Jeff Moden

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RE: What are some really dumb things you could write in a SQL Query

ScottPletcher - Wednesday, October 10, 2018 10:47 AM
In terms of potential lost performance and wasted resources, this is probably the single...
--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)

October 10, 2018 at 3:49 pm

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RE: Need help in converting Nvarchar to Datetime

Jonathan AC Roberts - Wednesday, October 10, 2018 8:55 AM
Bujji1987 - Wednesday, October 10, 2018 7:35 AM
--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)

October 10, 2018 at 9:14 am

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RE: Difference between two join method

crmitchell - Wednesday, October 10, 2018 8:06 AM
I tend to prefer keeping join criteria separate from filtering criteria so would generally go...
--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)

October 10, 2018 at 8:32 am

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RE: Need help in converting Nvarchar to Datetime

Keith Oliver - Wednesday, October 10, 2018 7:58 AM
DECLARE @ndate nvarchar(50) = N'2010/03/15 01'
SET @Ndate = @ndate + ':00:00'
SELECT CONVERT(datetime, @ndate, 101)
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)

October 10, 2018 at 8:30 am

#2008844
RE: Need help in converting Nvarchar to Datetime

SELECT CONVERT(DATETIME,REPLACE('03\15\2010 01'
--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)

October 10, 2018 at 7:52 am

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RE: Showing all records that appear more than once

j.clay 47557 - Wednesday, October 10, 2018 2:48 AM
OK, thanks John.
I think that's above my SQL knowledge unfortunately. I'll do it 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)

October 10, 2018 at 7:46 am

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RE: How else can I view last queries run by anyone on an instance of SQL Server or a particular DB

Jeff Moden - Thursday, October 4, 2018 9:13 PM
VoldemarG - Tuesday, October 2, 2018 7:35 AM
--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)

October 10, 2018 at 7:44 am

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RE: Database Management vs Database Administration Meaning

Grant Fritchey - Wednesday, October 10, 2018 5:16 AM
Try the veal.
😀
--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)

October 10, 2018 at 7:27 am

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RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

jasona.work - Wednesday, October 10, 2018 6:51 AM
Ever have one of those days at work, where you feel like, despite everything going...
--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)

October 10, 2018 at 7:26 am

#2008811
RE: Information from ALL SQL Servers

Let's consider what can actually happen with some software that's actually capable of monitoring "enterprise wide" or even just "domain wide" if someone learns the password(s) for the user login(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)

October 10, 2018 at 6:47 am

#2008802
RE: What are some really dumb things you could write in a SQL Query

andrew gothard - Wednesday, October 10, 2018 3:08 AM
Jeff Moden - Tuesday, October 9, 2018 10:09 PM
--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)

October 10, 2018 at 6:29 am

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RE: What are some really dumb things you could write in a SQL Query

ChrisM@Work - Wednesday, October 10, 2018 1:45 AM
Gotta love this, found yesterday:
--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)

October 10, 2018 at 6:11 am

#2008791

RE: Database Management vs Database Administration Meaning

Heh.... on the humorous side, I'd say both words were appropriate considering some of the DBA candidates I've interviewed where I was left wondering how they managed to administer anything....

--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)

October 9, 2018 at 10:27 pm

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