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  • RE: How to avoid duplicate values?

    Dang that sux, this would be much easier and cleaner with access to the db. What value is Assignee is it the full name? Is that what you wish to...

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  • RE: How to avoid duplicate values?

    I am the noob here but when I create a Parameter for a query I find the table that just has say the assignees or users or location in...

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  • RE: Viewing SSRS report in Safari, Chrome, Firefox browsers

    Wow that plugin even does Active X. That's great because without Active X you cant print your reports.

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  • RE: Replacing cursors...!!

    I'm betting some may get irritated that you spamed this post 3 times. In my limited experince posting it once is enough.:-P

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  • RE: Just curious, what are your SQL pet peeves ?

    Thanks for the feedback Jeff,

    This became a very valuable lesson in my eyes. I am already wanting to go down to the office and open up some of my previous...

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  • RE: Just curious, what are your SQL pet peeves ?

    Okay I really feel stupid after looking at this some more. :blush:

    WHERE Column <>0

    This "works" because NULLS are part of the three valued predicate logic. True, False and Unknown....

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  • RE: Just curious, what are your SQL pet peeves ?

    Oh dear god this will consume me tomorrow trying to figure this out. But I agree letting me try to do this on my own will make it stick. I'm...

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  • RE: Just curious, what are your SQL pet peeves ?

    Now I'm thoroughly confused? Why does that work? I thought NULL wasn't equal to anything. :blush:

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  • RE: Just curious, what are your SQL pet peeves ?

    Jeff, I'm so sorry this may be a very dumb question but in your examples when the column is NULLABLE why is that expression wrong? I just tested it on...

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  • RE: Just curious, what are your SQL pet peeves ?

    Very fortunately, SQL Server will frequently ignore an ISNULL on a non-nullable column but I agree... it makes for unnecessary clutter. And I also agree that doing things by...

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  • RE: Just curious, what are your SQL pet peeves ?

    I'm not sure if I'm even allowed to have a pet peeve as I have only been doing this a year. However one thing that has bothered me is every...

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  • RE: Interview Questions

    kimberly_lehman (6/6/2014)


    Ask "Using T-SQL, how do you get the current date and time"?

    So would you consider this a valid answer? "I think it's CURRENT TIMESTAMP but if I was blanking...

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  • RE: WITH(NOLUCK)

    I got bored this morning. I'm sure someone else could do better and more accurate.

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  • RE: Just curious, what are your SQL pet peeves ?

    Luis Cazares (6/5/2014)


    thomashohner (6/5/2014)


    But how would you alias those continents?:hehe::hehe:

    ***Just Kidding

    I could alias them and join them. 😀

    SELECT *

    FROM NorthAmerica na

    JOIN SouthAmerica sa ON na.PanamaSouthBorder = sa.ColombiaNorthBorder

    JOIN Europe ...

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  • RE: Just curious, what are your SQL pet peeves ?

    But how would you alias those continents?:hehe::hehe:

    ***Just Kidding

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