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  • RE: Strange COALESCE issue

    This appears to be a bug in SQL Server (or a feature?). It's easily corrected if you remove the derived table and use a direct query.

    DECLARE...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Thom A - Monday, October 2, 2017 7:57 AM

    Anyone got any idea what time 2017 goes up, or is it just (at...

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  • RE: Code-first vs database-first, any new developments?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Friday, September 29, 2017 9:47 AM

    To be fair, plenty of people use tools (ErWin, Er/Studio, Visio,...

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  • RE: ?? on Finding records with caharacters before and after in a string??

    sgmunson - Friday, September 29, 2017 8:45 AM

    jbalbo - Friday, September 29, 2017 8:26 AM

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  • RE: saving variable from a stored proc

    rs80 - Thursday, September 28, 2017 11:42 AM

    Is it possible to replicate this code from a stored procedure in a SSRS dataset?

    exec...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Thom A - Thursday, September 28, 2017 9:19 AM

    Lynn Pettis - Thursday, September 28, 2017 9:11 AM

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Apparently, we got an Oracle fan that likes to resurrect things, like 7 year old threads or his 7 year old account.

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  • RE: A Window Function question...

    The first query is simulating an aggregate function. It's not returning all rows, just one for each customer. The second query will return one row per order.
    You don't need...

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  • RE: An exercise in query optimisation.....

    sgmunson - Thursday, September 28, 2017 8:27 AM

    kevaburg - Thursday, September 28, 2017 8:17 AM

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  • RE: An exercise in query optimisation.....

    Then, the first thing you need to practice is how to generate sample data that is large enough to test for performance.
    Here are 2 articles that can help you...

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  • RE: An exercise in query optimisation.....

    kevaburg - Thursday, September 28, 2017 4:48 AM

    Hi all,

    I am starting to work in an environment where database DevOps plays a very...

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  • RE: Which is better and Why.?

    kannan_egd - Thursday, September 28, 2017 7:43 AM

    Oracle is always best and better than SQL server. When come to data warehouse...

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  • RE: Reading a CSV

    Revenant - Wednesday, September 27, 2017 7:51 PM

    It is nice to see A NFL-related question that does not assume that you know...

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  • RE: Import question

    EDIT: Disregard, I misunderstood.

    If that's for reporting, I suggest that you do it on the front end.
    However, here are 2 articles that can show you the path...

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Sean Lange - Wednesday, September 27, 2017 7:18 AM

    We had a guy in here a few years ago who wrote a...

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