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  • RE: Always Abstract

    One thing I will say is that while the default behavior of the recordsets was to go for direct access to the tables, it's actually very straightforward to switch them...

  • RE: Always Abstract

    I favour moving as much application business logic into stored procedures as is possible, thereby abstracting out the UI layer from the business logic

    I think I can help with wondering...

  • RE: EXCEPT vs NOT IN vs LEFT OUTER JOIN

    I have not used EXCEPT often, but when I have, I have found it very fast. The circumstances were very circumscribed: from a listing of about 200K phone numbers...

  • RE: Always Abstract

    As a VB Programmer, I developed a lot of processes using disconnected recordsets. I used stored procedures to retrieve the initial sets. However, the additions and changes made...

  • RE: Upgrading the GIS application and database.

    Hate to seem picky, but did I miss were you said at the beginning what GIS stands for? If so, I apologize, but if not, you really should have...

  • RE: Timeline for learning SQL

    It definitely depends. Do you have previous experience doing other databases. For me the design skills I picked up designing MS Access applications and the T-SQL skills I...

  • RE: Is more than 8 hours a day necessary to get on?

    If it helps more, I've told my children from time to time "Family comes first, but not always."

  • RE: Is more than 8 hours a day necessary to get on?

    Yes, it is a fact of IT life that some study has to occur off hours. 15+ every week sounds like a lot, though. However, there are times...

  • RE: Database Naming Convention

    I think most people here, and elsewhere, will fall on the side of clarity. But it's just a opinion.

    However, as you can see, it's an opinion held by many...

  • RE: Database Naming Convention

    How many times have you had to provide an answer, verbal or written, as to what these arbitrary and meaningless prefixes mean? Add up that time, and then multiply that...

  • RE: Database Naming Convention

    saFinance is shorter than FinanceStaging and dwKyle is much shorter than KyleDataWarehouse. The users don't see these names, so they don't have to be user friendly. I can...

  • RE: Database Naming Convention

    RonKyle (7/31/2013)

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    Most would probably say it's overkill, but I prefix my OLTP databases with db, my staging areas with sa, and my OLAP database with dw. The names are otherwise...

  • RE: Database Naming Convention

    The mandated standard here is 4 characters vice 5.

    I have some short names. If I remove my two letter prefix I already outlined (db, sa, dw) most would fit...

  • RE: Database Naming Convention

    Most would probably say it's overkill, but I prefix my OLTP databases with db, my staging areas with sa, and my OLAP database with dw. The names are otherwise...

  • RE: User defined heirchy levels and Excel Pivot Table

    I don't know enough about the internals to be sure of the answer. If the relationship had been something other than both joining directly to organization name, I could...

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