Jeff Moden

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RE: Export Data to Excel

In that case, you can either use BCP with a format file that uses \" as part of the delimiter ("," would be "\",\"" in the delimiter column,...
--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 1, 2008 at 10:07 pm

#784204
RE: Date/user Created and date/User updated fields

No... haven't used C2 Auditing... I forgot about that... might also be interesting to try.
--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 1, 2008 at 9:58 pm

#784201
RE: Date/user Created and date/User updated fields

That brings up an interesting point, Jack... I wonder if you can make a Trigger that has DDL Trigger associated with it and between the two, make it impossible even...
--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 1, 2008 at 5:19 pm

#784188
RE: Columns Better Than Rows For Data Warehouses

I've read about it and it just makes sense to me. The whole idea of set based processing is to make the paradigm shift from thinking about what 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 1, 2008 at 12:45 pm

#784181
RE: Date/user Created and date/User updated fields

Just my 2 cents...
I agree... having a default on the "Created" columns does the job for those... but, there's a catch... what happens if someone tries to UPDATE those columns?...
--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 1, 2008 at 10:50 am

#784172
RE: Joining Substring Queries

Greg...
What do you want to see for output?
--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 1, 2008 at 10:19 am

#784170
RE: How to lay out SQL Code

Tom,
Just curious... Are you saying that "CM" is the abbreviation for "Customers" and that "CA" is the abbreviation for {customer}"Addresses"?
--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 1, 2008 at 10:16 am

#784169
RE: I got burned today at a SQL Server Interview!

I s'pose those are OK questions... there isn't a one in there that will help you figure out if you have an SQL Developer on your hands, though.
And that's part...
--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)

February 29, 2008 at 6:22 pm

#784101
RE: bcp temp table within a SP

BCP will not import .DBF files. You'll need to use DTS for that. Or, you can use a linked server or OpenRowSet with the .DBF provider to link...
--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)

February 29, 2008 at 6:00 pm

#784097
RE: what to monitor

Sure... that would be a good start... I guess I'd set up the following alerts... of course, you have to know what's right for your system or you'll be 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)

February 29, 2008 at 5:47 pm

#784091
RE: what to monitor

Heh... sounds like you're trying to build an electronic DBA... it would be cheaper in the long run if you just hired one. Seriously... 😉
--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)

February 29, 2008 at 3:54 pm

#784079
RE: Scripting Data

Heh... it's not that complicated... why not just use BCP in the Native mode? If you just gotta have something to look at, it's still not that complicated... ...
--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)

February 29, 2008 at 3:49 pm

#784077
RE: Sequence number with Group By

Heh... I know... not a problem, Michael... just having a bit of fun 'cause you used the "C" word 😛
--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)

February 29, 2008 at 2:38 pm

#784060
RE: I got burned today at a SQL Server Interview!

Lynn,
Easiest way for me to explain it is with a bag of marbles... how many red ones do you have? How many white ones do you have? How...
--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)

February 29, 2008 at 2:14 pm

#784047
RE: Recursive query with different where clauses - very slow

I don't think this is a terribly difficult problem... but without data or knwing what the table it's stored in looks like, its just not possible. Click on 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)

February 29, 2008 at 2:00 pm

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