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  • Reply To: varbinary(max)

    You need an index on the ProximityCardNumber column in that table, or SQL will have to scan the full table every time the query runs.

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  • Reply To: Sum of Column When Values Different

     

    SELECT Column1, COUNT(*) * Column1 AS SumColumn1
    FROM dbo.table_name
    WHERE Column2 = '1'
    GROUP BY Column1
    ORDER BY Column1

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  • Reply To: Optimize Cursor

    GrassHopper wrote:

    When I run Scott's code, I get this error msg?

    Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 6

    Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'RowCount'.

    Reserved word, just use a different name.  I...

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  • Reply To: Optimize Cursor

    This looks like a recursive update, so it's best to go row by row (or, if you are willing, use Moden's "special" update method using a specific clustered index structure).

    But,...

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  • Reply To: Transposing the data and then converting monthly data to daily data

    Corrected the code a bit, and added any leftover amount to the first work day of the month.

    ;WITH base_data AS (
    SELECT
    ...

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  • Reply To: Transposing the data and then converting monthly data to daily data

    I only filled in holidays / weekends for Jan, but this code should give you what you requested once you substitute in your own nonworkdays table.

    ;WITH base_data...

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  • Reply To: update query is running very slow

    For a direct, single table update, the alias shouldn't be needed.

    If the FROM clause with the same table name appears, or especially if there any JOINs, it's absolutely critical to...

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  • Reply To: Convert Varchar to Int and SUM

    I am not sure exactly what you mean.

    What specifically do you/we need to do with column RE80_DATAMOV?

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  • Reply To: What is the default data-type for columns made from an expression

    FYI, you can do it without creating a table, like so:

    SELECT
    SQL_VARIANT_PROPERTY ( MyColumn2, 'BaseType' ) AS MyColumn2_BaseType,
    SQL_VARIANT_PROPERTY ( today,...

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  • Reply To: Convert Varchar to Int and SUM

    SELECT SUM(TRY_CAST(LEFT(RE80_VALORE, CHARINDEX('.', RE80_VALORE + '.')) AS int))

    FROM dbo.RE80_MOVSCHPUNTI

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  • Reply To: Changing column datatype performance question

    I think it's a bit more complex than that, at least if you want to keep existing code.  Personally I would not try rewrite all existing INSERT(s) / UPDATE(s) on...

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  • Reply To: Changing column datatype performance question

    I'd create completely new tables.

    One table to hold all the varchar values and their new int value, as you're already done, I'm sure.  Load it with all the distinct values...

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  • Reply To: Question on restoring a backup

    <Is it true that for those reasons he/ I could not do this?>

    No, SQL Server would never allow one file to be used by two different dbs at the same...

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  • Reply To: Extract part of string

    ChrisM@Work wrote:

    Less than four functions, anyone?

    SELECT string, numbers
    FROM ( VALUES
    ('Total # of bytes : 128270200832 (119.46GB)'),
    ('Total # of bytes...

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  • Reply To: Extract part of string

    To allow for some variations in the format:

    SELECT string, numbers
    FROM ( VALUES
    ('Total # of bytes : 128270200832 (119.46GB)'),
    ('Total #...

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) "It's a dog-eat-dog world, and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear." "Norm", on "Cheers". Also from "Cheers", from "Carla": "You need to know 3 things about Tortelli men: Tortelli men draw women like flies; Tortelli men treat women like flies; Tortelli men's brains are in their flies".

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