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  • RE: Bridge tables seem like they'll cause more problems than solutions...

    A table of all possible combinations? Is that feasible? If you have 10 diagnoses, you have over 3-million possible combinations, and the numbers go up fast from there.

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    CirquedeSQLeil (2/18/2010)


    When will we see books from Jack, Lynn and Gus?

    I'm working on one. I have the outline put together, working on turning it into more than that.

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  • RE: How to convert DDMonYYYY into yy-mm-dd 00:00:00

    DECLARE @D VARCHAR(100) = '13MAR2009:00:00:00';

    SELECT CAST(STUFF(STUFF(STUFF(@D, 3, 0, '-'), 7, 0, '-'), 12, 1, ' ') AS DATETIME);

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  • RE: Partitioning problematic table

    The speed really depends on how you set it up.

    I currently have a table with over 30-million rows of varbinary(max) data in it. I'm in the process of partitioning...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Roy Ernest (2/18/2010)


    There are couple of guys/ladies here in this forum who have done quite a bit for the community and have a pretty good knowledge that deserve a MVP...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    CirquedeSQLeil (2/18/2010)


    GSquared (2/18/2010)


    Personally, if I'm ever wrong (it's bound to happen someday), I prefer to just be put in front of a firing squad. 🙂

    Would that be the "Shoot-Aim-Ready" firing...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Personally, if I'm ever wrong (it's bound to happen someday), I prefer to just be put in front of a firing squad. 🙂

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  • RE: Partitioning problematic table

    I would definitely consider breaking that into its own partition.

    As for performance, et al, the only way to be sure is to test it thoroughly.

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  • RE: Documenting my Database Environment

    Use Word. I've tried to get something "better", but really it just takes more time and gets the same result.

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  • RE: Need advice with respect to interview preperation

    I'd say the thing to do is look for companies hiring a junior DBA position. Trying to get a senior position in order to learn senior skills is backwards....

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  • RE: Windows group as job owner

    I think you'll need to grant the ability to run jobs to the group.

    Is it possible the product of the job can be produced in another manner? If, for...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (2/17/2010)


    GSquared (2/17/2010)


    Well ... technically I'm not either, because mine's one of the Android phones ... but really, yeah, you're the last person left on the planet who doesn't use...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Roy Ernest (2/17/2010)


    I think I am the only one who does not use a Blackberry or an Iphone... 😀

    Well ... technically I'm not either, because mine's one of the Android...

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  • RE: Database is in suspect mode in 2000

    Elliott W

    You get a call, there is something wrong with database X, nobody else told you anything, you don't have any other information.

    Ideally, you should have something that monitors...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - Editor (2/17/2010)


    Shazam!

    DBCC Timewarp has timewarped back from yesterday.

    Woot! 🙂

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