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EL Jerry SSCertifiable Points: 7063 More actions · Answer 1

Congratulations, Gail.

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Chad Crawford SSChampion Points: 11610 More actions · Answer 2

Congratulations!

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 3

Woo-hoo!!!

Dwain Camps SSC Guru Points: 86958 More actions · Answer 4

Heartiest of congratulations Gail!

Where's the party?

We could do it in Bangkok if you wanna come over. 😛

My mantra: No loops! No CURSORs! No RBAR! Hoo-uh![/I]
My thought question: Have you ever been told that your query runs too fast?

My advice:
INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?
The path of least resistance can be a slippery slope. Take care that fixing your fixes of fixes doesn't snowball and end up costing you more than fixing the root cause would have in the first place.

Need to UNPIVOT? Why not CROSS APPLY VALUES instead?[/url]
Since random numbers are too important to be left to chance, let's generate some![/url]
Learn to understand recursive CTEs by example.[/url]
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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 5

Well done, Gail.

Paul White
SQLPerformance.com
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Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259115 More actions · Answer 6

Congrats and well-deserved!

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Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259115 More actions · Answer 7

Here you go:

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1323601-1292-1.aspx#bm1324127

I thought it was helpful.

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

Wow, and the world didn't come to an end either.

rodjkidd SSCoach Points: 15916 More actions · Answer 9

rodjkidd

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July 4, 2012 at 1:59 am

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Congratulations Gail, well done 😀

Rodders...

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 10

Fantastic! Well done Gail.

^{“Write the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw}

For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

spaghettidba SSC Guru Points: 105732 More actions · Answer 11

Great news! Congratulations!

Well, you didn't need a certification to prove your skills, but sure it won't hurt.

Great job! Well done!

-- Gianluca Sartori

Gazareth One Orange Chip Points: 27737 More actions · Answer 12

Congratulations Gail!

For some reason, I kinda assumed you already were! 🙂

Jo Pattyn SSC-Dedicated Points: 32348 More actions · Answer 13

Jo Pattyn

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July 4, 2012 at 5:58 am

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congratulations

Jan Van der Eecken SSCrazy Eights Points: 9029 More actions · Answer 14

Magnificent, Gail! Have a good party tonight!

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Dwain Camps SSC Guru Points: 86958 More actions · Answer 15

OMG! A compliment from CELKO!

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1324123-3122-2.aspx#bm1325103

I must have misread it.

My mantra: No loops! No CURSORs! No RBAR! Hoo-uh![/I]
My thought question: Have you ever been told that your query runs too fast?

My advice:
INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?
The path of least resistance can be a slippery slope. Take care that fixing your fixes of fixes doesn't snowball and end up costing you more than fixing the root cause would have in the first place.

Need to UNPIVOT? Why not CROSS APPLY VALUES instead?[/url]
Since random numbers are too important to be left to chance, let's generate some![/url]
Learn to understand recursive CTEs by example.[/url]
[url url=http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/St