Jeff Moden

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Reply To: WHILE LOOP Takes a long time

Since you aren't actually using the count for anything other than measuring if the count is greater than "0", just do a check for existence instead of a count... that'll...
--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)

July 17, 2020 at 12:19 am

#3770660
Reply To: Rebuild or Reorganize index

I'll get quite a bit of argument from a lot of folks but I've found that REORGANIZE frequently does NOT do a very good job at fixing page density problems...
--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)

July 16, 2020 at 11:40 pm

#3770657
Reply To: Logging (auditing) in the table vs. having a logging (auditing) table

Totally agreed on the Modified_By and Created_By columns being fix length like an INT column with an FK but, if an application has a generic login, that would mean that...
--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)

July 16, 2020 at 11:17 pm

#3770656
Reply To: Trying to Make combinations within a bracket in SSMS column

riddhi10 wrote:
Hi Jeff, the DBA does not allow me the permission to create/use tally function. Can you provide a solution without using it please?
I wasn't suggesting that YOU create the...
--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)

July 16, 2020 at 6:42 pm

#3770612
Reply To: Logging (auditing) in the table vs. having a logging (auditing) table

It's (a separate table) is a better practice for multiple reasons especially if it can't be altered without all hell breaking loose. The 4 columns you speak of (I refer...
--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)

July 16, 2020 at 4:04 pm

#3770582
Reply To: Cursors, i completed a group by query with help and sent it along to requestor..

Steve Collins wrote:
Jeff Moden wrote:
Nah... it's easier than that. Create a stored procedure that does the work, give the spreadsheet user privs to execute it, and have them execute the stored procedure...
--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)

July 16, 2020 at 2:28 pm

#3770545
Reply To: more effecient query

Erased my post... I found an exception to the code I was going to post.
--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)

July 16, 2020 at 6:46 am

#3770463
Reply To: Trying to Make combinations in SQL

This is a triplicated post and multiple solutions have been provided. Please... no posts here. Instead, see the following post where all the other answers are...
https://www.sqlservercentral.com/forums/topic/trying-to-make-combinations-within-a-bracket-in-ssms-column

--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)

July 16, 2020 at 6:39 am

#3770461
Reply To: The transaction log for database 'mydb' is full due to 'LOG_BACKUP'

sqlfriend wrote:
Thanks, this is ECM Opentext software database server, I did not manage it until today I found the alerts. Asked their team they said some contractors are loading some...
--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)

July 16, 2020 at 6:36 am

#3770460
Reply To: Cursor within sql query

p.s. SQL <> SQL so always identify which RDBMS engine you're using.
--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)

July 16, 2020 at 6:30 am

#3770455
Reply To: Cursors, i completed a group by query with help and sent it along to requestor..

Nah... it's easier than that. Create a stored procedure that does the work, give the spreadsheet user privs to execute it, and have them execute the stored procedure from their...
--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)

July 16, 2020 at 6:28 am

#3770454
Reply To: Trying to Make combinations within a bracket in SSMS column
Mr. Brian Gale wrote:
My recommendation is to do this application side still, but if database side is the solution you need, this query should do it:
```
DECLARE @tmp TABLE
(
[Letters] VARCHAR(25)
);
INSERT...
```
--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)
July 16, 2020 at 6:22 am

#3770453
Reply To: Trying to Make combinations within a bracket in SSMS column

Shifting gears a bit, please read the first link in my signature line below for how to post example data in future posts to help us help you faster and...
--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)

July 16, 2020 at 6:16 am

#3770452
Reply To: Trying to Make combinations within a bracket in SSMS column
Just to throw my hat into the ring, here's my humble version... It uses the fnTally function that Steve posted.
First, here's the test data I used...
```
DROP 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)
July 16, 2020 at 6:06 am

#3770451
Reply To: Trying to Make combinations within a bracket in SSMS column

riddhi10 wrote:
I am denied the permission to create the function here
Submit the fnTally function to the resident DBA for review and deployment. Be sure to include the header so they...
--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)

July 16, 2020 at 4:48 am

#3770445

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