Jeff Moden

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RE: Isnull function

Madhivanan (12/28/2007)
You need to use IS NULL or IS NOT NULL to check againt NULL
Actually, for the problem I posted, that's absolutely NOT true. Do you know why? 😉
--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)

December 28, 2007 at 12:29 am

#763152
RE: Row-By-Row Processing Without Cursor

jose (12/6/2007)
Hello from Peru 😀 ,
How can i apply this if I'm using sql server 2000? (because the problem of the variable @sql =varchar(8000), in sql server 2000 doesnt...
--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)

December 28, 2007 at 12:24 am

#763150
RE: Row-By-Row Processing Without Cursor

shashi kant (12/7/2006)
Instand of using this thing u can use the Table variable while loop which help lot compare to Cursor...
Actually, that's an old wive's tale... a "Firehose" cursor is...
--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)

December 28, 2007 at 12:13 am

#763146
RE: How to create Script to check the Registry Value?

These should help...
http://www.databasejournal.com/features/mssql/article.php/1462641
http://codebetter.com/blogs/raymond.lewallen/archive/2005/09/12/131869.aspx
http://www.novicksoftware.com/UDFofWeek/Vol2/T-SQL-UDF-Vol-2-Num-41-udf_Sys_RegReadStr.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)

December 28, 2007 at 12:06 am

#763144
RE: SSIS-importing data from CSV file to database

Step 1... take the data provider out to dinner... feed the data provider a nice juicy pork chop... with a slingshot!
Seriously... my first step would be to get the data...
--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)

December 27, 2007 at 11:51 pm

#763143
RE: Does size really matter?

Except for one brief mention somewhere above, everyone is talking about the physical aspects of those things needed to maintain a large database and, of course, all the tricks you...
--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)

December 27, 2007 at 11:41 pm

#763142
RE: Nested Select Statement Optimization

...and all I really need is a distinct list of what you currently have for RunStatuses...
--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)

December 27, 2007 at 11:04 pm

#763140
RE: Nested Select Statement Optimization

Did you actually try the code I wrote? Like I said, it should be good for about 132 run statuses... number of features don't matter in this code...
--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)

December 27, 2007 at 11:01 pm

#763138
RE: A New Year

Steve, if you come anywhere near Detroit, let me know... I gotta meet you some day and it's not likely I'll make it out to your farm!
And congrats on making...
--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)

December 27, 2007 at 10:40 pm

#763135
RE: Last Modified Date

PLEASE don't double post anymore... spreads resources too thin.
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic436548-146-1.aspx
--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)

December 27, 2007 at 10:35 pm

#763134
RE: Find out the Last Modified date of the Table

PLEASE don't double post anymore... spreads resources too thin.
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic436564-5-1.aspx
--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)

December 27, 2007 at 10:34 pm

#763133
RE: After scheduling a job for DTS task, it gets failed

Please don't double post... spreads resources too thin.
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic436885-146-1.aspx
--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)

December 27, 2007 at 10:30 pm

#763132
RE: Nested Select Statement Optimization

Here's a slightly better rendition based on what you just posted...
Should be good for about 132 columns of RunStatuses not including Feature.
DROP TABLE Raw
GO
CREATE TABLE Raw (TestListID INT, Feature VARCHAR(256),...
--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)

December 27, 2007 at 10:27 pm

#763131
RE: Nested Select Statement Optimization

...and, you're saying this didn't work?
CREATE TABLE Raw (TestListID INT, Feature VARCHAR(256), RunStatus VARCHAR(64),
...
--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)

December 27, 2007 at 10:16 pm

#763129
RE: Nested Select Statement Optimization

Are you saying that you'd rather have the run status in columns instead of rows?
In other words, each row would be a Feature and each column would be a RunStatus...
--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)

December 27, 2007 at 9:32 pm

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