Jeff Moden

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RE: Practical Methods: Naming Conventions

So, the young couple took the new born twins, a boy and a girl, to the God Father. "God Father", said the young Mother... "We would be honored if...
--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 8:20 am

#783802
RE: Include end date on a history record?

... and a trigger would take care of the date-1 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)

February 29, 2008 at 7:49 am

#783772
RE: Include end date on a history record?

So should I go with the normalized design,...
Heh... what would be the alternative?
--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 7:48 am

#783770
RE: Index management - rebuild/reorganize/dbreindex & fillfactor

It's in Books Online under "DBCC Reindex"...
fillfactor
Is the percentage of space on each index page to be used for storing data when the index is created. fillfactor replaces the original...
--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 7:40 am

#783764
RE: A Quick Reference Question

Ummm.... here's the Books Online link...
ms-help://MS.SQLCC.v9/MS.SQLSVR.v9.en/tsqlref9/html/a54f7373-b247-4d61-8fb8-7f2ec7a8d0a4.htm
--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 7:24 am

#783755
RE: Need some Logic Help on some row by row process

SELECT TOP 1 *
FROM yourtable
UNION
SELECT y1.*
FROM yourtable y1,
yourtable y2
WHERE y1.Date...
--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 7:15 am

#783745
RE: Sequence number with Group By

Yeah, but nothing like instant confirmation that you're right, huh? Thanks, Adam...
--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 7:05 am

#783733
RE: Sequence number with Group By

SELECT ROW_NUMBER () OVER (ORDER BY VatCode),
VatCode
FROM Partner
GROUP BY VatCode
--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 6:58 am

#783726
RE: The Identity Debate

I just create an updatable view with a "Company" column that is the union of the two tables. It's a little more complicated than that, but not much because...
--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 5:43 am

#783695
RE: how to Mutilply different data type values

The problem is that you have the Price defined as a CHAR column... it should probably be the MONEY data type if you want the 4 decimal places.
If you can't...
--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 5:39 am

#783692
RE: how to Mutilply different data type values

This looks a lot like homework... what have you tried?
--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 4:47 am

#783678
RE: The Cost of Function Use In A Where Clause

Yeaup, I'll be one of the first to agree and I don't think anyone will argue with that basic rule... my point is that Jeremy produced some code that's completely...
--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 4:28 am

#783668
RE: Help with variable in a Trigger

No... not perfect... what happens in the trigger if you insert more than 1 row into the table? Are you only sending 1 email or are you sending 1...
--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 4:24 am

#783667
RE: I got burned today at a SQL Server Interview!

Mark Markov (2/29/2008)
Dear Ms. Gila Monster,
NO, I am not being honest about my lack of knowledge of SQL Server! Think about it!! If my resume is junior level, nobody will...
--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 4:08 am

#783664
RE: The Identity Debate

No problem, Manie... and, heh, yeaup... I know how it is when someone sort'a hits you between the eyes with a sharp one. 😀
One difference between the way you do...
--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 4:00 am

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