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  • RE: How to return a "start of group" column?

    Florian Reischl (4/4/2009)


    No, it's not a typo, it's just an example. I've just been to lazy for the "ALL" 😀 but I will try thinking on it in future.

    More coffee,...

  • RE: The T-SQL Paradigm

    And, you're absolutely correct... some simple additions such as TRUNC(Date) would make life a bit easier. On the other hand, I hope to never see DECODE in T-SQL...

  • RE: The T-SQL Paradigm

    Paul Hunter (4/3/2009)


    Hmmm... It seems the harder Jeff works the luckier he gets... could there be a connection?

    Heh.... You're not qualified to make such a statement because you don't...

  • RE: T-Sql rant

    Thanks Steve... but you missed the other part... why does anyone think it matters so much? SQL is what it is... use it or not. You're trying to...

  • RE: T-Sql rant

    steve dassin (4/3/2009)


    The sql community has ignored someone whose spent a lifetime trying to explain why there's nothing relational about sql.

    Heh... a lot of us got it the first time......

  • RE: The T-SQL Paradigm

    dphillips (4/3/2009)


    First, you're just plain lucky.

    I think you'll find that there's just a little bit more to it than that. 😉

  • RE: The T-SQL Paradigm

    dphillips (4/3/2009)


    I am a Legos guy. I know what each piece does. I know how to make and/or mod the parts if needed. But in the end, when it is...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Greg Edwards (4/3/2009)


    Jeff -

    I'm going to start investing in pork futures.

    Friends in Iowa tell me the demand has seen a huge spike lately.

    This couple be like penny stocks - we...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GSquared (4/3/2009)


    Jeff, I have to admit, I have a terrible tendency to give up on something/someone, then have some thought I just can't hold back on the subject, and feel...

  • RE: The T-SQL Paradigm

    David Walker (4/3/2009)


    Leaving out CLR functions, which are often not recommended for performance reasons:

    Must be the nuances of the language... I've been able to beat virtually every CLR with the...

  • RE: The T-SQL Paradigm

    BWAA-HAAA!!! I've heard about a bazillion C programmers ask why T-SQL can't be more like C. My question would be, why can't C be more like T-SQL? ...

  • RE: You have 1,000,000 records in your customers table....

    I would imagine that everyone would get this question right, but... this is why I hate Microsoft and other tests... totally unreal scenario's. Who on this good green Earth...

  • RE: T-Sql rant

    Jeff Moden (4/3/2009)


    foxjazz (4/3/2009)


    Jeff Moden (4/3/2009)


    foxjazz (4/3/2009)


    But who am I to say anything about the limitations of t-sql?

    When it comes to data manipulation, I've not found any limitations yet.

    Jeff, ummm...

  • RE: T-Sql rant

    foxjazz (4/3/2009)


    Jeff Moden (4/3/2009)


    foxjazz (4/3/2009)


    But who am I to say anything about the limitations of t-sql?

    When it comes to data manipulation, I've not found any limitations yet.

    Jeff, ummm what do...

  • RE: T-Sql rant

    foxjazz (4/3/2009)


    But who am I to say anything about the limitations of t-sql?

    When it comes to data manipulation, I've not found any limitations yet.

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