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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    WayneS (3/10/2011)


    jcrawf02 (3/10/2011)


    *note to self - don't go to any meals with Gus

    Aw, he's not that bad!

    ...said Stumpy...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    We actually have annual contests to see who can guess the most acronyms, and we pass out a list to new hires so they're not completely clueless. Has over 200...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GSquared (3/10/2011)


    Brandie Tarvin (3/10/2011)


    It's the Attack of the Acronyms!

    Two years ago, we implemented a new process that uses the acronym "RI". I've been working on that process ever since. I've...

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    "stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."

  • RE: Report with current and previous year's data

    New blog post that makes this even better: http://sqlblog.com/blogs/john_paul_cook/archive/2011/03/09/when-the-obvious-answer-is-obviously-wrong.aspx

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    "stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Have no idea if it really works, somewhat of a home-body, but bright lights are supposed to help reset your clock. Point the lamp at your head, or take the...

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  • RE: Query help for 'not in'

    yes, that should work

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve, are you aware that you're sitting on a gold mine? Your barn could power Denver!

    http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2011/03/from-the-farmyard-to-the-powerplant.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Kiara (3/9/2011)


    Kit G (3/9/2011)


    I happen to like kilts and guys in kilts (as long as they are wearing the socks, that is. :-)) I think it's a sexy look....

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  • RE: Report with current and previous year's data

    Aliasing with generic names is generally not best practice, I'll phrase it that way. It's not bad if you can keep track of which table does what, but in this...

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  • RE: Report with current and previous year's data

    bulbanos (3/8/2011)


    basic math tells me both our equations are the same

    Ah, well that's because I'm an idiot, and can't keep track of which table is which year (a case for...

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  • RE: Today's Random Word!

    crookj (3/8/2011)


    sing4you (3/8/2011)


    CirquedeSQLeil (3/8/2011)


    Daniel Bowlin (3/8/2011)


    crookj (3/8/2011)


    CirquedeSQLeil (3/8/2011)


    Aggregate

    aggravate

    abbreviate

    alleviate

    levitate

    pontifulate

    CHALLENGE! perhaps you were going for "pontificate"?

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  • RE: Report with current and previous year's data

    Not following you on that one, my resultset might have confused things a bit, since it makes it look like the Feb 2011 value is 92. In fact, Feb 2010...

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    "stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."

  • RE: Query help for 'not in'

    Basically, it's comparing each parameter value to the resultset. Since you're doing NOT IN(), it's in essence checking for param1 <> record AND param2<>record AND param3<>record AND param4<>record.

    When any...

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  • RE: Date compare

    Craig Farrell (3/8/2011)


    kd11 (3/8/2011)


    The logic work but I had to change "-30" to "-60" to get within the last 30 days, I wondere why?

    :blink:

    CloseDate between GETDATE() -30 and GETDATE()...

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  • RE: Want SQL Server 2008 Development Training videos

    Are you asking how to get pirated copies of this $599.00 product for free?

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