Jeff Moden

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RE: nvarchar vs varchar

Heh... can't wait for the mess folks are gonna make in 2k8 with the separate DATE and TIME datatypes...
--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)

May 13, 2008 at 12:51 am

#814263
RE: dynamic sql and indexes

...and provided that the syntax of the query hasn't made it impossible.
--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)

May 13, 2008 at 12:48 am

#814260
RE: The CLR

Cenk OZPAY (5/13/2008)
CLR?
I have seen some performance advantages when used in scalar functions. CLR can be used when there is no corresponding T-SQL functionality like splitting a string by 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)

May 13, 2008 at 12:45 am

#814257
RE: How do you handle la arge amount of characters?

Sergiy (5/12/2008)
Jeff, I believe you're ovecomplicationg the problem.
I would suggest:
1) create simple ReportTable
(
SeqNo smallint NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
ReportString varchar(8000) NULL
)
2) Populate this table with lines to be reported, lines...
--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)

May 12, 2008 at 11:35 pm

#814236
RE: Splitting a URL Using a Single Query

If you really want it in a single query, create a function using the same technique. Your turn... why does it have to be in a single query?
--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)

May 12, 2008 at 11:25 pm

#814232
RE: Splitting a URL Using a Single Query

Last half of the following article tells you how to do a "split". Just replace the ? with a \ in the URL, remove the first 7 characters, and...
--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)

May 12, 2008 at 11:23 pm

#814231
RE: Execute a Stored Proc as a background process

robertcaustin (5/12/2008)
I want to initiate a Procedure and then return-continue execution. The reasoning behind this is to use SQL Express but because Express does not have an Agent I need...
--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)

May 12, 2008 at 11:19 pm

#814230
RE: Indexing

I believe I'd start wtih the Index Tuning Advisor and then tweek from there.
--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)

May 12, 2008 at 11:16 pm

#814229
RE: passing a column name to function

First, the function you have uses a cursor/while loop and it's going to be relatively slow. See the following for a couple of tips how to do it another...
--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)

May 12, 2008 at 11:07 pm

#814225
RE: Ledger Balance Calculation

Please read the following for the solution to the Running Total (Balance) problem including Grouped Running Totals...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Advanced+Querying/61716/
--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)

May 12, 2008 at 10:37 pm

#814221
RE: "Resource" management design

Why did you specify one table per service type instead of 1 table to hold all service types? And if employees suffer no cost, why did you make 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)

May 12, 2008 at 10:23 pm

#814220
RE: Cursors

Yes, a cursor can have a join to multiple tables in it... but using a cursor is usually a mistake.
Store procs don't have to return anything... functions do.
These are sweeping...
--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)

May 12, 2008 at 10:17 pm

#814219
RE: And with or - do I need brackets?

... an unless you've made the server case sensitive, there's no need for UPPER anywhere in the query.
--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)

May 12, 2008 at 10:09 pm

#814217
RE: Automating BCP out for all databases

Google for ...
sp_MSForEachDB
sp_MSForEachTable
--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)

May 12, 2008 at 10:04 pm

#814214
RE: String Splits

Heh... two way street here... would you mind posting your solution, please? 😉
--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)

May 12, 2008 at 10:01 pm

#814212

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