Jeff Moden

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RE: Installing SQL Server on c drive

Heh... sure... Just ask Al Gore... he "built the internet" and he's a grandfather :P:P:P
--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)

March 25, 2008 at 6:12 pm

#793807
RE: Trigger Trivia

Carlos, your example would only fire the Insert Trigger once regardless of how many rows the Select returns. All inserted rows will be available in the INSERTED table available...
--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)

March 25, 2008 at 5:02 pm

#793796
RE: How do I BULK INSERT only one or some of the fields in the row?

EDIT: Made a boo-boo... this originally said the following and I've corrected it below this white quote box... sorry for the mistake folks. :blush:
No... not with a linked...
--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)

March 25, 2008 at 9:16 am

#793572
RE: Reg Timestamp Data type

Heh... I'm the same way... Wise man once told me that "All claims require proof... extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof."
In the Navy, we said (cleaned up version) "Why sift through...
--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)

March 25, 2008 at 9:10 am

#793564
RE: Selecting non assigned items

Jason Selburg (3/25/2008)
Really? I'll have to keep that in mind and do some tests. It's not that I don't believe you, I'm just a see for myself kind of guy.
Now...
--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)

March 25, 2008 at 9:06 am

#793559
RE: Selecting non assigned items

Adam Haines (3/25/2008)
Except operates as an outer join. It compares the results of both queries and returns distinct values of the left table. These are the values that...
--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)

March 25, 2008 at 9:05 am

#793557
RE: Storing files in VLDBs, filegroups and maintenance

Dunno if it's still true in 2k5, but when there are a large number of large image files as blobs, most folks recommend just storing the filename in the db...
--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)

March 25, 2008 at 8:56 am

#793546
RE: Query for Top N for large amount of data

Yep... you're gonna have to put the result of the CTE into a temp table as a separate query... include a RANK column. Then, see the part about "Grouped...
--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)

March 25, 2008 at 8:48 am

#793540
RE: Dropping Stored Procedures

Chirag (3/24/2008)
My procedures get changed daily and i cant generate the alter script as iam using SQL 2005 RTM ( i cant change it).
Chirag,
I'd worry about that problem more...
--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)

March 25, 2008 at 7:41 am

#793486
RE: query for data selection

Jason Selburg (3/24/2008)
And there is probably an easier way to write this... 😀
That would be true, ol' friend... and, in this case, simpler means faster and easier to read 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)

March 25, 2008 at 7:36 am

#793482
RE: Selecting non assigned items

Just my 2 cents on this one... I've found that the WHERE NOT IN that Barry used is usually more performant than outer joins. The speed difference isn't huge...
--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)

March 25, 2008 at 6:06 am

#793413
RE: Storing files in VLDBs, filegroups and maintenance

There is some merit to storing the following in separate files on separate drives if possible...
Static Tables and monthly archives
Audit Logs
Common utilities and functions, etc
Application stored procedures, functions, etc.
Non-static application...
--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)

March 25, 2008 at 6:03 am

#793410
RE: Reg Timestamp Data type

Proof is always good... gotta love BOL. 😉
--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)

March 25, 2008 at 5:46 am

#793398
RE: Installing SQL Server on c drive

Matt Miller (3/24/2008)
It's a bit like hitting a moskito using a 155mm Howitzer...
Hmmmm... might have to trade in the ol' slingshot... bet it works real good with porkchops...:D
--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)

March 24, 2008 at 11:48 pm

#793334
RE: Null Value Handling - Stored Procedure

Let's see if I counted this right...
1 Cursor
30 separate SELECTs (many nearly identical) not including the cursor
1 Insert
... per row...
I wonder how long this puppy is going to take 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)

March 24, 2008 at 10:55 pm

#793327

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