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  • RE: Computed Columns

    Realized I'd left a permutation out of my tests. I ran a set of ten selects against the table with no calculated columns, based on "where datepart(day, date) =...

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  • RE: Computed Columns

    In my usual, "Gotta test everything", obsession, I tried some stuff with computed columns.

    I created three tables, 1 with just the date, 1 with the date and some computed columns,...

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  • RE: Compare two Identical tables

    The only way I can think of to do this in one proc is a lot of IF ELSE statements. "IF @table1 = 'People' ... ELSE IF @table1 =...

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  • RE: Maximum Row Size in SQL Server 2005

    I wasn't aware of this behavior. Good write-up.

    (I think I'll still stick with as narrow a table as I can manage in most cases, but it is good to...

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  • RE: get all the child categories in the parent category

    In that case, take the CTE example I provided earlier in this thread, or the one in Books Online, and modify it for your tables, and you'll have what you...

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  • RE: Compare two Identical tables

    The best thing I can suggest for getting this script moving in the right direction is add a Try Catch function, and in the Catch include "select @sql as [Script]"....

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  • RE: Compare two Identical tables

    "The big bucks" is about $400. If you're in the usual range of pay for a database developer, that comes out to less than a week's pay. Tell...

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  • RE: Temp Tables and Dynamic SQL

    You have the additional option (beyond temp tables), of converting the table variable to XML and passing that to the dynamic SQL.

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  • RE: Compare two Identical tables

    Rather than trying to come up with a query for this, which may take you a huge amount of time, why not use one of the products available on the...

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  • RE: Formulating a query with dynamic WHERE clause

    The third option will have to use an index scan instead of an idex seek, which will be slower than the other options.

    The "if ... " version can have problems...

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  • RE: EXISTS Subqueries: SELECT 1 vs. SELECT * (Database Weekly 11.02.2008)

    On the specific point of "if exists", the reason to use "*" in that case is so SQL server can pick which index it wants to use, instead of putting...

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  • RE: EXISTS Subqueries: SELECT 1 vs. SELECT * (Database Weekly 11.02.2008)

    The advantage of "Select Col1, Col2...." (all columns explicitly named), vs "Select *", is more than just performance.

    First, if you just need a few columns, not all of them, it...

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  • RE: select statement with order by

    Nisha (2/11/2008)


    With DB set to compatibility level 90, which uid_design am I ordering by here..... because this works:

    SELECT DISTINCT uid_design AS U1, uid_design AS U2

    FROM Ad_Master_Import

    ORDER BY uid_design

    Neither/both. Without...

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  • RE: Hierarchical Queries

    There are also many examples of resolving hierarchical data right in these forums. Search "hierarchy" in the forums and you'll find examples and discussions of them.

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  • RE: trigger problem

    Beyond Jeff's correction to the trigger (very, very necessary), I have to question using "Print" in a trigger?

    Is this schoolwork of some sort? The only way a Print command...

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