE+%22SQL+Server%22

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    jcrawf02 (10/1/2010)


    Just realized the solution, I'll have to find a carrier pigeon to tie a flash drive to and send it your way.... 😉

    I look forward to the delivery. It...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

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