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  • RE: pattern matching lookup table and sql join

    You're likely going to need dynamic SQL to fully implement essentially free-form conditions, but to do what you've specified so far, you can do it with just standard LIKEs:

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  • RE: Difference between Fragementation in percent vs Page count in Index physical stats.

    nmcquillen - Monday, August 13, 2018 1:55 PM

    I realize this is a very old post, but a few things.  If your index...

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  • RE: Looking for an idea how to construct this T-SQL Select Statement

    drew.allen - Monday, August 13, 2018 8:27 AM

    andycadley - Sunday, August 12, 2018 5:18 AM

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  • RE: Get session id/connection id that created global temp/temporary table

    I believe session_ids can be re-used, so getting a session_id wouldn't necessarily tell you anything.

    As noted, if you need to get that info, add a trigger to capture...

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  • RE: split string into two columns

    jon.wilson - Friday, August 10, 2018 11:48 AM

    I'm looking to split a string into 2 columns. The first column will have...

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  • RE: large volume test data - PK constraint

    Yes, for testing purposes, adding an identity to guarantee uniqueness should work just fine.

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  • RE: Question on query to show DB names, status, recover model & backup size.

    Glen_A - Tuesday, August 7, 2018 11:22 AM

    I'm an Oracle DBA that used to work with MSSQL a few years ago, and...

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  • RE: Delete and shrink data file

    After shrinks, I've had good luck very often with just a REORGANIZE overall ~80-85%, rebuild required ~15-20% of the time.  Start with the smaller tables first, moving up in size...

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  • RE: how to one-way encode sensitive data for display?

    Eirikur Eiriksson - Monday, August 6, 2018 8:58 AM

    Jeff Moden - Monday, August 6, 2018 8:46 AM

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  • RE: how to one-way encode sensitive data for display?

    Jeff Moden - Monday, August 6, 2018 8:00 AM

    ScottPletcher - Monday, August 6, 2018 7:43 AM

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  • RE: how to one-way encode sensitive data for display?

    For storing of SSN, you might consider adding a check digit to the value, so that it does become 10 digits (or 11 or whatever).  That way they are trying...

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  • RE: how to one-way encode sensitive data for display?

    autoexcrement - Friday, August 3, 2018 1:41 PM

    Yes, my concern with an incrementing, numeric, identity-type column is that I know it's generally...

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  • RE: how to one-way encode sensitive data for display?

    You could use a SEQUENCE, or if that is not available, insert the SSN into table with an identity and use the identity value as a link back to the...

    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".

  • RE: Find the second occurrence in the string


    Select Code, new_string
    FROM #Temp
    CROSS APPLY (
        SELECT STUFF(Code, 1, 1, '') AS base_string
    ) AS ca1
    CROSS APPLY (
        SELECT LEFT(base_string,...

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  • RE: Using an ALIAS table name in a CASE statement

    Jason A. Long - Thursday, August 2, 2018 12:43 PM

    ScottPletcher - Thursday, August 2, 2018 12:11 PM

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