If SOUNDEX() as implemented in SQL Server was remotely useful outside of English-speaking countries I might care one way or the other. As it stands it's one of the quaint...

Ford Fairlane (11/7/2013)

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Very good question - got caught out with as well. Should have realized that with out the where clause that each max() is evaluated individually... nice to learn...

Well, good question, but the correct alternative was a bit misleading. You don't get a zero back, you get an empty result set. That's a different answer.

Nice job linking to the Russian language online docs...

However, there is nothing in that text which says anything about whether ALTER TRIGGER affects the enable/disable state of the trigger.

Hugo Kornelis (9/3/2013)

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You must have overlooked the things already mentioned about ordering by Rune Irvin, Terreador,...

Interesting. Those are somewhat different from the SQL 2012 plans. And goes to show that when something isn't documented it may very well change between releases without any formal notice.

L' Eomot Inversé (9/3/2013)

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Rune Bivrin (9/3/2013)

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Just look at the execution plan and tell me if there is no difference.

Or even try this, where NEWID() is completely eliminated from the second...

John Mitchell-245523 (9/3/2013)

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There's very little difference. On SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2, there was...

Just look at the execution plan and tell me if there is no difference.

Or even try this, where NEWID() is completely eliminated from the second query.

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SELECT ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER...

Great question!

I've never used DQS, but the correct answer just seemed the most logical.

Got it. But to be precise there won't even be a result set. Not even one with zero rows.

I did what any BI consultant would do: I stuffed the numbers into Excel and did a Power Pivot.

Hugo Kornelis (5/2/2013)

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However, to do some nitpicking:

1. If I were to try this code on my system, I would get five errors. All system table (*) names are completely lowercase,...

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Well, the question is a good one, and I got it right, but if I see code like that I reach for the shot gun.