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  • RE: What is the timestamp data type for?

    Wayne West (8/26/2015)


    Rod, if your database's front end is Microsoft Access, or if people are using Access against it, you might want to keep it. Access likes rowversion to...

  • RE: A Clock With Benefits

    An excellent article, Steve. Like others have said I'm going to read the Bloomberg article later; can't now as I'm at work. But your article reminds me of a problem...

  • RE: Getting stumped when trying to delete records from a table. Need help, please.

    Late yesterday I had the same thought, Tom. i.e.: why not chance the constraint to use cascading deletes? In fact, at least from my point of view that makes more...

  • RE: What is the timestamp data type for?

    Jeff Moden (8/25/2015)


    sgmunson (8/25/2015)


    Rod at work (8/24/2015)


    Hmmm. Thank you Grant, I really appreciate the straight forward explanation for what the rowversion/timestamp is all about. I'm working on archiving the data,...

  • RE: Getting stumped when trying to delete records from a table. Need help, please.

    The weird this is I tried reversing the order - i.e.: deleting the data from PharmInvOutItemPackageReceipts first, but that didn't help. I got the same error message. However you've given...

  • RE: What is the timestamp data type for?

    Hmmm. Thank you Grant, I really appreciate the straight forward explanation for what the rowversion/timestamp is all about. I'm working on archiving the data, but leaving it in the database...

  • RE: Making Guesses

    Matt Miller (#4) (8/20/2015)


    Stephanie J Brown (8/18/2015)


    Eric M Russell (8/18/2015)


    Like I said earlier, if estimating is part guesswork, then the business should be the one providing the guesses. The business...

  • RE: Your Portfolio

    ZETM (8/18/2015)


    Sometimes you get pushed out of jobs. Projects comes to an end, bean counters go to the boss and whisper in the ear on how much the IT...

  • RE: The Tally Table

    Oh OK Luis, I get it now. I got hung up on trying to read what's in syscolumn. That's not the point at all, is it. The original poster is...

  • RE: How many environments?

    I have either two or three systems, depending upon the system itself. All small systems have just two (development/test and production). The larger systems have three (development/test, staging and production).

  • RE: The Tally Table

    This is a skill that I do not have in my toolbox. I've heard of it, but haven't really investigated it much. You've got me curious Steve, thanks! I Binged...

  • RE: Making Guesses

    Steve, this topic is one of the few where I haven't completely understood what you're saying. For that reason I might answer it wrong, and answer the wrong question. I'm...

  • RE: Teambuilding

    Wayne West (8/10/2015)


    Rod at work (8/10/2015)


    ... It might just be because money in state government is always short. Many things like training will never be paid for. And you know...

  • RE: Teambuilding

    Wayne West (8/7/2015)


    "A team of 20 people"? "Various groups"? These words that you use, I do not understand them.

    I've been a lone DBA/developer for far too long, the...

  • RE: Teambuilding

    I'm like you, Steve. Team building for me has been hit and miss. Mostly miss. Where I worked before we once went to the local zoo. That was nice. But...

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