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  • RE: Time Difference Help

    Steve-0 (5/5/2014)


    Hi Everyone thanks for the replies.

    For the first 2, I'm not using static dates as per your queries.

    Scott, your query is just casting values for actual field...

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  • RE: Time Difference Help

    SELECT

    OPENDATE, ASSNDATE,

    CAST(minutes_diff / 60 AS varchar(3)) + ':' +

    RIGHT('0' + CAST(minutes_diff % 60...

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  • RE: Second Last work day of month

    DECLARE @date_with_month datetime

    SET @date_with_month = GETDATE()

    ;WITH

    cteDays AS (

    SELECT 1 AS day# UNION ALL SELECT 2 UNION ALL SELECT 3 UNION ALL

    SELECT...

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  • RE: Creating alias for a database

    I'd try to do this in the most straightforward way possible. Therefore, I'd go with db snapshots unless the modification activity on the dbs during the ETL process was...

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  • RE: Should I create a new index ? why or why not

    Look at existing index usage and missing index stats. The first thing is to verify that you have the best clustered index. Once that is done, you can...

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  • RE: 166 days to create index

    Edit: Based on the index missing and index usage stats you posted (thanks!) I would say: /Edit.

    JID, not DID, seems like the best clustering index key for SELECTs. We...

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  • RE: Covert all characters in field into their ASCII code

    Jeff Moden (4/29/2014)


    ScottPletcher (4/29/2014)


    For only 5 chars, I wouldn't bother will all the CTEs and related folderol.

    Why not just:

    SELECT

    ISNULL(CAST(ASCII(SUBSTRING(data, 1, 1)) AS varchar(3)), '') +

    ...

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  • RE: 166 days to create index

    Michael Valentine Jones (4/29/2014)


    Have you tried using the ONLINE = ON option in your index creation statement?

    I believe OP said that Enterprise Edition was not an option.

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  • RE: Covert all characters in field into their ASCII code

    Eirikur Eiriksson (4/29/2014)


    ScottPletcher (4/29/2014)


    Then expand the initial code to handle 10 bytes (or 20 if you're that worried about it). Yes, I'd be willing to revisit code if the...

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  • RE: Covert all characters in field into their ASCII code

    Then expand the initial code to handle 10 bytes (or 20 if you're that worried about it). Yes, I'd be willing to revisit code if the known 5 bytes...

    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: Covert all characters in field into their ASCII code

    For only 5 chars, I wouldn't bother will all the CTEs and related folderol.

    Why not just:

    SELECT

    ISNULL(CAST(ASCII(SUBSTRING(data, 1, 1)) AS varchar(3)), '') +

    ...

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  • RE: 166 days to create index

    What indexes does SQL report are missing? What is the usage of existing indexes on that table?

    There's a reasonable chance that the table should be clustered by [DID] rather...

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  • RE: Outer Join performance

    You probably want to do the grouping in the inner query rather than the outer query. Also, can limit parameter values to 1-4 in the inner query itself.

    SELECT a.BoxId,...

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  • RE: Pulling incorrect records using date range in where clause

    below86 (4/23/2014)


    Lynn Pettis (4/23/2014)


    below86 (4/23/2014)


    Wouldn't it be better to use the BETWEEN with these dates?

    WHERE (ath_postype = 'NTC' OR ath_postype='NTD')

    AND ath_postdate BETWEEN '2013-01-01 00:00:00.000' ...

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  • RE: Pulling incorrect records using date range in where clause

    Btw, you should < on date/datetime, not <=, as below. Otherwise you risk missing rows, especially if the data type of the underlying column changes (to datetime from smalldate,...

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