Jeff Moden

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RE: Calculating Duration Using DATETIME Start and End Dates (SQL Spackle)

Thanks for the feedback folks. I'm on my way to work and will look into your replies when I get home.
--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)

January 16, 2014 at 7:46 am

#1680663
RE: Splitting DBs into multiple files for IO spread

GilaMonster (1/12/2014)
Jeff Moden (1/12/2014)
GilaMonster (1/12/2014)
Please note: 4 year old thread (bumped by a spam post)
Why does that matter to you so much?
So that people who don't check the dates...
--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)

January 14, 2014 at 7:29 am

#1679894
RE: What is the default sa password?

keymoo (1/14/2014)
paul.knibbs (1/14/2014)
Jeff Moden (1/13/2014)
Unless someone changed it, the SA password is the one used when SQL Server was installed.
But you're not asked to specify an SA password during setup...
--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)

January 14, 2014 at 7:22 am

#1679889
RE: Trasaction

Now there's an "oolie". Thanks for the post.
--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)

January 13, 2014 at 5:15 pm

#1679760
RE: Advantages of INTERSECT over INNER JOIN

j-1064772 (1/13/2014)
Now THIS was the exact answer I was looking for.
The article you referred to did not really go much beyond what I started with.
Thanks a million for...
--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)

January 13, 2014 at 5:04 pm

#1679757
RE: What is the default sa password?

keymoo (1/13/2014)
If I install an instance with Windows Only authentication, and then change it to Mixed Mode, if I enable the sa login, the password has already been set. What...
--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)

January 13, 2014 at 5:02 pm

#1679756
RE: Issues with TempDB ever increasing

hisakimatama (1/13/2014)
Aha! With what Jeff mentioned, it seems that you may indeed be a victim of the aforementioned bug:
Microsoft Fix Notes
It seems that this problem was fixed in a...
--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)

January 13, 2014 at 3:08 pm

#1679741
RE: how to differentiate between two tables sharing the same name but belonging to different databases

below86 (1/13/2014)
Jeff Moden (1/12/2014)
GilaMonster (1/12/2014)
Use three-part naming for your queries
SELECT <column list> FROM Sims.dbo.Students
SELECT <column list> FROM SimsCopy.dbo.Students
I agree that works great for ad hoc queries (and you already know...
--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)

January 13, 2014 at 2:50 pm

#1679736
RE: how to differentiate between two tables sharing the same name but belonging to different databases

Kurt W. Zimmerman (1/13/2014)
GilaMonster (1/13/2014)
The only time I'll use three-part naming is when I know that I need to be crossing databases. Otherwise 2-part naming's fine.
I agree with you Gail....
--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)

January 13, 2014 at 2:48 pm

#1679735
RE: Incluse Saturday and Sunday in calculation

Phil Parkin (1/13/2014)
You've been a member of this forum long enough to know that you need to provide DDL, sample data and desired results in a consumable format in order...
--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)

January 13, 2014 at 2:42 pm

#1679729
RE: Issues with TempDB ever increasing

stormsentinelcammy (1/13/2014)
Hi,
I have a tempdb growth issue. Let me preface everything by giving my tempdb settings. Even with no queries running on the database/server tempdb keeps on increasing in size,...
--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)

January 13, 2014 at 2:30 pm

#1679726
RE: No Bosses

chrisn-585491 (1/13/2014)
If there are no bosses, then everybody is a boss. Sounds great, right? Not really. My boss is the person that says no to my coworkers, his bosses and...
--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)

January 13, 2014 at 7:19 am

#1679577
RE: Splitting DBs into multiple files for IO spread

Perry Whittle (1/12/2014)
Now now you two, no fighting 😀
Ah...no... no fighting. I was just curious.
--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)

January 13, 2014 at 7:05 am

#1679570
RE: Data from Previous Row_2

Mike Osborne (1/10/2014)
I would like an efficient way to "fill missing data".
My preference would be a view.
I have data like:
Date, A, B
1/1/2013 5 99
1/2/2013 null 99
1/3/2013...
--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)

January 12, 2014 at 1:00 pm

#1679467
RE: Data from Previous Row_2

Mike Osborne (1/11/2014)
Can't update the original table...knowing when the data came in is an important piece of data.
adding a couple of columns and running a process once in a while...
--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)

January 12, 2014 at 12:33 pm

#1679461

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