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  • RE: Heterogeneous query error (7405) and ANSI_NULL, ANSI_WARNINGS

    PS - I ran DBCC USEROPTIONS in a database on our SQL Server 2005 server and got these results for the ANSI_NULLS and ANSI_WARNINGS options:

    Set Option  Value

    ansi_warnings SET

    ansi_nulls  SET

    Does that mean that these...

  • RE: SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition and service packs

    Ah, yes, that makes sense.

    Thanks for pointing that out. 🙂

    webrunner

  • RE: Portability

    I know we focus on db's here, but I think there is more call for browser portability these days than anything, and look at the pain that can result from...

  • RE: The T-SQL Quiz

    Hello Igor,

    You are right

    a) I got under impression that you meant that it is a bug in SQL Server

    b) by "scalability" I meant that your code is not...

  • RE: The T-SQL Quiz

    Hello Igor,

    It's not a bug. The problem is that you are relying on implicit conversion that have no contract whatsoever. The surprising results you got caused by the difference implicit...

  • RE: The T-SQL Quiz

    Hello Jeff,

    The results are almost identical, plus or minus 1 second. It does seem from this unscientific test that the varchar(8) version is a tiny bit faster than varchar(10) when running against...

  • RE: The T-SQL Quiz

    Hello Igor,

    2.b Even in your example you should be surprized, why charindex returns 2, and not

    select CHARINDEX('.',

  • RE: The T-SQL Quiz

    Hello Robert,

    Yes, I see it in the index. But it is almost impossible to find by searching for it - and because I did not know what the operator was...

  • RE: The T-SQL Quiz

    Hello Jeff,

    Thanks for your reply and thanks again for the excellent example you provided. I will run the tests you propose and let you know the outcome.

    webrunner

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    webrunner

  • RE: The T-SQL Quiz

    Hello Igor,

    Thanks for your reply. Here are my replies.

    1. "I did it without % because I...

  • RE: The T-SQL Quiz

    This is great. I mentioned you in one of my other posts, a reply to Sergiy, and I hope you read my comments.

    By the way, I don't know if this...

  • RE: The T-SQL Quiz

    Thanks!

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    webrunner

  • RE: The T-SQL Quiz

    Hello Sergiy,

    I agree with you in general, with the following elaboration. I think it depends on what the interview questions are asking. I wouldn't dismiss someone who got an answer...

  • RE: The T-SQL Quiz

    Here is mine. I did it without % because I couldn't find the mod function by name in Books Online and did not want to give in and go to...

  • RE: Question of the Day for 30 May 2007

    I completely agree and did the same thing! I have to wonder whether there is something wrong with this approach that would preclude from being used as the behavior of...

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