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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736494 More actions · Answer 1

jasona.work (1/30/2013)
BrainDonor (1/30/2013)
http://xkcd.com/1166/
They have no idea what a never-ending thread really is...
Heh. Another forum I'm on (game related) had a "never ending thread" that got up into the 10s' of thousands of posts. Which then started crashing the forum software, in part because they also allowed people to attach images...
Now, you want a topic that would *really* generate some responses, start a Star Trek vs Star Wars topic, or go into an RPG forum and start discussing the merits of one edition of game rules vs another edition of the same (Say AD&D v2 vs AD&D v4)
😀

FYI, we have strained this software at times. In talking to the vendor, we are by far their largest customer, and this was a very popular forum software when we had it. We are thinking of writing our own since there isn't much that can handle this scale.

jasona.work SSC Guru Points: 50118 More actions · Answer 2

So, on a big day for me, where I need to go about 10-15 miles for a certification exam, then back the same to meet with some people, then another couple miles to visit the local PD for a fingerprinting, the weather decides to drop about 2" of snow on us...

What fun...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736494 More actions · Answer 3

Stefan Krzywicki (1/31/2013)
Brandie Tarvin (1/31/2013)
And now, if you don't mind, a WOOT of my own.
Penumbra eMag's Bradbury issue got a fantastic review. I selected the 9 finalist stories that got weeded down by the EIC. http://www.tangentonline.com/e-market-monthly-reviewsmenu-265/penumbra/2044-penumbra-16-january-2013
BOUNCY
Excellent! Congratulations!

+1, Congrats.

EL Jerry SSCertifiable Points: 7063 More actions · Answer 4

Congratulations to Chad and Brandie on their achievements.

Saludos,

"El" Jerry.

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 5

Lynn Pettis

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January 31, 2013 at 10:21 pm

#1583262

Could use a little advice here.

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004412 More actions · Answer 6

jasona.work (1/31/2013)
Jeff Moden (1/30/2013)Detroit? Do you attend the local PASS meetings? Do I know you and am just missing the connection?
I've not (yet) attended any of the local UGs, although I've been planning to.
I am planning to attend the SQL Saturday in March over at LTU though.
My first SQL Saturday!
You know, it's also amusing, you're the second person to ask me if I've attended UGs in the area recently!
Jason

I'll definitely be at that SQL Saturday. Look for the white haired/bearded ol' fart with the Santa-look-alike belly and wire rim glasses and the booming voice!

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
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adelali Grasshopper Points: 19 More actions · Answer 7

jcrawf02 (4/11/2012)
GilaMonster (4/10/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (4/10/2012)
Oddly enough, that captcha came up when I was doing something at one of my writer association sites.
On that point, do you have any sites/apps that you can get a writing practice topic or starting scene or similar each day? I had a site a while back, but it disappeared.
and I thought that was the Today's Random Word thread...

I did!But i used the barcode reader for .net.

Here is the sample code:

using BusinessRefinery.Barcodes.Reader;

// Read a Code 39 barcodes image in C# class

string[] barcodes = BarCodeReader.scanBarCode

(bmp,BusinessRefinery.Barcodes.Reader.BarCodeType.CODE39);

// Read Data Matrix barcodes in C# class

string[] barcodes = BarCodeReader.scanBarCode

(bmp,BusinessRefinery.Barcodes.Reader.BarCodeType.DATAMATRIX);

Feel free to try!

Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259115 More actions · Answer 8

OK, who used the word barcode in The Thread? Now we're being spammed!

Anyway, a hilarious blog post on how to create a file with SQL Server:

Umm....No...that is not how you export a table into a file with SQL Server

Need an answer? No, you need a question
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jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 9

Koen Verbeeck (2/1/2013)
OK, who used the word barcode in The Thread? Now we're being spammed!
Anyway, a hilarious blog post on how to create a file with SQL Server:
Umm....No...that is not how you export a table into a file with SQL Server

Made it look as though I did, although pretty sure I didn't. Wierd thing is, I was just talking about using barcode scanners here at work. They must be monitoring me...

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How best to post your question[/url]
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Jason Wolfkill SSCrazy Eights Points: 9832 More actions · Answer 10

jcrawf02 (2/1/2013)
Koen Verbeeck (2/1/2013)
OK, who used the word barcode in The Thread? Now we're being spammed!
Anyway, a hilarious blog post on how to create a file with SQL Server:
Umm....No...that is not how you export a table into a file with SQL Server
Made it look as though I did, although pretty sure I didn't. Wierd thing is, I was just talking about using barcode scanners here at work. They must be monitoring me...

[Cue "Twilight Zone" music] Doo doo doo doo, doo doo doo doo!

I got really freaked out when I got my first Android phone and Google started suggesting searches I had run on my work computer. I couldn't figure out how Google knew it was me on both the computer and the phone, then I remembered - Google account. Duh! >_<

Jason Wolfkill

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 11

Lynn Pettis

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February 3, 2013 at 5:13 pm

#1583765

Whoo Hooo! DTA to the rescue!!

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 12

Lynn Pettis (2/3/2013)
Whoo Hooo! DTA to the rescue!!

SWEEEEET

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 13

Lynn, you are truly the patron saint of patience.

Oh yeah, and congrats to Chad and Brandie.

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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 14

Can someone capable of spelling VBA maybe take a look here?

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost1416549.aspx

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736494 More actions · Answer 15

I sent this to a few people, but anyone with comments on this platform, please feel free to post them. I've set up a forum here for feedback, comments, discussion, etc.

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1416707-4-1.aspx