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  • RE: Format Varchar as datetime2

    You don't need or want the dashes in the date:


    SELECT STUFF(STUFF(STUFF(main_datetime, 13, 0, ':'), 11, 0, ':'), 9, 0, ' ') + '.0000000' AS datetime2_format,

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  • RE: sql metadata inconsistencies

    USE database_name;
    ALTER DATABASE database_name SET SINGLE_USER;
    DBCC CHECKDB ( database_name, REPAIR_REBUILD );
    ALTER DATABASE database_name SET MULTI_USER;

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  • RE: SQL Server primary key on float data type

    Check for a way to override the data type to be bigint (or even int, if you know that will hold all the values) instead of float(53).

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  • RE: sql metadata inconsistencies

    I'd certainly try to fix it without allowing SQL to lose any data.  If it can fix it cleanly, why leave it bad?

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  • RE: Get max value from second table

    Something like this should do it:

    .
    SELECT t1.CreateDate, t2.CreateDate, DATEDIFF(MONTH, t1.CreateDate, t2.CreateDate), t1.AtNumber, t1.HFK
    FROM Table_1 t1
    LEFT OUTER JOIN (
      SELECT *, ROW_NUMBER() OVER(PARTITION...

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  • RE: How to use a select statement to get a parameter

    Or, if you want to allow @VisitID to be specified but not to require it:


    ALTER procedure [dbo].[spRadialAnalyticsDataExtract_ADLAssessment]
    (
    @AccountNumber varchar(30),
    @VisitID varchar(30) = NULL
    )

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  • RE: what is sql logic needed to categorize objects by how much they have in common with other objects

    If you just want a count of the common attributes, you could do this:

    SELECT RT1.ReportName AS ReportA, RT2.ReportName AS ReportB, COUNT(*) AS CommonAttributesCount
    FROM ReportTable RT1
    INNER JOIN...

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  • RE: what is sql logic needed to categorize objects by how much they have in common with other objects


    SELECT RT1.ReportName AS ReportA, RT2.ReportName AS ReportB, RT1.AttributeName AS AttributeInCommon
    FROM ReportTable RT1
    INNER JOIN ReportTable RT2 ON RT2.ReportName > RT1.ReportName AND RT2.AttributeName = RT1.AttributeName

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  • RE: what is sql logic needed to categorize objects by how much they have in common with other objects

    If you'll post some directly useable data -- CREATE TABLE and INSERT statements -- I'll provide you code to do this (or someone else will first).

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  • RE: Multiple entity table design help

    You'll need an abstract that represents any legal entity about which you need to store information.  In this case, so far that's company or shareholder.

    Legal_Entities ( Legal_Entity_Id, Name,...

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  • RE: Use dynamic database name in t-sql statement

    Very sorry, sp_marksystemobject is my own version of the true MS proc.

    You should run this:
    USE master
    EXEC sys.sp_MS_marksystemobject 'dbo.sp_your_proc_name_here'

    The point of creating it in master...

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  • RE: Use dynamic database name in t-sql statement

    I recommend you create a procedure in the master db that can automatically run in the context of any db you need.  Below is the code to create the proc....

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  • RE: SQL code for the below

    ROW_NUMBER() is not gonna work prior to SQL 2005 either anyway :-).

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  • RE: Encapsulating complex logic without using a scalar UDF

    patrickmcginnis59 10839 - Thursday, March 16, 2017 9:32 AM

    ScottPletcher - Thursday, March 16, 2017 8:52 AM

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  • RE: Update Query Performance

    With thousands of users trying to modify the exact same row, SQL must do them one at a time, pausing the others until those before it complete.  Otherwise, of course,...

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