Jeff Moden

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RE: DateTime calculation

Mark Beringer (6/20/2008)
Sounds like you need to write a query that groups by user and selects MAX date and also joins to a cost table. Which table are the costs...
--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 20, 2008 at 11:18 pm

#832165
RE: DateTime calculation

Ok... since you're new, I'd like you to take a peek at the article in the Link in my signature... it'll help you get better answers quicker in the future....
--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 20, 2008 at 11:09 pm

#832164
RE: Rules, Defaults and the SQL Standard

I would really, really like to get my hands on the SQL Standards committee... they all need to be taken out for a porkchop dinner, Jeff Moden style... 😀
--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 20, 2008 at 10:32 pm

#832160
RE: Get TempTable name

Mobasha,
I'm pretty sure what you ask cannot be done. You would have to capture the session name at the time of creation of the global temp table or something...
--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 20, 2008 at 10:16 pm

#832158
RE: How to ignore the comma seperator inside ","

If it's BCP or Bulk Insert or maybe even the Bulk Insert task of SSIS, you may need a format file to do this...
--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 20, 2008 at 10:11 pm

#832157
RE: Table var maximum row number

Table variables are NOT memory only. Of course, don't take my (or anyone elses) word for it... read the following article about how similar Table Variables and Temp Tables...
--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 20, 2008 at 10:08 pm

#832156
RE: Delete Rows from Table

mlimp (6/20/2008)
Hi,
This is an easy one.
How do delete rows from a table?
I want to delete all the rows from the last month of a table so i have to be...
--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 20, 2008 at 10:00 pm

#832154
RE: What's the difference. . .

And, apparently, another myth dies...
The old myth was that COUNT(*) and SELECT * performed better than anything else because it would look for the best index to use. Using...
--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 20, 2008 at 9:51 pm

#832153
RE: use a sequence of column values in a query

JRJ (6/20/2008)
Thanks for your reply, sorry about the wrong naming.
Regarding my second query, I am deeling with constantly changing existing data as well as new data; if I don't delete,...
--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 20, 2008 at 6:22 pm

#832143
RE: SYNTAX ERROR - please assist...

Sorry Steve... you got there before I did... must've been just a couple of seconds because we both posted at the same time. 🙂
--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 20, 2008 at 6:07 pm

#832141
RE: consolidating multiple rows to single row in a view

Very cool... thanks 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)

June 20, 2008 at 5:54 pm

#832136
RE: week days

selvamariappan (6/20/2008)
How to find the week days in a month using sql server 2005
thanks in advance
selva mariappan
You never did identify how you were going to identify which month you wanted...
--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 20, 2008 at 5:47 pm

#832135
RE: Create Temporary Tables Dynamically in cursor loop

elmerbotha (6/20/2008)
I truly feel honored to be graced by your absolutely meaningful and relevant answers. Truly, I am astounded by your infinite wisdom. Without risking being ridiculed once again by...
--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 20, 2008 at 5:41 pm

#832134
RE: use a sequence of column values in a query

JRJ (6/20/2008)
Thanks guys for your response, it's really useful. I am just wondering which one will be faster when I deel with some 50,000 records: the one with temp 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)

June 20, 2008 at 5:20 pm

#832129
RE: Dynamic IN

Thanks for the great feedback, Todd...
It's amazing... about 1/3rd of all posts that I respond to lately can easily be solved by a Tally table... I finally convinced 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 20, 2008 at 1:41 pm

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