Jeff Moden

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RE: Need some Logic Help on some row by row process

Ralph Curry (3/5/2008)
OK, the same technigue of packing aggregate into a string, but using a correlated subquery.
select
Widget,
DateValue
from (
select
...
--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 5, 2008 at 11:51 am

#785687
RE: Need some Logic Help on some row by row process

Heh... at least you tried. 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)

March 5, 2008 at 11:49 am

#785685
RE: Bulk Insert: end of file marker and end of line

The end of file marker is typically an ASCII 26 and SQL Server will not read it in. You don't have to prevent it from happening.
--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 5, 2008 at 11:46 am

#785682
RE: Summing upto a specific value

I could be wrong, but this sounds like a "running total" problem with an additional SELECT to find the 2 million mark... please see the following...
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)

March 5, 2008 at 11:33 am

#785676
RE: How do I get rid of time in the date filed

There's usually some merit and some future need for knowing the times. I think it's a huge loss of data to update datetimes that have the time to all...
--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 5, 2008 at 11:20 am

#785670
RE: Reporting Services report run forever

Can't help on the Reporting Services thing...
... But that's a cool avatar ...
... and my favorite NRA "saying" is "When they outlaw guns, only outlaws will have them."
--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 5, 2008 at 11:16 am

#785668
RE: Running out of integer space ...

Still, going the negative number route will likely only buy an addition year of time according to what was forecast by the OP. (18 months total... 6 months for +,...
--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 5, 2008 at 11:12 am

#785663
RE: How to lay out SQL Code

Heh... even worse... all we really need now is for Joe Celko to jump in with his ISO standard mantra... 😀
--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 5, 2008 at 11:06 am

#785661
RE: Print The Calender

Ok... it's a fun exercise, but I've gotta know... why did you folks decide to do one in SQL? I mean, what do you actually use it for? ...
--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 5, 2008 at 11:04 am

#785657
RE: What do you do when there is an OS/HW maintenance task from the other administrators (not DBA) on your SQL Server box?

I've seen all 3... but I think it's a mistake to do anything other than #1 and that's what we do at work. DBA does a backup just before...
--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 5, 2008 at 10:55 am

#785653
RE: The Cost of Function Use In A Where Clause

GregoryAJackson (3/5/2008)
Rishi,
You're very welcome.
I never imagined this trivial little article would have generated so much interest and such a vigorous discussion thread.
I'm very glad that SQLServerCentral published the article now.
cheers,
Apprently,...
--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 5, 2008 at 10:47 am

#785649
RE: Calculating Agregate value based on select statements from different tables

And 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)

March 5, 2008 at 10:31 am

#785640
RE: Need some Logic Help on some row by row process

Heh... yeah... I know a really good one 😉
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)

March 5, 2008 at 10:24 am

#785628
RE: The Cost of Function Use In A Where Clause

You bet, Rishi... thank you 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)

March 5, 2008 at 10:21 am

#785623
RE: I got burned today at a SQL Server Interview!

That's pretty much true, Matt... I'm amazed at what people think a DBA is supposed to do... no wonder it's so hard to find that type of job in Michigan...
--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 5, 2008 at 10:07 am

#785613

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