Jeff Moden

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

Me too 😉 ... I know zippity-squat on the SSIS and the SSRS sides of the house... zippity-squat times 2 on the development studio. Like what's been already stated,...
--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 3, 2008 at 12:38 pm

#784619
RE: How to lay out SQL Code

Thanks for the feedback, Tom... the standards are kinda long... most of them are really based on common sense and things that have actually gone wrong at my current company....
--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 3, 2008 at 10:00 am

#784519
RE: Query improvement

I'm curious... why would you use UNION ALL or OR on such a thing?
--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 3, 2008 at 8:42 am

#784465
RE: to rename a file by attaching datestamp at the end of filename using SSIS File task

brkn eng dif 2 ustd abv b wrs plz stp ko? 😉
--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 3, 2008 at 8:38 am

#784457
RE: Querying the INFORMATION_SCHEMA

Nicely done, Mike. By the way, in SS 2k QA, press the {f4} key and see what comes up. 🙂
--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 3, 2008 at 7:14 am

#784400
RE: Recursive query with different where clauses - very slow

Thanks. I'll give this a whirl after work, today.
--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 3, 2008 at 6:57 am

#784391
RE: Query improvement

"and, sorry, I almost forgot... there aren't any "fields" in a database, they're called "colums"" 😉
--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 3, 2008 at 6:30 am

#784374
RE: Query improvement

vaidyanathan_kalyanasundaram (3/3/2008)
Hi,
How do i improve the performance of this query:
select * from table where Month(datefield)='mm'??
If it were me in the interview and I was asked that question about that 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)

March 3, 2008 at 6:23 am

#784372
RE: How to lay out SQL Code

I'm anal about formatting and embedded documentation. I imposed rigid formatting requirements on all the developers in the form of publicised SQL Standards. Everyone knows what I expect...
--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 3, 2008 at 1:00 am

#784311
RE: Need some Logic Help on some row by row process

Perfect. Thanks Dan... you won't spend the time in vain.
--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 3, 2008 at 12:08 am

#784306
RE: How to grant such a permission?

Actually, you hit the nail on the head, Steve... there should be a database for utilitlity functions of this nature. I suggest the name of UTILITY? 😉
--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 3, 2008 at 12:06 am

#784305
RE: Columns Better Than Rows For Data Warehouses

I'm cynical as well... but the very thought of making a database engine that truly responds to the columnar nature of an RDBMS is thought provoking and intriging, at 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)

March 3, 2008 at 12:04 am

#784304
RE: Export Data to Excel

Heh... or maybe, Jeff? 😀
--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 3, 2008 at 12:02 am

#784302
RE: I got burned today at a SQL Server Interview!

Don't sell yourself short, Lynn... your a humble man that knows more than you think. Sounds wierd, but maintain the humility with pride. I would honor the chance...
--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 3, 2008 at 12:00 am

#784301
RE: Text Parsing TSQL code

GF (3/2/2008)
Hi all,
this topic is almost what I am in need of. I have looked at Jeff's Code and I see the potential but I am a bit confused as...
--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 2, 2008 at 11:51 pm

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