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Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182911 More actions · Answer 1

jcrawf02 (6/30/2014)
[music]Jeff sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake....[/music]

...he's reading all your posts

and counting your mistakes

so you better...

😎

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 2

David Burrows (6/30/2014)
SQLRNNR (6/30/2014)
David gave him most of the answer already but he didn't try to do anything with it other than say it doesn't work.
Actually Lynn's solution looked like my first attempt which I deleted as it did not seem to fit the OP's requirements.
Go figure 😀

That's just too funny.:hehe:

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 3

SQLRNNR (6/30/2014)
David Burrows (6/30/2014)
SQLRNNR (6/30/2014)
David gave him most of the answer already but he didn't try to do anything with it other than say it doesn't work.
Actually Lynn's solution looked like my first attempt which I deleted as it did not seem to fit the OP's requirements.
Go figure 😀
That's just too funny.:hehe:

Sounds like test taking, sometimes you just have to go with your gut instincts from the start. David's solution gave me the starting point for mine.

Evil Kraig F SSC Guru Points: 100851 More actions · Answer 4

SQLRNNR (6/30/2014)
Lynn Pettis (6/29/2014)
Koen Verbeeck (6/29/2014)
Lynn Pettis (6/28/2014)
It is scary how people manage to get into working with databases and then expect others to bail them out when they are in over their head.
And the begging and whining for help just makes it worse.
Don't you find this daily on the site?
Some are worse than others. How about three posts in a row from the OP begging for help? I mean, really? Still makes me wonder how they got their job in the first place.
Yeah that was a bit excessive. To boot, he had a duplicate thread claiming he would get fired if somebody didn't give him the answer.

Is it bad of me that my initial reaction is "Good!"? I've learned to just close those posts when I open them and see that instead of chewing on the poster, but I laugh while I walk away.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004343 More actions · Answer 5

Eirikur Eiriksson (6/30/2014)
jcrawf02 (6/30/2014)
[music]Jeff sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake....[/music]
...he's reading all your posts
and counting your mistakes
so you better...
😎

... sooooo, throw the packages out,

you really should try...

B-C-P is the route

and I'm telling you why,

File imports just are^n't... that hard. 😛

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David Burrows SSC Guru Points: 65142 More actions · Answer 6

Jeff Moden (6/30/2014)
Eirikur Eiriksson (6/30/2014)
jcrawf02 (6/30/2014)
[music]Jeff sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake....[/music]
...he's reading all your posts
and counting your mistakes
so you better...
😎
... sooooo, throw the packages out,
you really should try...
B-C-P is the route
and I'm telling you why,
File imports just are^n't... that hard. 😛

Oh! Nooooooooo!

Now it's Jeff "The Ditty" Moden

😛 :hehe:

Far away is close at hand in the images of elsewhere.
Anon.

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 7

SQLRNNR (6/30/2014)
Lynn Pettis (6/29/2014)
Koen Verbeeck (6/29/2014)
Lynn Pettis (6/28/2014)
It is scary how people manage to get into working with databases and then expect others to bail them out when they are in over their head.
And the begging and whining for help just makes it worse.
Don't you find this daily on the site?
Some are worse than others. How about three posts in a row from the OP begging for help? I mean, really? Still makes me wonder how they got their job in the first place.
Yeah that was a bit excessive. To boot, he had a duplicate thread claiming he would get fired if somebody didn't give him the answer.

I love it when we don't have to do the actual weeding out. Bad news is that he will be on the market... but now as a senior dba.:sick:

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 8

Jeff Moden (6/30/2014)
Eirikur Eiriksson (6/30/2014)
jcrawf02 (6/30/2014)
[music]Jeff sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake....[/music]
...he's reading all your posts
and counting your mistakes
so you better...
😎
... sooooo, throw the packages out,
you really should try...
B-C-P is the route
and I'm telling you why,
File imports just are^n't... that hard. 😛

Funny, first pass through that ditty I read

Bile Imports...

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
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 9

SQLRNNR (7/1/2014)
Jeff Moden (6/30/2014)
Eirikur Eiriksson (6/30/2014)
jcrawf02 (6/30/2014)
[music]Jeff sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake....[/music]
...he's reading all your posts
and counting your mistakes
so you better...
😎
... sooooo, throw the packages out,
you really should try...
B-C-P is the route
and I'm telling you why,
File imports just are^n't... that hard. 😛
Funny, first pass through that ditty I read
Bile Imports...

:sick::rolleyes:

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

Jo Pattyn SSC-Dedicated Points: 32347 More actions · Answer 10

Funny! :w00t:

Anyway the Belgium Red Devils got past the USA soccer team after a thrilling match.

Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182911 More actions · Answer 11

WayneS (7/1/2014)
SQLRNNR (7/1/2014)
Jeff Moden (6/30/2014)
Eirikur Eiriksson (6/30/2014)
jcrawf02 (6/30/2014)
[music]Jeff sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake....[/music]
...he's reading all your posts
and counting your mistakes
so you better...
😎
... sooooo, throw the packages out,
you really should try...
B-C-P is the route
and I'm telling you why,
File imports just are^n't... that hard. 😛
Funny, first pass through that ditty I read
Bile Imports...
:sick::rolleyes:

Bitter taste (no pun intended, laughing my head off)

😎

Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182911 More actions · Answer 12

Jeff Moden (6/30/2014)
Eirikur Eiriksson (6/30/2014)
jcrawf02 (6/30/2014)
[music]Jeff sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake....[/music]
...he's reading all your posts
and counting your mistakes
so you better...
😎
... sooooo, throw the packages out,
you really should try...
B-C-P is the route
and I'm telling you why,
File imports just are^n't... that hard. 😛

Serves me right, had to upgrade an old ETL process this week, the thing I kept was the Before Christ Part ( bcp)

😎

Koen Verbeeck SSC Guru Points: 259105 More actions · Answer 13

Jo Pattyn (7/1/2014)
Funny! :w00t:
Anyway the Belgium Red Devils got past the USA soccer team after a thrilling match.

It was an awesome game.

The US team (actually just the goalkeeper ;-)) put up quite a fight.

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Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 14

Koen Verbeeck (7/2/2014)
Jo Pattyn (7/1/2014)
Funny! :w00t:
Anyway the Belgium Red Devils got past the USA soccer team after a thrilling match.
It was an awesome game.
The US team (actually just the goalkeeper ;-)) put up quite a fight.

Don't forget Green! Not his fault he was only in for 13 minutes. That was the most exciting goal I've ever seen.

I think the coach was too defensive-minded.

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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 15

Jo Pattyn (7/1/2014)
Anyway the Belgium Red Devils got past the USA soccer team after a thrilling match.

Was a great game. Thought the US was going to pull off a shocker late goal to send it to penalties. :angry:

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