Jeff Moden

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RE: Change Control

Sorry Mike, I've never used either. Hopefully, someone that has will see this...
...yeah... I'm "bumping" Mike's post because he didn't get an answer and I'm curious as well... 😀
--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)

June 24, 2008 at 5:59 pm

#833651
RE: inserting multiple record per each record read

No need for a cursor or While loop here... makes the code too long and slow. Try this instead...
--===== This makes a little test table according to the post
...
--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)

June 24, 2008 at 5:57 pm

#833650
RE: How we could fine the last row in a record

The major point has been missed... Andras explained it. You need a date column or an IDENTITY column to figure out what the last row actually is. Adding...
--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)

June 24, 2008 at 5:15 pm

#833646
RE: How do I extract Column info for a particular column?

I find the co-existence of various ways of doing the same thing maddening
I find it makes sex interesting :w00t: Oops... sorry... wrong 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)

June 24, 2008 at 5:11 pm

#833645
RE: Recommended Hardware Specs

I think the only thing concrete is what the minimum installation requirements/recommendations are and what the maximum is. The rest is up to you to figure out based on...
--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)

June 24, 2008 at 5:04 pm

#833643
RE: Query the early and latest date stamp

Just in case you don't know... you can combine the two in a single select...
SELECT MIN(ValidateFromDate) AS MinDate,
MAX(ValidateFromDate) AS MaxDate
...
--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)

June 24, 2008 at 4:53 pm

#833640
RE: sql performance issue view or #temp better

If you try to join 32 tables with multiple aggregates and functions on columns in the ON or WHERE clauses, it'll likely be better to use "Divide'n'Conquer" methods in a...
--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)

June 24, 2008 at 4:43 pm

#833637
RE: what date format is this?

Do you have a time zone column somewhere?
--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)

June 24, 2008 at 4:22 pm

#833633
RE: display single column data into multiple clolumns

Stephanie Giovannini (6/23/2008)
Based on the schema fragments you've posted, I'm seeing the following situations:
- Different phone ids may represent the same phone number
- Customers may share phone numbers
- A customer...
--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)

June 24, 2008 at 4:13 pm

#833629
RE: pivot multiple columns

So, write some dynamic SQL to do it...
--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)

June 24, 2008 at 3:44 pm

#833624
RE: select data and display in different coulumns

Hey Mark! Nice avatar!!!! 😀
--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)

June 24, 2008 at 3:38 pm

#833620
RE: Pivot... I don't think it's possible...

Hey folks... especially Jeff Williams and Peter Larson... thanks for the great help. Like I said, I'm kinda new at 2k5 and you just don't find 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)

June 24, 2008 at 3:35 pm

#833619
RE: Slow or no results on table insert executing linked server stored procedure

Clear proc cache and clear the free buffers using DBCC commands of a similar name. Then, recompile the stored procedure code.
--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)

June 24, 2008 at 2:27 pm

#833597
RE: large table to table insert

Set the recovery mode to SIMPLE or Bulk Logged... use SELECT INTO to make the tables and transfer the data. Then, add indexes, keys, triggers, and constraints... use NOCHECK...
--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)

June 24, 2008 at 2:25 pm

#833595
RE: what date format is this?

It's the number of seconds since 1970-01-01 and can be changed to an SQL Server DATETIME datatype using something like the following...
SELECT DATEADD(ss,1195507770,'1970-01-01')
--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)

June 24, 2008 at 2:13 pm

#833587

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