Jeff Moden

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Reply To: Remove 6 digits and 8 digits from texts

~~You need to fix the example you posted. You tried to obfuscate some information with a Magenta Marker but it was actually a hiliter and we can read the data...~~
--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)

July 13, 2022 at 3:43 pm

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Reply To: Please help to get, Alphabet with underscore i.e special charecter

With the understanding that I've not done any deep analysis on any of the code posted and going only on what I've seen in the past, the nested REPLACEs 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)

July 13, 2022 at 3:41 pm

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Reply To: How to Find the Start and End Dates for the Current Week (and more)

Thanks for the feedback, Kazoo! I appreciate it.
--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)

July 13, 2022 at 3:07 pm

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Reply To: How to Find the Start and End Dates for the Current Week (and more)

(Sigh...) My apologies, folks. I spent a couple of hours manually color coding all of the code because I knew the "code windows" on this site makes a 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)

July 13, 2022 at 2:00 am

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Reply To: Database backup sequence

First things first... ALWAYS read the Microsoft Documentation on such things. Here's the link so there's no excuses on the prime duty of a DBA...
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/statements/backup-transact-sql
Second, look at the options......
--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)

July 12, 2022 at 9:01 pm

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Reply To: Best Swift IDE\'S

I checked the link in the response and got "Malicious Site Blocked" warning and so hit with the spam button. And, yea... I subscribed to the original post as soon...
--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)

July 12, 2022 at 7:47 pm

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Reply To: The Ranking Function

Great question, Steve.
Another hint here is that there's nothing to guarantee the order within any given rank.
--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)

July 11, 2022 at 10:54 pm

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Reply To: The Ranking Function

Toreador wrote:
Can anyone think of any real life examples where you'd want to rank over something non-unique?
Heh... along with what the others posted, another possible answer is "Interview Question" 😉
--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)

July 11, 2022 at 10:53 pm

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Reply To: Filter Pivot Table

Ok... that's roughly the same query you've posted two other times. It's not nice to cross post. Stick with one thread on something like this.
--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)

July 10, 2022 at 6:26 pm

#4061348
Reply To: Incorrect syntax near 0

And why on Earth are you convert IDs to VARCHAR(MAX)?
--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)

July 10, 2022 at 6:24 pm

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Reply To: Uploading 1 M file contents to SQL Server

So is it a text or image file or a combination or??? What kind of file is it?
--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)

July 10, 2022 at 6:21 pm

#4061346
Reply To: Populate Column Based on Distinct Values

Kin16 wrote:
Sorry for the confusion. Yes, as the data stands right now the entire column should be populated with an *. If the department column included 0001 and 0002, then...
--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)

July 10, 2022 at 6:19 pm

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Reply To: Query

jsshivalik wrote:
Hi
I have data like below. Brands can be dynamic
Loc1 Brand Qty Value
Loc1 ...
--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)

July 10, 2022 at 6:17 pm

#4061344
Reply To: Dealing with Transaction Log Growth

Thanks for the feedback, Kenneth.
--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)

July 9, 2022 at 3:50 am

#4060924
Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

Neil Burton wrote:
Guess how my f$%^ing Saturday has started too.
You mean you set your alarm on to go off on a Saturday morning 😀 😀 😀
I won't bore you with how...
--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)

July 9, 2022 at 3:47 am

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