Jeff Moden

Forum Replies Created

Viewing 15 posts - 49,126 through 49,140 (of 59,093 total)

RE: Return the most frequent value

Christopher Stobbs (7/22/2008)
HI Jeff,
I think he doesn't mind which is returned if they are all different.
I added an extra ordering to my rank query so that the first is returned...
--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 22, 2008 at 5:52 am

#846312
RE: Pls help to solve this query

Grant Fritchey (1/30/2008)
Please don't cross-post. Especially don't post things in the 2008 forums that has no relation to 2008.
Heh... well that worked well... wanna borrow some porkchops? 😛
--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 21, 2008 at 8:25 pm

#846118
RE: UDF execution through a CLR

Muhammad Furqan (7/21/2008)
Sorry guys!
that was my fault.
i didnt troubleshoot it well and finally figured out that it was not the UDF causing problem, it was something else.
Thanks again!
What was the...
--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 21, 2008 at 8:22 pm

#846116
RE: Dumb Question

Awesome articles, Gus... dunno how I missed the second one, but I just read it. Really nice job.
My only suggestion to everyone is to NOT audit inserts. The...
--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 21, 2008 at 8:15 pm

#846115
RE: Audit Trails and Logging Part II

Somehow, I missed this article before. Awesome job, Gus. Huge amount of good info and some great technique comparisons!
--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 21, 2008 at 8:10 pm

#846114
RE: SELECTing a sample

Also, I gotta know because this is not a run of the mill request... I've only seen one other time when this was needed... a customer could have two identical...
--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 21, 2008 at 7:42 pm

#846109
RE: SELECTing a sample

dlongnecker (7/21/2008)
I was hoping there would be some nicer solutions, but these will do!
Heh... I'm thinking the folks that were good enough to help, so far, may take offense 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)

July 21, 2008 at 7:39 pm

#846108
RE: Return the most frequent value

nealwright44 (7/21/2008)
This is for Christoper's first reply above...
In the first example, records 1,2,3 & 5 have the same Address value, therefore 'Mcmullen Road/N /n/nDarlington/nDurham' must be returned as it's...
--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 21, 2008 at 7:26 pm

#846107
RE: Return the most frequent value

Jack Corbett (7/21/2008)
I think this may do what you want (I created some dummy data):
Jack... after you get done building it, change all the Addresses to 0 for where the...
--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 21, 2008 at 6:51 pm

#846101
RE: Using a temporary table

lallen (7/21/2008)
I've created a temporary table using select into statement, and called the table #Table1 (for example). But I can't get the syntax right to pull the information out...
--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 21, 2008 at 6:28 pm

#846099
RE: Soft Skills

I'm walking into a new job similar to that on Monday...
--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 21, 2008 at 6:21 pm

#846098
RE: Given an employee table( with columns Emp_ID,Emp_Name,Emp_Salary), how would you find out the fifth highest salary?

Heh... look how many people are doing homework with no try from the op... 😉
--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 21, 2008 at 6:18 pm

#846097
RE: Handling Tempdb space full situtation?

The real problem is that you need to identify why it is full, first.
--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 21, 2008 at 6:11 pm

#846094
RE: SQL Trigger

I just don't see a need for the pricing table... all of the required information is in the parts table. There is no need to have duplicate information in...
--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 21, 2008 at 6:09 pm

#846093
RE: The IT Employee Benchmark

Wow! Someone finally wrote a national article on exactly how I feel about certifications, degrees, and "boomers". Great "catch of the day", Steve!
--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 21, 2008 at 6:00 pm

#846085

Viewing 15 posts - 49,126 through 49,140 (of 59,093 total)