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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 1

GilaMonster (3/4/2009)
19 threads in total (including the Answered posts one), mostly a single post per thread. Ok solutions, little explanation and once or twice a link to the person's blog.

... containing several examples of how to do running totals with a triangular join 😉

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398890 More actions · Answer 2

Can I just add that I think this is the first time I've seen an active blanket party on this site. This poor guy sure did pick a fight, if unintentionally.

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ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 3

Grant Fritchey (3/4/2009)
Chris Morris (3/4/2009)
Wipe yer eyes mate, here's a Fuller's ESB, probably the best beer in the world.
Ooohhh... Beer! And an ESB. I'm happy again. Cheers!

Welcome! ...you're not going to ask the business reason then? 😉

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Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

Kit G SSCrazy Points: 2888 More actions · Answer 4

Lynn Pettis (3/4/2009)
And then you have this. I don't think the desert is big enough to hide in anymore.
And, am I still Saint?

Did that post get removed? I tried the link and it's showing an error. I'd just like to know what happened out of a morbid sense of curiosity.

-- Kit

Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 5

GilaMonster (3/4/2009)
Jack Corbett (3/4/2009)
The funny thing is I don't ever recall seeing the name on any other posts.
19 threads in total (including the Answered posts one), mostly a single post per thread. Ok solutions, little explanation and once or twice a link to the person's blog.

Yeah, I took the time (about 1 minute) to peruse the posts. I was going to "call him out" on the other thread about his lack of explanation for his answers, but chose what I like to think is the high road, by just mentioning that when I post code I try to offer an explanation as well.

At least he is getting my post count up:w00t:

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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 6

Lynn Pettis (3/4/2009)
And then you have this. I don't think the desert is big enough to hide in anymore.
And, am I still Saint?

The link doesn't appear to go anywhere. Has that thread been deleted, or am I missing something?

Edit: Never mind. I found it.

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic668144-4-1.aspx

and

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic666402-4-1.aspx

(There I go, violating that "just posts some links" thing again!)

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 7

Grant Fritchey (3/4/2009)
Can I just add that I think this is the first time I've seen an active blanket party on this site.

I've seen one before. Happened when one guy swore at me (literally) for making a suggestion. He posted after I went to bed and by next morning there were almost 20 posts by other people in defence.

Looked very much like this one, just less polite, with the guy convinced he was in the right.

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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 8

GSquared (3/4/2009)
Has that thread been deleted?

Not yet

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic666402-4-1.aspx

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tosscrosby SSCoach Points: 18045 More actions · Answer 9

Lynn Pettis (3/4/2009)
And, am I still Saint?

Lynn, always! And then some.

As far as the link, it was available about 15 minutes ago, as I posted a reply. Perhaps Steve disabled/deleted it??

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 10

GSquared (3/4/2009)
Lynn Pettis (3/4/2009)
And then you have this. I don't think the desert is big enough to hide in anymore.
And, am I still Saint?
The link doesn't appear to go anywhere. Has that thread been deleted, or am I missing something?

The link was to a specific post and, yes it was deleted but you can still read it as I quoted it in a reply.

I have fixed the link in my original post to that thread.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 11

Chris Morris (3/4/2009)
..you're not going to ask the business reason then? 😉

Free beer means no questions asked.

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Kit G SSCrazy Points: 2888 More actions · Answer 12

Looks like Mangal deleted some of his posts as they are only now recorded in the quotes other posters used. Perhaps he realized he had landed himself in a pool of sharks very willing to defend our most helpful posters?

Keep up the good work guys (and gals) and don't let one idiot drag you down to his level, cause it's not very pleasant down there. 😛

And come to THE THREAD to vent. :w00t:

-- Kit

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398890 More actions · Answer 13

Chris Morris (3/4/2009)
Welcome! ...you're not going to ask the business reason then? 😉

Question a free beer? Surely that way lies madness.

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398890 More actions · Answer 14

GilaMonster (3/4/2009)
I've seen one before. Happened when one guy swore at me (literally) for making a suggestion. He posted after I went to bed and by next morning there were almost 20 posts by other people in defence.
Looked very much like this one, just less polite, with the guy convinced he was in the right.

Oooh, I'm sorry I missed it. I never get to use any of my favorite four letter words.

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- Theodore Roosevelt

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StarNamer SSCrazy Eights Points: 8746 More actions · Answer 15

Lynn Pettis (3/4/2009)
GSquared (3/4/2009)
Lynn Pettis (3/4/2009)
And then you have this. I don't think the desert is big enough to hide in anymore.
And, am I still Saint?
The link doesn't appear to go anywhere. Has that thread been deleted, or am I missing something?
The link was to a specific post and, yes it was deleted but you can still read it as I quoted it in a reply.
I have fixed the link in my original post to that thread.

Actually, it looks like he deleted most of his posts from that thread and started a new one with an identical post here because the first one was giving him a headache.

Derek