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  • RE: Earning Credit

    Lynn Pettis (1/28/2009)

    And why do we have this problem, comes down to LEADERSHIP. Example, look at our politicians, and it doesn't matter if they are Federal, State, or Local...

    --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 28, 2009 at 12:04 pm

    #934068

  • RE: What are the Party Plans?

    John Dempsey (1/28/2009)

    ... first, I'd love a copy, so click on my name to the left and send me an email. I'll respond and then you can send me...

    --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 28, 2009 at 11:58 am

    #934063

  • RE: What are the Party Plans?

    Lynn Pettis (1/28/2009)

    Do you have a standard pork chop that can be used for the calculations? 😛

    Heh... I dunno... ask Celko... he's got standards for everything else. 😛

    --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 28, 2009 at 11:57 am

    #934060

  • RE: What are the Party Plans?

    Heh... yeah... I've been waiting for Steve to get "unbusy" so I can figure out a way to save all those PM's... I wanna keep 'em.

    --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 28, 2009 at 11:56 am

    #934057

  • RE: Training

    That's one of the best suggestions I've seen, so far... "make them script out everything". Can't tune the car if you never pop the hood. 😛

    --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 28, 2009 at 11:47 am

    #934053

  • RE: SQL or Oracle

    Steve Jones - Editor (1/28/2009)

    I guess we know why Jeff doesn't like Oracle.

    RBAR, RBAR, RBAR, RBAR, RBAR, lunch, RBAR, RBAR, RBAR, RBAR, ....

    You missed one on the right... gotta keep...

    --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 28, 2009 at 11:45 am

    #934051

  • RE: Update Performance

    I just inherited a couple of databases that use a huge amount of replication. Heh... try making a table change or copying a database to Dev sometime without disturbing...

    --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 28, 2009 at 11:41 am

    #934048

  • RE: Hierarchies in SQL

    Ah... so you're not a batch programmer. And that's the area of the code I was talking about. GUI programmers have all sorts of tools like Hibernate, etc,...

    --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 28, 2009 at 11:37 am

    #934044

  • RE: Earning Credit

    Heh... you want a real measure of how many people lie? Just conduct some interviews for "SQL Developer" and check the person's knowledge against what they claim on their...

    --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 28, 2009 at 11:31 am

    #934040

  • RE: Trying to rewrite RBAR Function

    Ah... sorry about that... just add the lower case a-z back into the pattern in both spots.

    --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 28, 2009 at 11:29 am

    #934038

  • RE: What are the Party Plans?

    Michael Valentine Jones (1/28/2009)

    Matt Miller (1/28/2009)

    Michael Valentine Jones (1/27/2009)

    Going by 120 yards by 50 yards for an American football field (100 yards goal-to-goal plus 2x10 yard end zones by 50...

    --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 28, 2009 at 11:21 am

    #934032

  • RE: What are the Party Plans?

    John Dempsey (1/28/2009)

    Jeff Moden (1/21/2009)

    BWAA-HAA!!! I'll bring some eats... everyone like pork chops? 😛

    Steve Jones - Editor (1/22/2009)

    Lots of shirts likely to be leaving my basement soon!

    I...

    --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 28, 2009 at 11:18 am

    #934030

  • RE: Trying to rewrite RBAR Function

    Lynn Pettis (1/28/2009)

    smunson (1/28/2009)

    Jeff,

    I have a relatively fresh installation of SQL 2005 Developer Edition, but your object in the following:

    .

    .

    .

    FROM Master.dbo.SysColumns t1 CROSS JOIN Master.dbo.SysColumns t2

    .

    .

    .

    doesn't exist on my server....

    --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 28, 2009 at 11:12 am

    #934026

  • RE: Earning Credit

    Steve Jones - Editor (1/28/2009)

    Jeff,

    Send it in. I'll at least give you an opinion, which is probably to stick it out there.

    Ummm... ok... I wouldn't be surprised if you said...

    --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 28, 2009 at 11:06 am

    #934018

  • RE: Earning Credit

    R L Reid (1/28/2009)

    When the folks doing the copying don't know the material well enough, the quality of what's copied can't be assured. Oddly this doesn't seem...

    --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 28, 2009 at 10:51 am

    #933998

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