Jeff Moden

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RE: Using xp_cmdshell

AndrewSQLDBA (12/23/2007)
That is what I thought also. I have tried to explain that to the company that wrote this aweful piece of software. I wish that the Exec's would have...
--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 23, 2007 at 5:13 pm

#762464
RE: stuck on design for 2nd and 3rd level of detail for goals

Then take a look at "recursive CTE" in Books On Line for 2k5 and look for "Using a recursive common table expression to display a hierarchical list". They've got...
--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 23, 2007 at 5:06 pm

#762463
RE: change compatibility level

Good to see I'm not the only one stuck with 7 year old software at work, Ian. To keep up though, I finally broke down and installed the Dev...
--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 23, 2007 at 7:57 am

#762446
RE: Adding a dynamic incremental column

Absinthe (12/21/2007)
Jeff Moden (12/21/2007)
The best answer for SQL Server 2000 is, in fact, the Temp Table solution. It's nasty fast, especially if you use a SELECT/INTO.
Red Flag time again....
--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 23, 2007 at 1:04 am

#762442
RE: Covering Indexes

A covering index could certainly help... but there's a lot of things that will change an Index Seek into and Index Scan... usually non-sargeable WHERE clauses and ON clauses. ...
--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 23, 2007 at 12:22 am

#762441
RE: stuck on design for 2nd and 3rd level of detail for goals

Then, it should be a single table. If you make it an "adjacency" (parent/child) model, you may be ok depending on how you're going to drill down and 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)

December 23, 2007 at 12:20 am

#762440
RE: SQL newbie looking for Indexing advise

Not only is it a "doosie", but it's darned near a duplicate...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic435994-361-1.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 23, 2007 at 12:10 am

#762439
RE: Breaking Tables into numerous smaller tables

Which "above script"... don't waste time, be specific, please.
You also said you wanted to update the table with address info... heh... what if a person has 2 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)

December 23, 2007 at 12:07 am

#762438
RE: Row_number() in SQL 2000 ...

Heh... another keen observation is that you still haven't told us how things worked out. 😉
--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 22, 2007 at 11:58 pm

#762437
RE: how to find - day before Last day of the month

Crud... I just glanced at the formulas... didn't see that they were subtracting 1 second.
Also, didn't know which artical you were referring to... it doesn't show in the post.
Thanks for...
--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 22, 2007 at 11:54 pm

#762436
RE: how to find - day before Last day of the month

I have to admit, I'm confused as to why the question was even asked... the OP had a "Last day of the Month" formula... surely it's an easy deduction 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)

December 22, 2007 at 8:18 pm

#762430
RE: HELP! -- New to database design

1) Is the design I've built the "right" way to go (see condensed design below)?
2) How do I PIVOT twice?
3) There are roughly 20 tables with strict PK to FK...
--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 22, 2007 at 8:05 pm

#762426
RE: Breaking Tables into numerous smaller tables

I need to break these 10 tables into 50 tables 1 for each state ... Each state will have its own table... What is the best way to 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)

December 22, 2007 at 7:47 pm

#762419
RE: Isnull function

Heh... says a lot about whether thee and me are normal, huh?
Merry Christmas, Gail.
--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 22, 2007 at 8:51 am

#762393
RE: Inner Join Between large and small table

What's going on is that you're updating the same columns used in the join... that's almost never a good thing because it will frequently cause the join to "reform" after...
--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 22, 2007 at 8:37 am

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