TABLESAMPLE output

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TABLESAMPLE output

Anoo S Pillai

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April 2, 2014 at 8:06 pm

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pmadhavapeddi22 SSCertifiable Points: 5306 More actions · Answer 1

For the given example it returns exactly 5 rows, tablesample option might give different output if the table has more no of rows. :unsure:

Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259105 More actions · Answer 2

Very interesting question, thanks.

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pmadhavapeddi22 (4/2/2014)
For the given example it returns exactly 5 rows, tablesample option might give different output if the table has more no of rows. :unsure:

Yes indeed, that's the whole point of the question.

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pmadhavapeddi22 SSCertifiable Points: 5306 More actions · Answer 4

when we are specifying high range of rows nearing to the exact no of rows then it will return all the rows of the table

like , in the QOD

we have total no of rows 5 and tablesample is given for 4 rows, then that particular statement will return 5 rows.

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pmadhavapeddi22 (4/3/2014)
when we are specifying high range of rows nearing to the exact no of rows then it will return all the rows of the table
like , in the QOD
we have total no of rows 5 and tablesample is given for 4 rows, then that particular statement will return 5 rows.

That's because you probably specify a number of rows that is located on the total amount of pages used for that table.

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pmadhavapeddi22 SSCertifiable Points: 5306 More actions · Answer 6

My point is, for the given question it returns 5 rows, so answer is 5 🙂

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pmadhavapeddi22 (4/3/2014)
My point is, for the given question it returns 5 rows, so answer is 5 🙂

Ah ok, I didn't get your point 😀

Execute the query a few times, it will return 0 at some point.

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April 3, 2014 at 12:54 am

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free_mascot One Orange Chip Points: 27169 More actions · Answer 9

Very interesting question, Thanks!

Also one can try restarting sql server (test only) and execute the query it will give you 0 record and later 5 rows.

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Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 10

I'd never used this option either. Very interesting, so thanks.

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Umer Akram SSC-Insane Points: 22209 More actions · Answer 11

Nice question Anoo. learn something new today. thanks

palotaiarpad SSCertifiable Points: 5617 More actions · Answer 12

Nice question!

But i can't get the purpose of this.

How can an unpredictable option be useful?:-D

david.gugg SSCertifiable Points: 6096 More actions · Answer 13

Great question, I'd never heard of TABLESAMPLE, so I looked it up - and then still ended up getting the answer wrong :O

Now I'm just trying to think of when I could use this in my day to day duties...

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