Jeff Moden

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RE: Nested Select Statement Optimization

... and are you saying that the query you posted is returning the data you want in the format you want it in?
--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 8:02 pm

#763119
RE: Nested Select Statement Optimization

I can help on the Pivot... but your real performance problem may be the view. If you do a SELECT TOP 10 from the view, how long does it...
--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 8:00 pm

#763118
RE: import flat file through SSIS

Understood about the security thing... lemme see what I can dig up for an example...
--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 5:00 pm

#763109
RE: SPLIT Function

Heh... my concern is that UDF's of this nature qualify as RBAR... you get to split exactly one row. That's fine for a single parameter passed in from a...
--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 4:53 pm

#763107
RE: Using Code posted in these forums

Microsoft still uses lightbulbs? 😛 I heard they couldn't find anyone who still knew how, so they've shifted to HI-LEDs that never need changing.
--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 4:11 pm

#763106
RE: Using Code posted in these forums

Heh... no, not what we're looking at in Word... Yes, I understand the control character notation for things like ^m (ASCII 13 or Hex OD)... Word seems to have it's...
--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 1:31 pm

#763084
RE: import flat file through SSIS

Better than that, post the first 100 rows of your problem file as an attachment and we'll take a crack at it tonight. Also, post what the CREATE TABLE...
--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 1:26 pm

#763082
RE: How can I create a clone of a database on the fly?

I'll look at the T-SQL tonight. Not sure yet if there are a wad of cursors. You're saying that would explain the X locks?
Yep... could be... if they're not "Fire...
--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 1:08 pm

#763077
RE: Cursor

My first inclination about this job is to abandon it... no, I didn't say rewrite it... I do mean "abandon it". This will change the Fill Factor on 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)

December 27, 2007 at 12:34 pm

#763071
RE: Rows to Columns

Heh... that about does it for me, Adam... I'm going to pivot the PIVOT command right into Unit 0 and use the old school methods I demo'd for this type...
--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 12:21 pm

#763066
RE: Using Code posted in these forums

Hard returns are CHAR(13)... Soft returns are actually vertical tabs (CHAR(11))... if that's what you meant...
--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 12:18 pm

#763064
RE: import flat file through SSIS

I don't believe that would work on something that looks like this...
"Some Company with a very long name","somedata","some other data"
"Some Company","someData","some other data"
"Some Company with a very long name","some very...
--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 11:25 am

#763045
RE: How can I create a clone of a database on the fly?

Heh... you beat me to it, Noel... I'd rather fix the problem than make a patch and I'm thinking that the problem is just bad code to start with. ...
--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 11:16 am

#763042
RE: import flat file through SSIS

If you setup a BCP format file correctly and use Bulk Insert, that problem will magically disappear... performance problems will probably disappear, as well. I've used Bulk Insert with...
--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 11:12 am

#763039
RE: Rows to Columns

Thanks for the feedback, Jacob...
Yeah, the "same old trick" you're be speaking about is the aggragates themselves.
--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 11:06 am

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