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Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 1

SQLRNNR (11/4/2011)
What is this query plan operator?

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004441 More actions · Answer 2

Brandie Tarvin (11/4/2011)
SQL Kiwi (11/4/2011)
So, it depends
Someone so needs to come up with an interview question where this is the exact answer that's needed.
@=)

No problem... "I'm old... what am I wearing?" 😛

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398916 More actions · Answer 3

SQL Kiwi (11/4/2011)
SQLRNNR (11/4/2011)
What is this query plan operator?
It depends. It could be a hash join, hash aggregate, flow distinct, or a union...

Really? Looks like a car going into a parking spot. I was trying to figure out what it had to do with SQL Server.

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 4

Grant Fritchey (11/5/2011)
SQL Kiwi (11/4/2011)
SQLRNNR (11/4/2011)
What is this query plan operator?
It depends. It could be a hash join, hash aggregate, flow distinct, or a union...
Really? Looks like a car going into a parking spot. I was trying to figure out what it had to do with SQL Server.

It's actually King Kong on the Empire State Building.

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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150468 More actions · Answer 5

SQLRNNR (11/4/2011)
What is this query plan operator?

It's the 'before' operator for this one:

I don't think I've ever seen a Log Row Scan operator in the wild.

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jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 6

SQLRNNR (11/4/2011)
SQL Kiwi (11/4/2011)
SQLRNNR (11/4/2011)
Cadavre (11/4/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (11/4/2011)
SQL Kiwi (11/4/2011)
So, it depends
Someone so needs to come up with an interview question where this is the exact answer that's needed.
Isn't that pretty much every interview question relating to SQL Server?
No - i have some very specific questions about query plan operators.
Ask one. I bet I can start an answer with 'it depends'...:cool:
What is the capital of Alaska?
Oh wait, you meant for query plan operators.
What is this query plan operator?

Why does the capital of Alaska depend? It's clearly "A"...

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"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."

jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 7

GSquared (11/4/2011)
SQLRNNR (11/4/2011)
What is this query plan operator?
8-bit cactus

FTW

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How to post performance problems[/url]
Tally Table:What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url]

"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173083 More actions · Answer 8

jcrawf02 (11/7/2011)
SQLRNNR (11/4/2011)
SQL Kiwi (11/4/2011)
SQLRNNR (11/4/2011)
Cadavre (11/4/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (11/4/2011)
SQL Kiwi (11/4/2011)
So, it depends
Someone so needs to come up with an interview question where this is the exact answer that's needed.
Isn't that pretty much every interview question relating to SQL Server?
No - i have some very specific questions about query plan operators.
Ask one. I bet I can start an answer with 'it depends'...:cool:
What is the capital of Alaska?
Oh wait, you meant for query plan operators.
What is this query plan operator?
Why does the capital of Alaska depend? It's clearly "A"...

Groan

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David Burrows SSC Guru Points: 65144 More actions · Answer 9

Jeff Moden (11/4/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (11/4/2011)
SQL Kiwi (11/4/2011)
So, it depends
Someone so needs to come up with an interview question where this is the exact answer that's needed.
@=)
No problem... "I'm old... what am I wearing?" 😛

It depends... can you remember what clothes are ?

😛

Far away is close at hand in the images of elsewhere.
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Ninja's_RGR'us SSC Guru Points: 294069 More actions · Answer 10

Brandie Tarvin (11/7/2011)
jcrawf02 (11/7/2011)
SQLRNNR (11/4/2011)
SQL Kiwi (11/4/2011)
SQLRNNR (11/4/2011)
Cadavre (11/4/2011)
Brandie Tarvin (11/4/2011)
SQL Kiwi (11/4/2011)
So, it depends
Someone so needs to come up with an interview question where this is the exact answer that's needed.
Isn't that pretty much every interview question relating to SQL Server?
No - i have some very specific questions about query plan operators.
Ask one. I bet I can start an answer with 'it depends'...:cool:
What is the capital of Alaska?
Oh wait, you meant for query plan operators.
What is this query plan operator?
Why does the capital of Alaska depend? It's clearly "A"...
Groan

She doesn't like the obvious.

Maybe I shouldn't have said that :-D.

Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259135 More actions · Answer 11

Stefan Krzywicki (11/3/2011)
Anyone know a good source for on-line SSIS help?
I'm having a problem with the speed of my main SSIS load package and would love to find out what I'm doing wrong or how to improve the speed. There don't seem to be many SSIS experts here, though we're rife with nearly every other kind of SQL Server expert. Or am I just posting in the wrong area?

You are just posting in the wrong area 😀

I monitor only the SSIS forums here for SSIS questions 🙂

(yes, that was an "old" post I'm replying to. I'm very very busy cleaning up my mailbox with all the notifications from this thread :-))

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Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259135 More actions · Answer 12

Jim Murphy (11/4/2011)
Jack Corbett (10/1/2011)
Hey guys I got some really cool news today. I was awarded MVP status!
Congratulations Jack! I am very happy to see your award. Just keep on helping the community as you have been.

Congrats as well!

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 13

Koen Verbeeck (11/7/2011)
Stefan Krzywicki (11/3/2011)
Anyone know a good source for on-line SSIS help?
I'm having a problem with the speed of my main SSIS load package and would love to find out what I'm doing wrong or how to improve the speed. There don't seem to be many SSIS experts here, though we're rife with nearly every other kind of SQL Server expert. Or am I just posting in the wrong area?
You are just posting in the wrong area 😀
I monitor only the SSIS forums here for SSIS questions 🙂
(yes, that was an "old" post I'm replying to. I'm very very busy cleaning up my mailbox with all the notifications from this thread :-))

But there isn't a 2008 SSIS forum!

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 14

Anybody else going to SQLInspire in NYC?

It dawned on me that I have to fly 2000 miles east just to connect with Steve who is only 400 Miles East.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259135 More actions · Answer 15

Stefan Krzywicki (11/7/2011)
But there isn't a 2008 SSIS forum!

No, but there is a general SSIS forum in the Data Warehouse section 🙂

(to be honest, that forum is not used frequently. The SSIS 2005 is the most active one, even for 2008 questions)

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