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  • RE: Manners

    Jeff Moden (4/7/2009)


    Heh... the way I diffuse it at work is I tell the offender to go to his/her "corner" and come back when they calm down. Hasn't failed...

  • RE: Only count company zip code if no home zip code

    If you are using SQL Server 2005, something like this may also work:

    WITH StudentAddr (

    RowNum,

    StudentID,

    Zip,

    ...

  • RE: Only count company zip code if no home zip code

    1. What version of SQL Server are you using?

    2. Please provide us with the DDL for the tables involved in the query. You can

    ...

  • RE: Variable vs explicit value

    Robert Hermsen (4/7/2009)


    Lynn, unfortunately i have no control over indexes. The showplan is the same for both. there are covering indexes.

    GSquared, Thanks. I will look into that.

    That's...

  • RE: Variable vs explicit value

    What are your indexes on these two tables?

    MagicTSD._SMDBA_._TELMASTE_ tm

    MagicTSD._SMDBA_._TELDETAI_ td

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jeff Moden (4/7/2009)


    Actually, there are a dozen or so good folks on this forum that I'd like to see get the MVP.

    I did a little more reading, Jeff. As...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - Editor (4/7/2009)


    The MVP certainly isn't a ton of knowledge. It's a community contribution award.

    Arguably I haven't contributed anything substantial to the SQL knowledge base in quite some...

  • RE: Select *

    Using SELECT * is just lazy. Do all the queries that are being run need all the columns from all the rows everytime? that is the question I'd...

  • RE: MAX DATE

    Bob Hovious (4/7/2009)


    Yet the poster apparently has more control than you would think 😉

    Actually, depending on what and how they are doing things, there are "ways" around the tools. ...

  • RE: MAX DATE

    Bob Hovious (4/7/2009)


    You can tell that from the table and column names, I suppose.

    Yes. I provide SQL Server support for our PeopleSoft developers, so I have learned a bit...

  • RE: Manners

    Jeff Moden (4/7/2009)


    Jeff Moden (4/6/2009)


    Lynn Pettis (4/5/2009)


    Well said, both the editorial and the pod cast. From that, I really think that my blog posts are particularly relevant. For...

  • RE: Looping Sql Server

    saranram_forum (4/7/2009)


    Hi,

    I need T-SQL.Pls give the solution.

    Solution to what? You haven't provided us with enough information do help you yet. Have you read...

  • RE: Not able to add user

    Looks to me like that may be a third party or in-house routine. I'm not familiar with it and a search of the web on Google and Yahoo don't...

  • RE: Not able to add user

    Not really sure, you haven't told us much. Are you getting an error of some sort? If so, what is the error you are receiving? That would...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Roy Ernest (4/6/2009)


    And it is no surprise that Lynn is dealing very patiently. He is THE SAINT.. 🙂

    Next I want to see Lynn being nominated as MVP...

    I appreciate the sentiment,...

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