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  • RE: SQLServerCentral apologizes and you can win a book

    For those of us used to making data-marts

    USE [Documents]

    GO

    /****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[usp_GetTopN_MembershipType] Script Date: 9/10/2013 8:12:48 AM ******/

    -- =============================================

    -- Name:use_GetTopN_MembershipType

    -- Description:Gets some number of...

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  • RE: Silent Install Of 2 SSRS Instances With Same Service Account

    I'd like to do the same thing, but have not had any luck either, I'll follow this thread along to see if anyone has an answer to this - good...

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  • RE: SSRS Number - Custom Format Issue

    In the Color property of your text box, not in the Format property.

    Please add your expression to the Color property of the text box, something like this

    ...

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  • RE: wildcards

    Hi Steve - Kinda of a dirty trick changing the question...

    The question posed at the front page sets mychar to varchar(10) which would fail the batch insert so 0 is...

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  • RE: Stunned

    This seems so absurd that these attitudes would be fostered and expressed in this century. I think our world is better for the many technical contributions and perspectives, regardless of...

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  • RE: Display the SELECT statement for any table

    I got a syntax error from the text on the second example.

    Change the line

    SELECT @mStrColumns = COALESCE(@mStrColumns + ', ', '') + '[' + CAST(SC.[NAME] AS VARCHAR(100) )...

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  • RE: SQLServerCentral Member Levels - Updated 2010/06/10

    I see the folks at the top of the QOD (Gail, Steve etc) are listed as SSC Champions... but in their individual pages it's as you noted....

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  • RE: Import Dynamic File Name with a Date/Time as the file type (YYYYMMDDHRMMSS)

    Not to oversimplify, but once the newest file is identified one option is to use script to copy it to a predetermined name like workfile.csv. Then when done, dispose or...

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  • RE: An Orders of Magnitude Problem (T-SQL Tuning)

    Hi Jerry,

    I appreciate this article not just for the technical elements but for the deductive reasoning that identifies the problem from the noise. This is a very good guide on...

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  • RE: Script to Rebuild/Reorganise Indexes

    Likewise I appreciate Scott's comments. I see a lot of value in Derik's approach, this looks like 'diced onions' to me - thanks all 🙂

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  • RE: GetDateInString

    Nice work Hilda - I have fought that dragon too with embedded dates in large text fields.... I like your solution. Since I'm also a dot.net guy my approach is...

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  • RE: i am working on ssis 2008 so i have written vb.net script in my script task that given below errors .please give solution to resolve the problems

    Looks like the PIO's are not loaded - have you installed the Primary Interop Assemblies?

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  • RE: Hide multiple Columns based on Parameter value in SSRS 2004

    I was looking at a similar problem and that is a smart solution Divya - thank you 🙂

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  • RE: SSC Clinic: Finding the rogue query

    Check the stats on the table.

    Look at execution plan for bootlenecks/scans etc

    Veryify order of Where parameters works to effectively

    Check the indexes for existence and fragmentation.

    Definitely pre calc the date comparision.

    If...

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  • RE: Anything out there better than SSRS

    While easy for execs is a nice term, it doesn't address the real issue which is always - 'what makes that number and where did it come from?'. You...

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