Jeff Moden

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Reply To: Index fill factor

ScottPletcher wrote:
MS has actually provided complex formulas for years. But it's so difficult to come up with accurate numbers to go into the formulas, and the result is only as...
--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)

June 2, 2020 at 4:48 pm

#3759432
Reply To: Inserting an incremental range of decimal numbers into a table

My example was one of many. My point is instead of using exact points to try to hit an inclusive BETWEEN, use ranges that have an exact start and a...
--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)

June 2, 2020 at 12:48 pm

#3759346
Reply To: Index fill factor

ScottPletcher wrote:
As to reorganization, I believe it's still best practice to use reorg for columnstore tables (I'm on SQL 2016). Full rowgroups won't be affected at all by this process,...
--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)

June 2, 2020 at 1:51 am

#3759260
Reply To: Index fill factor

ScottPletcher wrote:
There's no magic formula to tell you the best fillfactor for 3,000 indexes. Or for 10 indexes, for that matter.
Actually, for non partitioned rowstore indexes, there is (it takes...
--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)

June 2, 2020 at 1:21 am

#3759258
Reply To: Estimate a count

Ok... now that I agree with. Thanks for your time, Rune.
--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)

June 1, 2020 at 6:57 pm

#3759202
Reply To: Inserting an incremental range of decimal numbers into a table

So why not make it truly easy on yourself and use a "Open/Closed" bit of code and setup. For example, instead of say something like 2.01 to 3.oo as a...
--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)

June 1, 2020 at 6:55 pm

#3759201
Reply To: Estimate a count

Rune Bivrin wrote:
Good question to showcase a new feature!
From a BI/DS perspective, this is potentially very useful for data profiling.
Do you have a short example or suggestion of when data profiling...
--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)

June 1, 2020 at 3:24 pm

#3759114
Reply To: Inserting an incremental range of decimal numbers into a table

So, Paul... what are you going to do if a value comes in at, say, 2.005? That won't be caught by any range you've defined. Are you absolutely sure 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)

June 1, 2020 at 3:16 pm

#3759113
Reply To: Index fill factor

Heh... there actually is a way. 😉 I've presented the method to just a couple of PASS chapters and I'm working on some proposed articles for a "Stairway".

--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)

June 1, 2020 at 2:55 pm

#3759107
Reply To: Index fill factor

You say that you're "REBUILDing" indexes. Do you really mean that or are you including REORGANIZE, which I refer to as "Death by defragmentation"?
Obviously, I recommend NOT using REORGANIZE. It'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)

June 1, 2020 at 2:31 pm

#3759082
Reply To: Estimate a count

It's amazing to me that people will tolerate a built-in 2% error for just about anything. It's just not that difficult to maintain an active total for "big data".
--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)

June 1, 2020 at 2:25 am

#3758994
Reply To: The Basics of Using a Sequence as a Table Default

wrote:
i also want some details
Details on what? Don't expect folks to read every post on this thread to figure out what you're talking about. Be specific or quote 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)

May 31, 2020 at 7:57 pm

#3758979
Reply To: Query

I'm actually a bit concerned about the original query because it basically returns EVERYTHING from the beginning of the table up to a point in time. That could be a...
--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 31, 2020 at 5:00 pm

#3758974
Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

Lynn Pettis wrote:
Brandie Tarvin wrote:
The U.S. Congress decided (wisely for once) that they wanted people to want to stay home without worrying about the bills. So they authorized an extra $600.00 per...
--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 31, 2020 at 2:10 am

#3758941
Reply To: Are the posted questions getting worse?

Lynn Pettis wrote:
Jeff Moden wrote:
Steve Jones - SSC Editor wrote:
Labor Day probably makes sense. Easier to put this out there and then change later, than keep extending it.
No update from RG, but quite a few people...
--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 31, 2020 at 2:05 am

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