Hidden RBAR: Counting with Recursive CTE's
"Counting" is essential to many high performance code techniques. SQL Server MVP, Jeff Moden, shows us how to make sure that we're "Counting" and not "Crippling" our trick-code.
2011-08-08
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"Counting" is essential to many high performance code techniques. SQL Server MVP, Jeff Moden, shows us how to make sure that we're "Counting" and not "Crippling" our trick-code.
2011-08-08
21,542 reads
In Part 1, we learned how to make both Cross-Tabs and Pivots. In Part 2, we'll learn how to automate a very common type of Cross-Tab report and maybe learn some extra tricks on the way.
2010-04-30 (first published: 2008-12-03)
50,964 reads
It's a well known fact that there's no such thing as a true "array" in SQL Server and that you can't pass a table as a parameter... but you can get a lot closer than you think.
2010-01-08 (first published: 2008-05-22)
33,691 reads
A review of MVP Grant Fritchey's "Dissecting Execution Plans". This is one book that you'll want on your bookshelf.
2009-12-17
5,672 reads
Just because it looks set based, doesn't mean it is. T-SQL Crackerjack Jeff Moden takes a look at a mistake that many query writers make.
2009-01-16 (first published: 2007-12-06)
59,401 reads
SQL Server expert Jeff Moden discusses a common problem seen in many update statements.
2008-03-14
12,476 reads
Learn how to solve a couple of common T-SQL issues with MVP Jeff Moden.
2008-01-31
17,671 reads
Rumor has it that Concatenation functions have gotten the nasty reputation of being "performance hogs". Here's why that's not true.
2008-01-01
22,065 reads
How many times have you wished that there was a parameter for DATEPART to allow you to check for workdays? While many of us may get stuck working 6 or 7 days a week, most of the world revolves on a 5 day work week. Monday through Friday. New author Jeff Moden brings us a method of easily calculating the number of workdays between any two dates.
2007-10-02 (first published: 2005-01-10)
71,211 reads
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