What do you mean by date conversions? NULL doesn't convert to anything but NULL.

NULL might be your best bet. You can always do MINDATE() ... WHERE mydate > '1/2/1900'

This is typically...

Typically the "pull" is through a query. As far as how you'll get the data to people, you'll have to make some decisions.

If you are just pulling this from...

Good idea, though we're already in production. Hard to stop things and bang on the disks with...

The Phillies certainly are the favorites on paper, but we don't play on paper. Anyone think the Giants were going to win before Oct last year?

Phillies have had injuries in...

Craig Farrell (12/14/2010)

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How long did it take you to forge your own halo, in between the lightning strikes,...

Brandie Tarvin (12/14/2010)

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I can see why. @=) I'll...

The "low end" refers to the barrier to entry. It's easy(ier) to pick up development skills on these products, as opposed to C/C++

Ron Porter (12/14/2010)

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By accepting it and bringing it into the open, you have the chance to provide skill-appropriate guidance, reduce the duplication of effort, and identify prime candidates for more...

Heard Tim Legler on Mike and Mike say that most of the time this doesn't work. 97 Marlins, '09 Yankees were able to buy a championship. Most other times it...

For the most part I agree with GSquared. The performance issues can grow as you layer and nest things. UDFs and Views, while abstracting and reusing code, often mask issues....

What is the primary key on bookingactivity?

You can find duplicates by using a GROUP BY on the pK and a having count(*) > 1. What you first need to do...

You cannot do this. You would either need to create the tables with the proper database name as I've done with dynamic SQL, or run a pre-written script. If the...

/3GB allows a 32 bit application in Windows to use up to 3GB of space (leaving 1GB for the OS). However SQL Server Standard (2000) has a limitation of 2GB.

For me, email is really the way I hear about things. I have a smartphone, iPad, and multiple machines. On one of those, I'll get a note. It could be...