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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 1

Stefan Krzywicki (9/7/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (9/7/2010)
LutzM (9/7/2010)
jcrawf02 (9/7/2010)
LutzM (9/7/2010)
jcrawf02 (9/7/2010)
Do you suppose 5 minutes to return one row of data will be too much for end users? 😛
Now I just have to figure out what the hell I did to that query...
If you're working for a government project: not at all. You might even need to add a WAITFOR clause... :-D;-)
It is essential to allow government staff to prepare themselves for the answer to the question they carefully typed into the PC over the last couple of days.... 😀
Am I using it right? WAITFOR 'Friday at 5pm'
Wait a minute! If you're talking about government staff you'll most probably be safe with WAITFOR 'Friday at 1pm'
Or do you have a 2nd shift in your Gvmt facilities? We don't.
When speaking of the gov, wouldn't it be more appropriate to say something like:
WAITFOR 'Anytime - we''re not working anyway'😛
Wow. Just goes to show anyone can forget to check for wayward apostrophes. : -)

Ah crap - some of it itches.

I was pretending I worked for the govmt?

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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BrainDonor SSCoach Points: 19254 More actions · Answer 2

Apparently tomorrow will be the 65th anniversary of the first computer bug:

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h96000/h96566kc.htm

From that point on all developers had a job for life.

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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 3

CirquedeSQLeil (9/2/2010)
By the way, I was contacted about a position in Kansas City that you'd be qualified for. I haven't responded because I'm not moving to KC and I don't know anyone in that area.
Great googly moogly. I just got a second spam from the same dude that I already told "NO"
Same exact shotgun blast.

I received it last week via LinkedIn. Was your name in the salutation? Mine was.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004366 More actions · Answer 4

BrainDonor (9/8/2010)
Apparently tomorrow will be the 65th anniversary of the first computer bug:
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/h96000/h96566kc.htm
From that point on all developers had a job for life.

Those types of trivia are always interesting. I had a book with a picture of the very first working transistor ever built on it (and lost the book in one of my moves). If you look at it, you'll understand why the transistor symbol on ciruit drawings looks like it does.

Anyway... thanks for the link.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398890 More actions · Answer 5

WayneS (9/7/2010)
Steve Jones - Editor (9/7/2010)
WayneS (9/7/2010)
Looks like Lutz is having to pull teeth to get the OP to read how to help himself out.
Actually I picture Lutz as Wayne's avatar.
The way that thread is going, this is what I'm picturing Lutz as. (I wanted to use this as my avatar, but, well, I didn't figure it would go over too good!)

Ooh, that's what I look like when I'm working on Reporting Services.

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LutzM SSC Guru Points: 107049 More actions · Answer 6

WayneS (9/7/2010)
Steve Jones - Editor (9/7/2010)
WayneS (9/7/2010)
Looks like Lutz is having to pull teeth to get the OP to read how to help himself out.
Actually I picture Lutz as Wayne's avatar.
The way that thread is going, this is what I'm picturing Lutz as. (I wanted to use this as my avatar, but, well, I didn't figure it would go over too good!)

No, it's not THAT serious...

Unlike some other "issues" I have to deal with, it's rather easy to resolve: just walk away 😛

And since I got such great support from folks like Lynn, Jon, you and others I don't even feel bad in any way.

How I'm going to deal with the OP specifically? I guess you know what blacklisting means... 😉

To all of you: I'm doing fine. My PC has no blood on it nor am I bleeding. I don't have any headaches either. 😎

Lutz
A pessimist is an optimist with experience.

How to get fast answers to your question[/url]
How to post performance related questions[/url]
Links for Tally Table [/url] , Cross Tabs [/url] and Dynamic Cross Tabs [/url], Delimited Split Function[/url]

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 7

bitbucket-25253 (9/7/2010)
Steve Jones
Red Rocks is great.
Never been there but just slightly south of Colorado Springs is the Broadmoor resort complex ..... Always liked the "Golden Bee" that english bar transported from England and rebuilt at Broadmoor .... great enjoying a pint of English ale ... and dinning at the top of the original Broadmoor building .... what elegance, what luxury and the joy of it all .... on the expense account.
Steve ever hoisted one or more at the "Golden Bee"?

I have not, though we've been to the mountain zoo just past there a number of times and I've seen it. Now that you mention it, I might have to take a trip down there and get one.

Johan Bijnens SSC Guru Points: 135369 More actions · Answer 8

Hi Steve , I hope you're not on the run for the forrest fire issues near Denver.

Johan

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 9

Grant Fritchey (9/8/2010)
WayneS (9/7/2010)
Steve Jones - Editor (9/7/2010)
WayneS (9/7/2010)
Looks like Lutz is having to pull teeth to get the OP to read how to help himself out.
Actually I picture Lutz as Wayne's avatar.
The way that thread is going, this is what I'm picturing Lutz as. (I wanted to use this as my avatar, but, well, I didn't figure it would go over too good!)
Ooh, that's what I look like when I'm working on Reporting Services.

Now that WOULD be a "Scary DBA"! :w00t:

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 10

WayneS (9/8/2010)
Grant Fritchey (9/8/2010)
WayneS (9/7/2010)
Steve Jones - Editor (9/7/2010)
WayneS (9/7/2010)
Looks like Lutz is having to pull teeth to get the OP to read how to help himself out.
Actually I picture Lutz as Wayne's avatar.
The way that thread is going, this is what I'm picturing Lutz as. (I wanted to use this as my avatar, but, well, I didn't figure it would go over too good!)
Ooh, that's what I look like when I'm working on Reporting Services.
Now that WOULD be a "Scary DBA"! :w00t:

No, no, no. The Scary DBA is somebody else. 😀

Alvin Ramard
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For best practices on asking questions, please read the following article: Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help[/url]

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 11

ALZDBA (9/8/2010)
Hi Steve , I hope you're not on the run for the forrest fire issues near Denver.

Nope, opposite side of the city. Not many trees out here, though I suppose the grass could burn up.

See the image

Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 12

20,000 posts: are we there yet?

Paul White
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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 13

Now here's an interesting question...

Which is going to reach 20 000 posts first, me or the Thread?

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 14

I think more interesting is will The Thread beat me to 30k

Johan Bijnens SSC Guru Points: 135369 More actions · Answer 15

GilaMonster (9/8/2010)
Now here's an interesting question...
Which is going to reach 20 000 posts first, me or the Thread?

Hurry up 😀

must be a photofinish :hehe: