Jeff Moden

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RE: Using value in a specific cell within an specific table as query criteria

Ummm... ok... now I understand the latest question...
The answer is that isolation of the "cell" and using it as a criteria is done as a combination of a JOIN between...
--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)

September 21, 2008 at 7:24 pm

#874762
RE: Using value in a specific cell within an specific table as query criteria

Ok... here it is... had to look. Copy the query I gave you and paste it into the SQL pane of the query designer. Make sure the table...
--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)

September 21, 2008 at 6:54 pm

#874760
RE: Using value in a specific cell within an specific table as query criteria

Heh... Sorry, I wouldn't know. I don't use query designer to design queries. What I gave you is the "core" of the query that you'd end up with.
--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)

September 21, 2008 at 6:42 pm

#874758
RE: Using value in a specific cell within an specific table as query criteria

SELECT sot.*
FROM dbo.SomeOtherTable sot
INNER JOIN dbo.TheValues tv
ON sot.TheData = tv.TheData
WHERE tv.[Desc] = 'ComPeriod'
--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)

September 21, 2008 at 6:26 pm

#874756
RE: When is a Database truly a SQL Server 2005 Database?

Being that the company you're talking about appears to be nearly ignorant of SQL in general and probably would not have used any advanced features, my suggestion would be 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)

September 21, 2008 at 6:11 pm

#874755
RE: (Cell - grand Total )

Sorry... that formula makes no more sense than the origianl post. Please see the link in my signature...
--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)

September 21, 2008 at 6:02 pm

#874753
RE: Not using Index

psangeetha (9/19/2008)
Sorry, that was a typo.
select * from sales where (sales_id = 1123013 AND sales_in_no >= 199901 AND sales_in_no <= 199701)
This is the output I get from the execution...
--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)

September 21, 2008 at 5:54 pm

#874752
RE: Combining Rows into single one

Yes... please see the following link which is a bit of a "how to" along with some things to avoid when doing this type of concatenation.
--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)

September 21, 2008 at 5:51 pm

#874751
RE: Identifying gaps between intervals

Very cool. Thanks for the feedback. If you get the chance and your not violating any company agreement, could you post your final query? It might help...
--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)

September 21, 2008 at 5:43 pm

#874748
RE: How to Select max Value for a DataType

Not 100% sure, but I don't believe that's what the OP is looking for. I believe they want to go someplace through T-SQL to figure out what the 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)

September 21, 2008 at 5:37 pm

#874747
RE: How to validated a field for special characters in SSIS?

Heh... my problem is that I don't use things like SSIS or DTS because I do it all in T-SQL. My appologies.
--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)

September 21, 2008 at 5:34 pm

#874745
RE: Identifying gaps between intervals

Cool... thanks for the feedback. Were you able to sucessfully incorporate the patient ID or do you still need any help?
--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)

September 21, 2008 at 5:32 pm

#874744
RE: copy data from table by column and insert into single column in other table

Perfect. Thanks for the feedback, Tk...
--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)

September 21, 2008 at 5:30 pm

#874743
RE: Using While Loop with UNION clause

You bet. Thanks a bunch for the feedback. 🙂
--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)

September 21, 2008 at 10:32 am

#874707
RE: How to validated a field for special characters in SSIS?

You don't need explicit loops to do this... just the correct type of WHERE clause. This will find all rows in SomeTable that have special characters in SomeCol...
SELECT...
--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)

September 21, 2008 at 10:06 am

#874703

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