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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...

    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)


    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".

  • RE: please help with query

    Here's an alternative:

    SELECT u.*, n.ID, n.notes

    FROM UserTable u

    INNER JOIN Notes n ON

    (u.lastaccounttype = 'account1' AND n.account1 = 1) OR

    (u.lastaccounttype = 'account2' AND...

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  • RE: Data file Autogrowth question

    No. Autogrow can be changed anytime, on either data or log, and will be used the next time the file grows dynamically.

    But I suggest using a fixed amount instead...

    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

    I know you want some specifics that you can apply to creating all indexes on all tables, but there really aren't any.

    There are some general rules for creating proper indexes,...

    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

    If you're going to search by Col1 and Col4, then, in general, put them first in the index, to narrow the row range immediately as much as possible.

    I didn't say...

    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

    The nvarchar(20) does make that a problematic clustering key, but it still depends.

    A three-column is not slower to do lookup on if that's what you (almost) always specify in 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: select records between a date range

    [Removed, duplicate post.]

    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: select records between a date range

    Sean Lange (10/9/2012)


    maryjane9110024 (10/9/2012)


    Hi! I am trying to select records between July 1st 2011 and August 14, 2011. I am not returning any rows at all. I have searched and...

    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: Missing Index

    It's also possible you need the other index instead, rather than in addition to, the one you have know.

    You always need to look at the usage stats too when looking...

    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: Automating security within triggers

    Or just add the required permission(s) to the model db. Every db created after that will automatically have the same permission(s).

    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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