Jeff Moden

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RE: Retrieving the value of the variables dynamically

No, no... I believe a checksum of each row would allow you to check for uniqueness across the 24 columns. Lookup CHECKSUM in BOL...
--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)

November 12, 2007 at 6:31 am

#750221
RE: INSERT A Record Based on Count

Is this a separate request or added requirements to what has been done already?
... and NVL is ORACLE... the equivelant in SQL Server is ISNULL... but why would you not...
--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)

November 12, 2007 at 6:26 am

#750220
RE: Script

Just a different slant on things...
-- DROP TABLE #T
GO
--===== Create a table to store the results in
CREATE TABLE #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)

November 11, 2007 at 10:40 pm

#750146
RE: SQL JOIN syntax

And, please don't post duplicate posts.... we'll find ya...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic420902-145-1.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)

November 11, 2007 at 10:09 pm

#750141
RE: SQL JOIN syntax

Duplicate post...
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic420896-146-1.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)

November 11, 2007 at 10:07 pm

#750138
RE: conditional aggregate functions?

Lordy, I hate setting up test data for payroll examples... whatever...
Here's some code that generates 100,000 entries for 200 employes for a year's worth of payroll following your rules...
--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)

November 11, 2007 at 9:30 pm

#750132
RE: Performance problems on Live server

So, double check one more time...
All indexes (indluding primary keys) on the test box are also available on the production box.
All tables have the same row count on both boxes.
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)

November 11, 2007 at 5:29 pm

#750117
RE: Recursive query for a Bill of Materials table

You didn't listen to me... lookup "expanding hierarchies" in Books Online and adapt it. It WILL do as you ask.
--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)

November 11, 2007 at 5:18 pm

#750116
RE: [ask]want to show certain row when toggled

Oh, little nuances like will there ever be more than 2 names in a class? If so, do all the scores have to be the same or just 2?...
--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)

November 11, 2007 at 9:16 am

#750103
RE: conditional aggregate functions?

Yes, there's an easy way to do the whole thing... without a loop. The loop is just going to make this very slow...
Recommend you post your code and let'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)

November 11, 2007 at 6:55 am

#750093
RE: Filter on INNER JOIN

And, to be sure, it DOES matter where you put the filters in the case of an OUTER JOIN.
--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)

November 11, 2007 at 6:52 am

#750092
RE: [ask]want to show certain row when toggled

I think you're gonna need to be a bit more specific in your question... I for one, have no idea what your question is actually about.
--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)

November 11, 2007 at 6:31 am

#750091
RE: points?

Activity counts, basically...
Something like 1 point per post, 1 or 2 points per script (not sure there), etc.
Notice that these are also migrated from the "old" format of the forum...
--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)

November 11, 2007 at 6:29 am

#750089
RE: Select Statements in Stored Procedure gets Error converting data type DBTYPE_DBTIMESTAMP to datetime.

I don't think so, but links are sometimes a bit picky. If you don't find any other problem, I think I'd set up a small test to make sure.
--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)

November 11, 2007 at 5:44 am

#750086
RE: Update Query to Insert Incremental Numbers

Add an IDENTITY column to the table with the correct seed...
--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)

November 10, 2007 at 12:15 pm

#750062

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