Jeff Moden

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RE: Corporate Software Development

We have the 3 foot cube wall thing... it's great for communication. So far as IM goes, it's ok when it's not abused. I find it totally stupid...
--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 1, 2009 at 1:13 pm

#920013
RE: Looking Forward

RBarryYoung (1/1/2009)
Jeff Moden (12/29/2008)
Well, there is the handle-bar mounted 110 mm automatic loading pork chop cannon with the heat seeking sight... 😛 On the unicyle, I try to 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 1, 2009 at 12:43 pm

#920007
RE: How Would You Rate This? - Database Weekly (Dec 29, 2008)

Heh... Happy New Year to you and your's, Steve!
Man... keep up the awesome work on SSC... I went a visited more than a dozen other sites just to...
--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 1, 2009 at 12:37 pm

#920006
RE: Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help

Thanks, eramya... but with about 13,000 posts total, I'm thinking it may take more than a week. 😛
--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 1, 2009 at 12:34 pm

#920004
RE: How to calculate the Bi-weekly in SQL

Man-o-man... I trully hope no one got any feelings hurt... it was all a bit of fun to watch.
Happy New Year, folks! Better times are coming!
--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 1, 2009 at 12:30 pm

#920001
RE: Data Import In SQL 2000

RBarryYoung (12/31/2008)
Jeff Moden (12/31/2008)
Jay,
It's a bit of a misnomer... all single quotes must be turned into 2 single quotes... not actual "double quotes". ... 😛
Hmmm, maybe we should have...
--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 1, 2009 at 12:23 pm

#919998
RE: Multi-column primary keys

paulhunter (12/31/2008)
Welcome to the other side of the looking glass.
Heh... more like a one way mirror... could be interpreted as "check valve". 😛
--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 1, 2009 at 12:20 pm

#919996
RE: How Would You Rate This? - Database Weekly (Dec 29, 2008)

Steve Jones - Editor (12/31/2008)
I do think they ought to adhere to a schedule, but not at the expense of bad code.
[font="Arial Black"]FINALLY![/font] That's exactly what I've been saying...
--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 1, 2009 at 12:18 pm

#919995
RE: Cursors Be Gone!

npfitzner (1/1/2009)
Tom.Thomson (1/1/2009)
He wants to remove the From clause from the Update statement? Seriously?
No - I think that's what the 😉 was for.
🙂
Yes! He actually...
--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 1, 2009 at 12:15 pm

#919994
RE: Cursors Be Gone!

Tom.Thomson (1/1/2009)
Jeff Moden (12/31/2008)
Ok... now I'm getting really afraid for you guys... :hehe: you're talking about this like you use cursors and you're listening to the guy who wants to...
--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 1, 2009 at 12:14 pm

#919993
RE: Looking Forward

Heh... yeah... 2.x...
--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 1, 2009 at 12:11 pm

#919990
RE: sp_OAMethod: Refresh pivot sheet without open

Bob Hovious (12/31/2008)
Who was it that defined legacy code as the stuff that has been around so long that you finally got most of the bugs out of it?
I don't...
--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 1, 2009 at 12:06 pm

#919985
RE: Changing Taxonomy

I think everyone would abuse a "Challenges" forum... might as well label it the "Urgent" forum. 😀
--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 1, 2009 at 12:00 pm

#919983
RE: varchar actual size

RBarryYoung (12/31/2008)
Actually, Jeff, you should be using SQL_VARIANTS for the V part. That's what they're there for.:D
Uh huh... and someday they'll make all our dreams come true by making...
--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 1, 2009 at 11:55 am

#919978
RE: Cursors for T-SQL Beginners

Make no doubt about it... Cursors are an advanced subject and no new user of T-SQL should be allowed anywhere near a cursor or any other form of RBAR until...
--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 1, 2009 at 11:46 am

#919975

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