Jeff Moden (21/09/2007)

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Great idea, George... just keep in mind that only works if you're calling BCP via xp_CmdShell in T-SQL or you have Windows Authentication enabled on the server...

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Code for TallyGenerator

If you use the design I am suggesting, the PK of the parent table is part of each and every child table. (does this add space to your system? YES!!!)...

Number of opened and closed brackets in one of your lined don't match.

AND ws.CreateDateTime >= @start

AND ws.CreateDateTime < @last

causes table scan.

FOr this query you should have clustered index on ( WorkOrders_ID, ServiceEvents_Code, CreateDateTime ).

But if you perform a...

Remove comma before 2st "FROM" and remove all semicolons (";") from the script.

Easy.

If you update/insert more than 1 row.

Craig,

as I said, it's not a run-time error.

If in any .Net language you call a method which is not declared - can you catch this error?

No, such code will fail...

As Jeff suggested, use sp_ExecuteSQL.

Same way as you've been told in another your thread:

EXEC @Error = sp_ExecuteSQL @sql, N'@param1 datatype, @param2 datatype, ...', {parameters}

See BOL for more details.

By the way,

Craig, don't use

if not exists(select 1 from tempdb.sys.objects where name = '#fred')

Not every user in every environment could have permissions to query system tables in system databases.

Not...

I know.

There is nothing to debate.

It's just impossible for you to admit you're wrong or did not know something.

No more issues here.

You must tell what binds "header" row to "details" rows.

If you know this key then it's simple:

SELECT

{record set 1)

UNION ALL

SELECT

{record set 2)

ORDER BY KeyColumn

Patience!

It's only 5pm here.

I need to pretend working for another hour!

As soon as you add missing columns to 2nd record set you need to use UNION ALL to unite them together and sort final result by some key value which...

You welcome.

Always happy to wash someone's brains.

Lynn,

There is need.

You just don't know how it works.

So, do the exercise and learn something.

SP will be recompiled every time it reaches the point where temp table is referenced.

If you...