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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398882 More actions · Answer 1

WayneS (8/2/2012)
I was checking SQLSat156 (Providence, RI) to see if the speakers had been selected yet, and I count 5 Threadizens that have submitted for it. Sure would be nice if all of us get selected.

don't quote me, but I think everyone who submitted will likely get selected.

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Grant Fritchey (8/3/2012)
don't quote me

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Ron McCullough SSC Guru Points: 63877 More actions · Answer 3

WayneS
I was checking SQLSat156 (Providence, RI) to see if the speakers had been selected yet, and I count 5 Threadizens that have submitted for it. Sure would be nice if all of us get selected.

Did a quick check a few minutes ago and found the following scheduled for at least 1 presentation,. So would say you will meet

Jason Brimhall, Grant Fritchey,Jeff Moden and Jack Corbett

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Ron

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bitbucket-25253 (8/3/2012)
WayneS
I was checking SQLSat156 (Providence, RI) to see if the speakers had been selected yet, and I count 5 Threadizens that have submitted for it. Sure would be nice if all of us get selected.
Did a quick check a few minutes ago and found the following scheduled for at least 1 presentation,. So would say you will meet
Jason Brimhall, Grant Fritchey,Jeff Moden and Jack Corbett

If anyone's interested, I started a general SQL Saturday thread over here . . .

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 5

Philisophical SQL Server question

One big SSIS package with calls to sps in addition to the SSIS tasks

or lots of little SSIS packages grouped into a job with the sps as steps in the job?

There's pros & cons to both and I can't decide.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 6

Added my note to the SQLSat thread.

I'd like to do more, but with 6 SQL in the City dates + Connections, rather booked up for a few months.

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 7

bitbucket-25253 (8/3/2012)
WayneS
I was checking SQLSat156 (Providence, RI) to see if the speakers had been selected yet, and I count 5 Threadizens that have submitted for it. Sure would be nice if all of us get selected.
Did a quick check a few minutes ago and found the following scheduled for at least 1 presentation,. So would say you will meet
Jason Brimhall, Grant Fritchey,Jeff Moden and Jack Corbett

Cool! Looking forward to a nice lunch with the gang then.

Wayne
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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173061 More actions · Answer 8

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (8/2/2012)
Just a quick reminder here to everyone. This is a public forum, so the things you post are tied to you and available for everyone to see.
Just like an email, think before you post too emotionally. It reflects on you.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 9

FYI, since some of you submit questions. I'm no longer accepting images of code.

Please feel free to debate me.

mtillman-921105 SSCertifiable Points: 7156 More actions · Answer 10

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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 11

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (8/3/2012)
FYI, since some of you submit questions. I'm no longer accepting images of code.
Please feel free to debate me.

After making an *** of myself on today's QotD image, I'm not going disagree with you!

Tom

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004340 More actions · Answer 12

Stefan Krzywicki (8/3/2012)
Philisophical SQL Server question
One big SSIS package with calls to sps in addition to the SSIS tasks
or lots of little SSIS packages grouped into a job with the sps as steps in the job?
There's pros & cons to both and I can't decide.

For me, neither. I haven't found a need to use SSIS yet because I can do everything I need to in T-SQL. 🙂

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

Jeff Moden (8/3/2012)
Stefan Krzywicki (8/3/2012)
Philisophical SQL Server question
One big SSIS package with calls to sps in addition to the SSIS tasks
or lots of little SSIS packages grouped into a job with the sps as steps in the job?
There's pros & cons to both and I can't decide.
For me, neither. I haven't found a need to use SSIS yet because I can do everything I need to in T-SQL. 🙂

Well : -P to you then. 🙂

I find importing files much easier in SSIS. A few other things are easier there too. Not that they can't be done in T-SQL, they're just either a little faster or easier in SSIS.

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Ron McCullough SSC Guru Points: 63877 More actions · Answer 14

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (8/3/2012)
FYI, since some of you submit questions. I'm no longer accepting images of code.
Please feel free to debate me.

A. I consider the QOD as a teaching exercise, and/or a test of past learning.

B. No more images makes the QOD a copy and paste exercise, for far too many people, who value the point more then they value what they could have learned.

C. Note how masses scream when they believe an answer is wrong. One reads nothing but "gimmie my points".

D. As if you did not have enough to do.. rewrite your original article on the QOD, omitting most of the history of how it evolved, but add emphasis that is is a LEARNING TOOL[/B], but errors may occur for we all are but human. And suck it up, no points will be awarded after the fact and yes who said life is fair, but that is the way it is and the way it wil be in the future

E. Add a new rule for submittal, if the author elects to use an image, and there is an error in the image of the code and that error negates what the author has said is the correct answer or answers, then the submitter will have not less than 100 points deducted from their over all total point score. Thus putting the burden of submitting a valid QOD on the back of the individual submitting the QOD for publication.

Anyone else care to join the debate ?

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Ron

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 15

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (8/3/2012)
FYI, since some of you submit questions. I'm no longer accepting images of code.
Please feel free to debate me.

First, I agree with A-D of what Ron said. (haven't thought E through enough to decide yet).

However: the only reason that I can see to NOT accept images is to make the QotD's easier to pre-validate the answers prior to publishing. If this is the plan (either by yourself or with a team), then I fully support this.

I'm curious... how many Threadizens here would be interested in forming a QotD team to verify the questions? I'm thinking that if we can get 10 folks, that would be one question every 2 weeks. 22 folks would be about one per month. Who would be willing to commit to this? Maybe commit for a six month period?

I know that Steve has had problems with such a group in the past... initially several enthusiastic folks, then it quickly dwindles to just a few. I'm looking for people that would seriously commit to this. But I also want to get enough folks that it doesn't become a burden on them. Reviewing 1 or 2 questions a month seems like a decent number for me.

(Steve: maybe on the question, put a "Question verified by ..."?)

I would commit to being on such a group. Any others?

Edit: Steve, I would not schedule any QotD for publication until it has been approved by the verifier. That way, things do not become pressure filled on the reviewer to get something done by a certain date.

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