Create a new table table_Copy

Copy all data from table to table_Copy except image.

Drop table, rename table_Copy to table.

If you've got some FK or other constraints don't forget to drop and...

You're probably looking for the data in table master.dbo.syscacheobjects

Read topic "Cross-Tab Reports" in BOL

J, your example does not require cursor either.

Let's assume you have a table holding all your discounts:

[Code]

CREATE TABLE dbo.Temp_Discount (

OrderID int NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,

Amount FLOAT NOT NULL

)

INSERT INTO dbo.Temp_Discount...

And Mike, don't trust much those "Query cost" numbers in QA.

Every time verify it with simple but 100% reliable check:

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DECLARE @Time datetime

SET @Time = GETDATE()

Set of queries No.1 here

PRINT CONVERT(varchar(20),...

Peter, my solution has 3 internal iterations: one per year.

It does not iterate neither over staff members, nor over reviews.

It builds 3 temp tables for each year and joins them...

Mike Nuessler (1/31/2008)With the ridiculously small amount of data this is being run on either would work for my purposes.

(for that matter so does my original While..Continue temp table...

Did you copy HASH JOIN?

I did not have TABLE SPOOL in my test runs.

Are you sure you copied my code as...

[Code]...

left join transcriptgpa as t on

p.people_code_id=t.people_code_id

and t.record_type='O'

and t.academic_term='Fall'

and t.academic_year='2007'

where a.academic_term='Spring'

and a.academic_year='2008'

and a.enroll_separation ='enrl'

and a.academic_session='main'

and (a.program ='ft' or a.program='pt')

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Start Profiler.

Open EM.

Go to Maintenance -> SQL Server Agent -> Jobs.

Create a new job similarto what you wanr to create.

Go back to Profiler and find all scripts EM used...

I would start not from performance but from incorrect logic of the trigger.

If 2 or more lines are inserted than ALL rows in the table with serial_fk=@serial_fk and test_fk=@Test_fk and...

LEFT join transcriptgpa

And move

t.record_type='O'

and t.academic_term='Fall'

and t.academic_year='2007'

from "WHERE" to "ON"

You welcome.

This UPDATE has 2 other imprescriptible parts outside of the sattement itself:

[Code]ORDER BY StaffName, ReviewDate[/Code]

which inserts rows in the table in specific order and

[Code]ID INT IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL...

WHERE (col3 = @Param1 OR @Param1 IS NULL)