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

Anybody out there?

^{“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

Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259105 More actions · Answer 2

ChrisM@Work (12/21/2012)
Anybody out there?

Yes, but I'm very busy fighting off the zombie apocalypse.

Need an answer? No, you need a question
My blog at https://sqlkover.com.
MCSE Business Intelligence - Microsoft Data Platform MVP

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

Koen Verbeeck (12/21/2012)
ChrisM@Work (12/21/2012)
Anybody out there?
Yes, but I'm very busy fighting off the zombie apocalypse.

I thought that big scary yellow thing in the sky was the zombie apocalypse until I remembered seeing it a few years ago during a summer.

^{“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 4

ChrisM@Work (12/21/2012)
Koen Verbeeck (12/21/2012)
ChrisM@Work (12/21/2012)
Anybody out there?
Yes, but I'm very busy fighting off the zombie apocalypse.
I thought that big scary yellow thing in the sky was the zombie apocalypse until I remembered seeing it a few years ago during a summer.

Summer? In the UK?

Are you kidding me? 🙂

-- Gianluca Sartori

Stuart Davies SSCoach Points: 19505 More actions · Answer 5

Gianluca Sartori (12/21/2012)
ChrisM@Work (12/21/2012)
Koen Verbeeck (12/21/2012)
ChrisM@Work (12/21/2012)
Anybody out there?
Yes, but I'm very busy fighting off the zombie apocalypse.
I thought that big scary yellow thing in the sky was the zombie apocalypse until I remembered seeing it a few years ago during a summer.
Summer? In the UK?
Are you kidding me? 🙂

No no - we do have a summer here in the UK.

You can always tell when it is, as the rain is warmer.

-------------------------------Posting Data Etiquette - Jeff Moden [/url]Smart way to ask a question
There are naive questions, tedious questions, ill-phrased questions, questions put after inadequate self-criticism. But every question is a cry to understand (the world). There is no such thing as a dumb question. ― Carl Sagan
I would never join a club that would allow me as a member - Groucho Marx

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 6

Gianluca Sartori (12/21/2012)
ChrisM@Work (12/21/2012)
Koen Verbeeck (12/21/2012)
ChrisM@Work (12/21/2012)
Anybody out there?
Yes, but I'm very busy fighting off the zombie apocalypse.
I thought that big scary yellow thing in the sky was the zombie apocalypse until I remembered seeing it a few years ago during a summer.
Summer? In the UK?
Are you kidding me? 🙂

Yes honest. Our history books don't lie! 1977 was the last one.

^{“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

The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 7

Koen Verbeeck (12/21/2012)
ChrisM@Work (12/21/2012)
Anybody out there?
Yes, but I'm very busy fighting off the zombie apocalypse.

Awwwww.... we didn't get any zombies... just erupting volcanoes and meteor strikes. BORRRRing....

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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736254 More actions · Answer 8

Did the world end and SQLServerCentral make it to heaven? All you here with me?

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 9

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/21/2012)
Did the world end and SQLServerCentral make it to heaven? All you here with me?

Yes it did Steve and you've been a baaad boy or you wouldn't be down here with usssss.....

^{“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

The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 10

In SSC Heaven, all the OPs do proper backups.

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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 11

The Dixie Flatline (12/21/2012)
In SSC Heaven, all the OPs do proper backups.

...And do proper restores.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 12

SQLRNNR (12/21/2012)
The Dixie Flatline (12/21/2012)
In SSC Heaven, all the OPs do proper backups.
...And do proper restores.

And they don't restart their servers to fix data corruption issues.

And they post specific questions with suitable code to reproduce the issue.

And they don't run daily jobs to shrink their database files.

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

Stuart Davies SSCoach Points: 19505 More actions · Answer 13

As it is the last working day of the year for me (and I'm not on call :-D) I'll sign off for the year and wish all of you a safe and Happy Christmas and New Year.

Edited to add:-

Shame SSC doesn't do a 12 days of Christmas like Apple do - otherwise I would be signing back in before my first work day of 2013 - any chance of fixing for next year Steve?

-------------------------------Posting Data Etiquette - Jeff Moden [/url]Smart way to ask a question
There are naive questions, tedious questions, ill-phrased questions, questions put after inadequate self-criticism. But every question is a cry to understand (the world). There is no such thing as a dumb question. ― Carl Sagan
I would never join a club that would allow me as a member - Groucho Marx

The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 14

WayneS (12/21/2012)
SQLRNNR (12/21/2012)
The Dixie Flatline (12/21/2012)
In SSC Heaven, all the OPs do proper backups.
...And do proper restores.
And they don't restart their servers to fix data corruption issues.
And they post specific questions with suitable code to reproduce the issue.
And they don't run daily jobs to shrink their database files.

And they don't ask you to help them get jobs for which they are obviously unqualified.

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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
Stop, children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down. -- Stephen Stills

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 15

The Dixie Flatline (12/21/2012)
WayneS (12/21/2012)
SQLRNNR (12/21/2012)
The Dixie Flatline (12/21/2012)
In SSC Heaven, all the OPs do proper backups.
...And do proper restores.
And they don't restart their servers to fix data corruption issues.
And they post specific questions with suitable code to reproduce the issue.
And they don't run daily jobs to shrink their database files.
And they don't ask you to help them get jobs for which they are obviously unqualified.

And don't ask for braindumps

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events