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  • RE: Is there an accurate script for datediff format in years:months:days?

    /* Author: ScottPletcher */

    SELECT

    start_date,

    end_date AS end_date,

    CAST(

    DATEDIFF(YEAR, start_date, end_date) - CASE...

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  • RE: Some way to write an INNER JOIN, but joining on either of two columns

    What is the problem? Do you have NULLs in the the MainZip when it's not present/used?

    SELECT D.*

    FROM Doctors D

    INNER JOIN ZipCodes Z ON

    (D.MainZip IS...

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  • RE: Index with Include

    Don't rely solely on the missing index recommendations from those tables. SQL typically suggests way too many indexes. You need to have someone review all available information before...

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  • RE: Dynamic SQL to change Recovery Model

    Try using [ ] instead of ' ' around the user name:

    DECLARE @sql nvarchar(max)

    SET @sql = ''

    SELECT @sql = @sql+

    'DROP USER ['+name+'] --<<--

    '

    FROM sys.database_principals

    WHERE principal_id >...

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  • RE: SQL Question

    I would have to know the version of SQL to know how to answer this.

    For 2008+, you have CDC.

    For SQL prior to that, they probably wouldn't like my answer, but...

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  • RE: many to many relations

    lak.konduri (10/21/2012)


    I have one table and the columns are bookingreference,complaintreference,category1,category2,desriptionofthecomplaint,

    one bookingref have one complaintid,

    one complaintid have many bookingreferences,

    one complaintid have many categories and one category have many complaintid,

    one complaintid have...

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  • RE: Identity column and the seed

    The seed value -- rather than seed + 1 -- is the identity value that will be assigned to the first row inserted into the table.

    So, if you want the...

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  • RE: design database

    I agree, this is way too big for a quick question.

    I'd also be willing to bet that much of what they gave you is objectively not designed very well, if...

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  • RE: Dynamic SQL to change Recovery Model

    I'd also suggest changing the:

    WHERE recovery_model_desc != 'simple'

    to:

    WHERE recovery_model_desc != N'simple' AND state_desc = N'ONLINE'

    You're just wasting time trying to change the db's recovery model if it isn't ONLINE.

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  • RE: To sharpen the Query Logic

    Look for books and articles by Itzik Ben-Gan; his stuff on T-SQL is superb.

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  • RE: How do you admin your databases?

    I'm a DBA, so yes I use SSMS to get to all my servers. Indeed, I have groups of servers so that I can run the same command on...

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  • RE: Output String for bit value

    The straightforward way is:

    SELECT

    CASE WHEN column_name = 0 THEN 'FALSE' ELSE 'TRUE' END AS column_name

    The "avoid a CASE at all costs" way is:

    SELECT

    ...

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  • RE: UNIQUEIDENTIFIER vs BIGINT

    Grant Fritchey (10/11/2012)


    ScottPletcher (10/11/2012)


    Grant Fritchey (10/11/2012)


    ScottPletcher (10/11/2012)


    Grant Fritchey (10/11/2012)

    As an aside, the CHAR(2) would be a really poor choice for the first column in a compound key. You'd want to...

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  • RE: UNIQUEIDENTIFIER vs BIGINT

    Grant Fritchey (10/11/2012)


    ScottPletcher (10/11/2012)


    Grant Fritchey (10/11/2012)

    As an aside, the CHAR(2) would be a really poor choice for the first column in a compound key. You'd want to use either 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: UNIQUEIDENTIFIER vs BIGINT

    Grant Fritchey (10/11/2012)

    As an aside, the CHAR(2) would be a really poor choice for the first column in a compound key. You'd want to use either the INT or 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".

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