Are the posted questions getting worse?

  • Have a pleasant stay in Afghanistan Lynn

  • Lynn Pettis (6/14/2013)


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    I am officially going to Afghanistan!

    I leave for IRDO at Camp Atterbury in Indiana on Sunday, June 23rd. All should go well there with me leaving there on Friday, June 28th to go to theater via Kuwait. I should arrive in Afghanistan on or about July 2nd!

    Please take care of the TitD and the Guard Hippo in my absence.

    Depending on the reliability of the Internet connection there I will try to make visits here.

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    Oh my! And I understand you're looking forward to getting extended to 12 months. It must be an awesome gig.

    Be safe, ol' friend.

    --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
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

  • Lynn Pettis (6/14/2013)


    ***************************************************

    I am officially going to Afghanistan!

    I leave for IRDO at Camp Atterbury in Indiana on Sunday, June 23rd. All should go well there with me leaving there on Friday, June 28th to go to theater via Kuwait. I should arrive in Afghanistan on or about July 2nd!

    Please take care of the TitD and the Guard Hippo in my absence.

    Depending on the reliability of the Internet connection there I will try to make visits here.

    ***************************************************

    Best of luck. Stay safe. Well, as safe as you can.

    "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
    - Theodore Roosevelt

    Author of:
    SQL Server Execution Plans
    SQL Server Query Performance Tuning

  • Lynn Pettis (6/14/2013)


    ***************************************************

    I am officially going to Afghanistan!

    I leave for IRDO at Camp Atterbury in Indiana on Sunday, June 23rd. All should go well there with me leaving there on Friday, June 28th to go to theater via Kuwait. I should arrive in Afghanistan on or about July 2nd!

    Please take care of the TitD and the Guard Hippo in my absence.

    Depending on the reliability of the Internet connection there I will try to make visits here.

    ***************************************************

    Be safe, Lynn.

    Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

  • The Dixie Flatline (6/14/2013)


    Brandie Tarvin (6/14/2013)


    jcrawf02 (6/14/2013)


    SQLRNNR (6/13/2013)


    Chad Crawford (6/13/2013)


    The Dixie Flatline (6/13/2013)


    I will explain...

    No, to explain will take too long. I will sum up.

    The Doctor is on first.

    The enemy's gate is down.

    You'll have to sum up with the Inigo Montoya t-shirt

    I still need to watch that movie start to end some day. Bought it just for that purpose.

    How can you not have seen that movie start to end? Wait - do you have six fingers!?

    Or maybe he's just a Scicilian trying to beat you in a game of wits?

    You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line"! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha...

    My favorite line of that came from a Star Trek Book. "You fell for one of the classic blunders, The most famous of which is "Never get involved in a war on Vulcan", but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go against a Ferengi when Money's on the line!".

    Spoken by the original Grand Nagus himself...

  • Lynn Pettis (6/14/2013)


    ***************************************************

    I am officially going to Afghanistan!

    I leave for IRDO at Camp Atterbury in Indiana on Sunday, June 23rd. All should go well there with me leaving there on Friday, June 28th to go to theater via Kuwait. I should arrive in Afghanistan on or about July 2nd!

    Please take care of the TitD and the Guard Hippo in my absence.

    Depending on the reliability of the Internet connection there I will try to make visits here.

    ***************************************************

    Hey buddy, be safe and prayers sent your way.

  • Jan Van der Eecken (6/14/2013)


    dwain.c (6/13/2013)


    Sean Lange (6/13/2013)


    WayneS (6/13/2013)


    dwain.c (6/12/2013)


    I can only imagine what it must be like to have SQL Server running in some non-English language. MS probably translated the obtuse into the indecipherable.

    Maybe the error messages are perfect in other languages, and it's only when in English that they become so obtuse.

    That makes a lot of sense. It does seem like some of the error messages where written in Swahili first and then translated to English by a non-native speaker. 🙂

    More likely the base language is Klingon.

    BTW, Sean, it is called kiSwahili. You'd come across as quite rude if you call it Swahili. Just had to mention it in case you ever make it to Kenya or Tanzania.

    Thanks for clarifying. Being an ugly American I am sure I would come across as rude for something. 😀

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    Need help? Help us help you.

    Read the article at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/ for best practices on asking questions.

    Need to split a string? Try Jeff Modens splitter http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Tally+Table/72993/.

    Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 1 – Converting Rows to Columns - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/T-SQL/63681/
    Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 2 - Dynamic Cross Tabs - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Crosstab/65048/
    Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 1) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69953/
    Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 2) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69954/

  • jcrawf02 (6/14/2013)


    SQLRNNR (6/13/2013)


    Chad Crawford (6/13/2013)


    The Dixie Flatline (6/13/2013)


    I will explain...

    No, to explain will take too long. I will sum up.

    The Doctor is on first.

    The enemy's gate is down.

    You'll have to sum up with the Inigo Montoya t-shirt

    I still need to watch that movie start to end some day. Bought it just for that purpose.

    How can you not have seen that movie start to end? Wait - do you have six fingers!?

    My thoughts exactly!!! That movie is so good that my father in law actually quoted the entire "Mawwiage is wot bwings us togeder tuday" scene at my rehearsal dinner.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbqv3MwwVd8

    _______________________________________________________________

    Need help? Help us help you.

    Read the article at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/ for best practices on asking questions.

    Need to split a string? Try Jeff Modens splitter http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Tally+Table/72993/.

    Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 1 – Converting Rows to Columns - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/T-SQL/63681/
    Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 2 - Dynamic Cross Tabs - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Crosstab/65048/
    Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 1) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69953/
    Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 2) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69954/

  • Lynn Pettis (6/14/2013)


    ***************************************************

    I am officially going to Afghanistan!

    I leave for IRDO at Camp Atterbury in Indiana on Sunday, June 23rd. All should go well there with me leaving there on Friday, June 28th to go to theater via Kuwait. I should arrive in Afghanistan on or about July 2nd!

    Please take care of the TitD and the Guard Hippo in my absence.

    Depending on the reliability of the Internet connection there I will try to make visits here.

    ***************************************************

    Be safe!!! Stop by and let us know how things are going if you are able.

    _______________________________________________________________

    Need help? Help us help you.

    Read the article at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/ for best practices on asking questions.

    Need to split a string? Try Jeff Modens splitter http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Tally+Table/72993/.

    Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 1 – Converting Rows to Columns - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/T-SQL/63681/
    Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 2 - Dynamic Cross Tabs - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Crosstab/65048/
    Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 1) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69953/
    Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 2) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69954/

  • The Dixie Flatline (6/14/2013)


    Brandie Tarvin (6/14/2013)


    jcrawf02 (6/14/2013)


    SQLRNNR (6/13/2013)


    Chad Crawford (6/13/2013)


    The Dixie Flatline (6/13/2013)


    I will explain...

    No, to explain will take too long. I will sum up.

    The Doctor is on first.

    The enemy's gate is down.

    You'll have to sum up with the Inigo Montoya t-shirt

    I still need to watch that movie start to end some day. Bought it just for that purpose.

    How can you not have seen that movie start to end? Wait - do you have six fingers!?

    Or maybe he's just a Scicilian trying to beat you in a game of wits?

    You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line"! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha...

    Why do I get the feeling that this is actually the right number of laughs...

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    How best to post your question[/url]
    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."

  • Sean Lange (6/17/2013)


    jcrawf02 (6/14/2013)


    SQLRNNR (6/13/2013)


    Chad Crawford (6/13/2013)


    The Dixie Flatline (6/13/2013)


    I will explain...

    No, to explain will take too long. I will sum up.

    The Doctor is on first.

    The enemy's gate is down.

    You'll have to sum up with the Inigo Montoya t-shirt

    I still need to watch that movie start to end some day. Bought it just for that purpose.

    How can you not have seen that movie start to end? Wait - do you have six fingers!?

    My thoughts exactly!!! That movie is so good that my father in law actually quoted the entire "Mawwiage is wot bwings us togeder tuday" scene at my rehearsal dinner.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbqv3MwwVd8

    I was in a brass quintet that one of the local churches hired to do the music for their first communion, and when the priest started talking, he sounded *exactly* like that. We almost got fired, we were laughing so hard...they really should have warned us...

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    How best to post your question[/url]
    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."

  • Sean Lange (6/17/2013)


    Lynn Pettis (6/14/2013)


    ***************************************************

    I am officially going to Afghanistan!

    I leave for IRDO at Camp Atterbury in Indiana on Sunday, June 23rd. All should go well there with me leaving there on Friday, June 28th to go to theater via Kuwait. I should arrive in Afghanistan on or about July 2nd!

    Please take care of the TitD and the Guard Hippo in my absence.

    Depending on the reliability of the Internet connection there I will try to make visits here.

    ***************************************************

    Be safe!!! Stop by and let us know how things are going if you are able.

    Thirteen-ded, or however many that makes. Wish you the best, and safety to all serving over there.

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    How best to post your question[/url]
    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."

  • This week is the first SQL in the City of 2013. Anyone coming?

  • Steve Jones - SSC Editor (6/17/2013)


    This week is the first SQL in the City of 2013. Anyone coming?

    In Denver, I take it?

    No. Can't travel that far on this short notice. Plus other travel plans this summer.

    Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

  • Steve Jones - SSC Editor (6/17/2013)


    This week is the first SQL in the City of 2013. Anyone coming?

    It slipped my attention that it was in London this week and it appears I've missed the boat. I've added myself to the waiting list just in case!

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