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  • RE: Limit Resources to UGLY query

    Bob Fazio (10/2/2007)


    I was able to update 11M+ rows 3x and Update every 20th row (months) 1x

    in 210 seconds. I am going to see if I can get this...

  • RE: Limit Resources to UGLY query

    TheSQLGuru (10/2/2007)


    Good proof that index maintenance really DOES have a price! I like the update mechanism you used too Jeff.

    Thank you much!

  • RE: More newbie system table help

    p.s. If you think a Group By would be better, all I can say is "try it"... I think you'll be surprised at how bad it is...

  • RE: More newbie system table help

    . How many internal rows will be generated by the following query (assuming the original 830 rows provided by Microsoft)? (Easy to do... run it with Execution Plan turned on...

  • RE: More newbie system table help

    Oh, by the way, Gail... we had emailed back an forth a couple of times on examples when the Estimated Execution plans lies like a rug... the Northwind example I...

  • RE: More newbie system table help

    Heh... correct on both problems...

    English skills on the part of the people I interviewed was not the problem, though. When you draw 1416 on a white board and say...

  • RE: can we modify system tables in SQL Server 2000?

    Nah... we'd loose the audiance between comebacks just like we did on this one 😀

  • RE: Limit Resources to UGLY query

    Heh, yeah... the key was the @Dummy variable in this case. Needed it to get by the mix of columns and variables because the value wasn't necessary. The...

  • RE: Update Trigger Updates Correct Record In Another Table

    Show me why the space calculations are wrong or why any calculation can justify the unnecessary space wasted and unnecessary performance hit of auditing inserts.

    And, although you said...

    "Trying to...

  • RE: can we modify system tables in SQL Server 2000?

    Heh... maybe... it did turn our shining carriage into a pumkin...:D

  • RE: Limit Resources to UGLY query

    Heh... no... not real painful 😀 Let me explain...

    Let's say you have a table that looks like this...

    --===== Create and populate a 1,000,000 row test table.

    ...

  • RE: More newbie system table help

    Heh... those are fun but I like the real-life questions that teach why or why not to do something... for example...

    1. How many internal rows will be generated by...

  • RE: More newbie system table help

    GilaMonster (9/30/2007)


    Jeff Moden (9/29/2007)


    I can't tell you the number of folks I've interviewed who have Masters or PHDs in mathematics that couldn't tell me what bit will be set by...

  • RE: can we modify system tables in SQL Server 2000?

    What if I just want to delete orphaned users in sysusers and i enabled the "allow updates" then disabled it after deleting the orphaned user?Am I doing a very risky...

  • RE: Data in Use or Data in memory

    Won't work with 2005's encryption routines. They're non-deterministic. Encrypt and compare will get you no matches.

    Didn't know that. Wow... the boy's in Redmond pretty much blew it there...

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