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  • RE: Does the Job Matter To You?

    I think there are definitely multiple questions within your one question.

    1 - are you working for the job, or the money?

    2 - if your passion paid the same amount,...

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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?

    Advice requested -

    trying to develop a searcheable db of our available reports for end users, including description, author, screenshots, blah blah blah.

    We have a standard documentation template that...

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  • RE: Dynamic Sql Query problem

    Thanks for the feedback, and thanks Stewartc for the solution.

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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: Dynamic Sql Query problem

    it's because you're not correctly using coalesce(). You cannot simply find the first non-null value (which is what coalesce() or isnull() do) and make your column equal that, especially by...

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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: Dynamic Sql Query problem

    Rock, can you provide us with sample table structure, sample data, what you're trying and expected outcome? This will help us to understand your dilemma a little better. (See the...

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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?

    GilaMonster (5/17/2010)


    If that is plagiarised, MS needs to be informed (I know a couple people I can speak to there), seeing as that is an MSDN blog.

    Note that there's...

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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?

    Um, Steve, not sure what's going on here, but the Database Weekly newsletter shows a link to this article: Are you Making This Common RAM Mistake?, which seems to have...

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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: Sample database design, development, test and deployment for an online student class.

    The other alternative is to, you know, take the class you're referencing, do the homework, read the lectures, and I'll bet they'll teach you how to do that. As...

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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?

    For those of you sick of working on real problems, feel like helping a JC (not a JHC) out?

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    it's ok Chris, Jack can have my beer, I'm not a big fan anyway.

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Chris Morris-439714 (5/14/2010)


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    CirquedeSQLeil (5/13/2010)


    Thanks Gianluca. I particularly like how Paul handled this...

    You would have loved my first draft reply 😉

    Celko is undoubtedly a...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Chris Morris-439714 (5/14/2010)


    Paul White NZ (5/14/2010)


    CirquedeSQLeil (5/13/2010)


    Thanks Gianluca. I particularly like how Paul handled this...

    You would have loved my first draft reply 😉

    Celko is undoubtedly a reasonably bright individual,...

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  • RE: Dynamic Sql Query problem

    rockingadmin (5/7/2010)


    i tried with different scenario

    ex:

    declare @userid int,@username nvarchar(300),@companyname varchar(300),@job varchar(30)

    select * from jobspec where userId=coalesce(@userid,userid) and username like coalesce(@username,username)+'%' and job=coalesce(@job,job),companyname like coalesce(companyname,@companyname)+'%'

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    it is working properly.But i have a...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    hfxDBA (5/13/2010)


    before I get jumped on some more... sorry didn't mean to ruffle feathers (my smilies didn't work their magic like I had thought). I will unsubscribe and move...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    hfxDBA (5/13/2010)


    Geeeeesh, talk about bad questions??? What about bad replies... the ones that have nothing to do with the question and a lot of people may have subscribed to to...

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