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RE: Problem with Varbinary
There are a couple of ways that numbers may have been stored in a VARBINARY. One way is a direct conversion of the numeric value to binary represented by...
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
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RE: Performance issue with view
The addition of a WHERE clause frequently changes the execution plan even if the same data is returned. Compare the two execution plans (one with and one without the...
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
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RE: reg sql query
The following line in your original code will also make it impossible for your query to use an index effectively...
AND (CONVERT(VARCHAR(10), BILLDATE, 21) BETWEEN '2013-05-01' AND '2014-05-27')It should be written...
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
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RE: COALESCE to replace multiple CASE statements
nimalatissa (5/27/2014)
Basically I need to short this query with getting rid of these hundreds of CASE statements.WHY? Have you proven that they are either a performance or resource usage...
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
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RE: Compilations
SET ROWCOUNT has always been slower than TOP for me. Further, it's been deprecated for a very long time (since SS 2005, IIRC). Here's the deprecation notice in...
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
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RE: How to Find Gap from employment History?
shiva N (5/28/2014)
I need how many days overall gap in Emp career by empID wise.
example :
EMPID Gap
101 10 days
102 ...
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
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RE: 2014 - Are you using it and are there any reported issues?
I believe we have more to be gained from upgrading our 2012 stuff to 2014 than not.
Interesting and I'm curious. What is it that makes you say that?
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally) -
RE: Export in txt from sql (in a pivot way)
antonela (5/27/2014)
You're right.Unfortunately when I wrote the first post I didn't know the customer still uses 2005.
Ah... got it. Thanks for the feedback.
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
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RE: TSQL no longer working in SQL2012
Ryan Keast (5/27/2014)
Hi there,I had the following script that used to work in SQL2000 but now that I have migrated it, it no longer does.
,TEN.[tncy-sys-ref]+ CASE WHEN...
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally) -
RE: Purge and Archive using ssis packages
The nearly 50% improvement you identified definitely makes it worth the try. But as the disks continue to get bigger and bigger, the chances of the tables living on...
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
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RE: Loading XML Data into SQL Server (SQL Spackle)
Gratuitous attempt to slide crapola SPAM by, reported.
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally) -
RE: Purge and Archive using ssis packages
Koen Verbeeck (5/26/2014)
Jeff Moden (5/26/2014)
Then you could run a single stored procedure instead of multiple generated packages.But you could run the packages in parallel 😉
As you could with the T-SQL,...
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally) -
RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?
TomThomson (5/26/2014)
Koen Verbeeck (5/26/2014)
Lynn Pettis (5/26/2014)
I think the answer here is hire a consultant.Not touching that one... 🙂
Well, Jeff has braved it but didn't comment on the normalisation bit of...
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally) -
RE: Database Design Queries
Heh... I normally avoid conversations about which normal form to use because even after such a discussion, people tend not to follow the best practices anyway. But to briefly...
--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
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RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?
GilaMonster (5/24/2014)
And the article on premature optimisation submitted. I may need to take leave the day it's published, so that I have time to reply to all the nasty comments...--Jeff Moden
RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
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