Jeff Moden

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Reply To: DB stuck in restoring state

Please obfuscate the database name and then post the exact command(s) you're using to do the restore.
--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)

May 29, 2024 at 11:54 pm

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Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

Brandie Tarvin wrote:
Quick interuption: 5+ gallons of blueberries from my bushes. First picking. And oh, do they taste good.
More berries to come in a few weeks, possibly just as many.
What 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)

May 29, 2024 at 11:49 pm

#4424789
Reply To: What is new in Copilot, the new features available

Jonathan AC Roberts wrote:
Jonathan AC Roberts wrote:
Jeff Moden wrote:
Here's just one of the many proofs... Both the direct conversion from DATETIME2 to DATETIME and the faulty answer above produce the "silent failures" that I'm...
--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)

May 27, 2024 at 11:26 pm

#4424307
Reply To: What is new in Copilot, the new features available

Jonathan AC Roberts wrote:
Just out of interest, what is the method you use for converting a DATETIME2 value to a DATETIME?
I thought I had a good one but then found a "silent...
--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)

May 27, 2024 at 6:00 pm

#4424259
Reply To: What is new in Copilot, the new features available

Jonathan AC Roberts wrote:
Yes, well ChatGPT generates its responses one word at a time, using each preceding word and the context of the conversation, including its own partially completed sentences, to predict...
--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)

May 27, 2024 at 3:30 pm

#4424221
Reply To: What is new in Copilot, the new features available

Jonathan AC Roberts wrote:
Jeff Moden wrote:
Heh... ask it how to convert a DATETIME2 value to a DATETIME value in SQL Server. 😉
I haven't got Copilot, but I thought I'd try it on ChatGPT
--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)

May 27, 2024 at 3:07 pm

#4424216
Reply To: What is new in Copilot, the new features available

Heh... ask it how to convert a DATETIME2 value to a DATETIME value in SQL Server. 😉
--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)

May 27, 2024 at 3:20 am

#4424121
Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

Steve Jones - SSC Editor wrote:
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I don't see any other big bugs...
Post links that go to the wrong post because spam notifications are no longer considered to be posts and are not counted 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)

May 27, 2024 at 2:55 am

#4424120
Reply To: Table partitioning best practice
All of the other folks have brought up great points on this thread and there's really nothing to add. To emphasize, though...
1. Partitioning does not improve query performance and will...
--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)
May 24, 2024 at 12:13 am

#4423653
Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

Jeff Moden wrote:
What I'm seriously miffed about is that no one at Redgate seems aware nor gives a damn about these forums. Apparently even Steve has zero pull with them. Sorry...
--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)

May 22, 2024 at 11:00 pm

#4423407
Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

What I'm seriously miffed about is that no one at Redgate seems aware nor gives a damn about these forums. Apparently even Steve has zero pull with them.
Two short paragraphs...
--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)

May 22, 2024 at 10:58 pm

#4423406
Reply To: Monitoring if something is deleted in DB

Perry Whittle wrote:
Obvious question, why does this person have the ability to do this in prod in the first place, kill this and you resolve 99.9% of the issues
Put delete triggers...
--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)

May 22, 2024 at 10:37 pm

#4423405
Reply To: Action Over Knowledge
From the article:
"Life rewards action, not intelligence. Many brilliant people talk themselves out of getting started, and being smart doesn't help very much without the courage to act. You can't...
- This reply was modified 2 years ago by Jeff Moden.
--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)
May 21, 2024 at 6:29 pm

#4423041
Reply To: View generating different plan

At this point, I'd check to make sure that the code for the 3 views, the datatypes for the underlying tables, and the actual data in the tables matched on...
--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)

May 17, 2024 at 2:45 pm

#4421968
Reply To: Can index fragmentation cause the database to enter suspect mode?

IT researcher wrote:
Later, I dropped and recreated the indexes. This resolved the issue.
My question is whether index fragmentation could have caused the database to go into suspect mode (Drive health check...
--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)

May 17, 2024 at 2:37 pm

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