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  • RE: Help with trigger implementation

    CREATE TRIGGER dbo.tr_Question_Details_Update

    ON dbo.tbl_RF_Questions

    AFTER UPDATE

    AS

    --if no rows affected, exit.

    IF @@ROWCOUNT = 0

    RETURN;

    SET NOCOUNT ON;

    UPDATE CS

    SET [ProgramID] = M.ProgramID,

    ...

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  • RE: How to reduce Huge Log File size

    Jeff Moden (12/22/2015)


    WhiteLotus (12/21/2015)


    Sounds good ..I also notice that all databases autogrowth option are 10% . Should I change all of them ?

    If the initial size was 1MB, it takes...

    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: How to I getr around the \ issue

    Sergiy (12/22/2015)


    ScottPletcher (12/22/2015)


    Seriously, what is the downside to leaving off the N'? I see none, whether the column is char or nchar. But I see a huge downside...

    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: How to I getr around the \ issue

    Sergiy (12/22/2015)


    ScottPletcher (12/22/2015)


    Seriously, what is the downside to leaving off the N'? I see none, whether the column is char or nchar. But I see a huge downside...

    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: How to I getr around the \ issue

    Lynn Pettis (12/22/2015)


    ScottPletcher (12/22/2015)


    Lynn Pettis (12/22/2015)


    ScottPletcher (12/22/2015)


    Lynn Pettis (12/22/2015)


    ScottPletcher (12/22/2015)


    Lynn Pettis (12/22/2015)


    ScottPletcher (12/22/2015)


    Of course when scanning the whole table the difference may be rather minor. It's the prevention of...

    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: How to convert DOB to age using DateDiff function

    SELECT "Name"."ID", "Name"."LAST_NAME", "Name"."FIRST_NAME", "Name"."EMAIL", "Activity"."ACTIVITY_TYPE", "Activity"."PRODUCT_CODE", "Activity"."TRANSACTION_DATE", "Name"."BIRTH_DATE", DATEDIFF(YEAR, "Name"."BIRTH_DATE", GETDATE()) - CASE WHEN

    CONVERT(char(5), GETDATE(), 101) < CONVERT(char(5), "Name"."BIRTH_DATE", 101) THEN 1 ELSE 0 END AS "AGE"

    FROM "IMIS"."dbo"."Activity"...

    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: How to I getr around the \ issue

    Eirikur Eiriksson (12/22/2015)


    ScottPletcher (12/22/2015)


    Edit: Not at all "moving the goalposts". The only reason for the rule is the issue it causes if you get the type wrong, as I...

    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: How to convert DOB to age using DateDiff function

    The really tricky part of this is deciding how you want to handle Feb 29 birthdays: in non-leap years, is that birthday Feb 28 or Mar 1? In certain...

    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: How to I getr around the \ issue

    Lynn Pettis (12/22/2015)


    ScottPletcher (12/22/2015)


    Lynn Pettis (12/22/2015)


    ScottPletcher (12/22/2015)


    Lynn Pettis (12/22/2015)


    ScottPletcher (12/22/2015)


    Of course when scanning the whole table the difference may be rather minor. It's the prevention of seeks that is...

    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: How to I getr around the \ issue

    Eirikur Eiriksson (12/22/2015)


    ScottPletcher (12/22/2015)


    Eirikur Eiriksson (12/22/2015)


    My bad in the post before on the conversion, sorry about that.

    😎

    My point is that incorrect typing and implicit conversions do cause problems, I've lost...

    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: How to I getr around the \ issue

    Lynn Pettis (12/22/2015)


    ScottPletcher (12/22/2015)


    Lynn Pettis (12/22/2015)


    ScottPletcher (12/22/2015)


    Of course when scanning the whole table the difference may be rather minor. It's the prevention of seeks that is always the major...

    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: How to I getr around the \ issue

    Lynn Pettis (12/22/2015)


    ScottPletcher (12/22/2015)


    Of course when scanning the whole table the difference may be rather minor. It's the prevention of seeks that is always the major concern with implicit...

    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: How to I getr around the \ issue

    Eirikur Eiriksson (12/22/2015)


    My bad in the post before on the conversion, sorry about that.

    😎

    My point is that incorrect typing and implicit conversions do cause problems, I've lost count of how...

    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: Problem: DELETE table_or_view FROM table_sources removes all rows

    To insure consistency in how the DELETE is done, you should always use an alias for the affected table when using DELETE [table_name] ... FROM ....

    For example:

    DELETE a

    FROM tbl_a a

    <join_type>...

    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: Tables Design and store proc transfer For Data

    I think the structure is good overall.

    Here are some possible adjustments to consider:

    TblClientPOC

    1) Add a description / comments column

    2) I'd get rid of the identity column here -- contrary to...

    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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