Jeff Moden

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Reply To: How

jcelko212 32090 wrote:
I have a VARCHAR(n) field [sic: columns are not fields!] that is the description of my product like these 2 ones:
Ref Design
2566000 Sandália BEBE 19/24 Cx12
2578995 Chinelo M/ Dedo...
--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)

September 30, 2019 at 6:34 pm

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Reply To: Using Big Data to Improve Health

I think that point #3 is the most important of all... and it should not only come with the same warnings as a chainsaw but should clearly state that if...
--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)

September 30, 2019 at 1:52 pm

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Reply To: Unreliable Data Sensors

I like the idea of a backup camera but most of them seem to be poorly engineered. At night, you can't actually see anything in the passenger side mirror or...
--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)

September 30, 2019 at 1:33 pm

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Reply To: How
To answer the question where the numbers could be anywhere from 1 to 10 digits (up to the max of INT), here's some test code (borrowing heavily on Phil's good...
- This reply was modified 6 years, 9 months 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)
September 30, 2019 at 4:40 am

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Reply To: How

Changing Phil's code to handle single digits is easy because of the nature of numeric strings, if your pattern is guaranteed. Except for the comments, the additional test data, 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)

September 30, 2019 at 12:21 am

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Reply To: In which order should we take the SQL stairways server tutorials?

The listed order of of the stairways have nothing to do with the order of a study plan. They're not collectively meant to be an "overall stairway" to learning SQLServer...
--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)

September 29, 2019 at 4:37 am

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Reply To: How

Phil's code works great for this but I do have a question...
Is there any chance of having less or more than 2 digits on either side of 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)

September 28, 2019 at 10:45 pm

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Reply To: Printing Dates

I think this question is an excellent example of why you should never rely on defaults. 😉
--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)

September 27, 2019 at 2:23 pm

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Reply To: Need advice for logs

jbeclapez wrote:
You pointed at me something I should have mentionned in my first post. Sorry : "That's a business decision, not a technical one"
We are OK to loose a day...
--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)

September 27, 2019 at 2:20 pm

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Reply To: Tried to pivot... but it executes faster when it is hardcoded

For the final result, do you need the format you've portrayed for the monthly column names or can we economize and clean those up a bit. For example, you have...
--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)

September 27, 2019 at 2:02 pm

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Reply To: How can a db_datareader database role create a table?

You say you were "about" to create a new table. Did you actually try to finish that task?
--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)

September 27, 2019 at 5:07 am

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Reply To: Catching a "kill job" event from within a SSIS package executed by that job.

Thanks, Sam. If you have the time, it would be interesting to know how you resolved the problem.
--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)

September 25, 2019 at 9:07 pm

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Reply To: What value need to be set for MAXDOP ?

Thanks for the feedback, Sam. I'd love to hear what you end up with.
--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)

September 25, 2019 at 8:59 pm

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Reply To: Database mail not working.

trgrassijr wrote:
Thank you
I figured it out
It was the Server name was incorrect. The MSTDC setup on the Cluster was wrong after correcting that email starting working.
Thanks again for all 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)

September 25, 2019 at 8:56 pm

#3683441
Reply To: ASCII sql server

larimin55 wrote:
I want to block exponential numbers in sql, how can i do this?

I don't know because I don't know what you mean by "exponential numbers" nor what such numbers...
--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)

September 25, 2019 at 2:22 am

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