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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 1

GilaMonster (10/17/2010)
Lennie's back...

(After reading past posts)... Ohhh, that Lennie

May I suggest that everyone just ignores that? I don't think we need another flaming thread here.

Ignored

Wayne
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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 2

Sorry, but I couldn't resist responding. We'll see how he takes my critizism (sp ?).

TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 3

Lynn Pettis (10/17/2010)
Sorry, but I couldn't resist responding. We'll see how he takes my critizism (sp ?).

Well, that's a very snsible thing to tell him. But...

I think the result may be amusing, and probably not constructive.

What's the betting he calls you all sorts of names and says the idea of having a stored procedure is an unwanted overhead?

Tom

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 4

Tom.Thomson (10/17/2010)
Lynn Pettis (10/17/2010)
Sorry, but I couldn't resist responding. We'll see how he takes my critizism (sp ?).
Well, that's a very snsible thing to tell him. But...
I think the result may be amusing, and probably not constructive.
What's the betting he calls you all sorts of names and says the idea of having a stored procedure is an unwanted overhead?

I'm more interested in what his sock puppets may say.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 5

Tom.Thomson (10/17/2010)
What's the betting he calls you all sorts of names

Yes

and says the idea of having a stored procedure is an unwanted overhead?

Don't think so. More likely, I think, to have a less rational response. This from prior experience on the last 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

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 6

GilaMonster (10/17/2010)
Tom.Thomson (10/17/2010)
What's the betting he calls you all sorts of names
Yes
and says the idea of having a stored procedure is an unwanted overhead?
Don't think so. More likely, I think, to have a less rational response. This from prior experience on the last thread.

If I were to bet on this, I'd have to agree with Gail.

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!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 7

WayneS (10/17/2010)
GilaMonster (10/17/2010)
Tom.Thomson (10/17/2010)
What's the betting he calls you all sorts of names
Yes
and says the idea of having a stored procedure is an unwanted overhead?
Don't think so. More likely, I think, to have a less rational response. This from prior experience on the last thread.
If I were to bet on this, I'd have to agree with Gail.

I actually agree with all of you, but I felt compelled to respond and I'm willing to see it through, at least initially. Nothing says I can't walk away, though we all know how hard that is for the Saint of SSC.

Let's all just hide and watch.

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 8

What let down response Lennie gave. Makes walking away much easier.

TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 9

GilaMonster (10/17/2010)
Tom.Thomson (10/17/2010)
What's the betting he calls you all sorts of names
Yes
and says the idea of having a stored procedure is an unwanted overhead?
Don't think so. More likely, I think, to have a less rational response. This from prior experience on the last thread.

You're probably right, I guess.

Tom

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004372 More actions · Answer 10

Alvin Ramard (10/15/2010)
Grant Fritchey (10/15/2010)
GilaMonster (10/15/2010)
And just when I thought the situation at That Client couldn't get any worse....
<headdesk><headdesk><headdesk><headdesk>
(No, I'm not going into details, it's a little too sensitive a topic for that. Just.... :crazy:)
Just remember, hitting the same spot over & over can be bad. Try <headwall><headwall> or <headsink><headsink> just to mix things up.
But seriously, sorry to hear that bad situation is spiralling. Good luck.
And if that doesn't work, try banging somebody else's head against the wall/desk/sink ....
Sorry to hear that too.

Based on what I've seen in this thread so far, don't even think of tryin <headbutt><headbutt><headbutt> 😀

--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.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
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Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004372 More actions · Answer 11

GSquared (10/15/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (10/15/2010)
GSquared (10/15/2010)
Yesterday, whilst commuting, I was actually thinking about setting up a video camera on my dashboard, and blogging the "good parts".
Then I realized it would contain at least as much self-incrimination as anything else, and decided not to....
Speaking of commuting - did you find a job?
Ayup! And my evil master plan for conquering the world by working for a small marketing company is going exactly as I have forseen it!! 🙂

Which company?

--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.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004372 More actions · Answer 12

WayneS (10/16/2010)
GilaMonster (10/16/2010)
Swap? http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1005710-265-1.aspx
Me: Run CheckDB and and post the full and unedited results
OP: I have used that command and it returned about 3000 line of error code. This is last lines. (Posts 7 lines)
Aw, come on Gail. You gotta tell the whole story...
After posting those last 7 lines the OP says
Then I used this commands:
ALTER DATABASE FAQ
SET single_user WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE;
go
DBCC checkdb ('FAQ', repair_allow_data_loss);
go
Even with DBCC TIMEWARP, I don't believe there's enough hamster poo in the world to drive the flux capacitor well enough to fix that particular problem... especially since he probably won't make backups in the future either. 😉

--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.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004372 More actions · Answer 13

WayneS (10/14/2010)
"Don't try this at home... we're professionals!"

Heh... I have the perfect SQL subject for that... Quirky Update. 😀

--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.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004372 More actions · Answer 14

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (10/14/2010)
The green value, if there is one, comes not from you getting ebooks, but from 1000s of people doing this. Less paper, less energy, less storage, not to mention less trucking, heating, cooling, etc. That being said, not sure this is the best way to remain green, especially as you have to charge it up.
Doesn't bode well for lots of jobs, and I hope that some level of "bookstore" still remains in the future.

I wonder what the total carbon footprint of manufacturing such a device is? Add the carbon footprint of recycling it at end of life.

--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.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 15

Jeff Moden (10/17/2010)
WayneS (10/14/2010)
"Don't try this at home... we're professionals!"
Heh... I have the perfect SQL subject for that... Quirky Update. 😀

SOM!

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!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2