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Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 1

Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
Again...
AAARRARARRGGGGHHHH!!!
Sometimes, I just wonder why any of us even try. Reams of good advice from multiple people. All of it ignored. Apply a random query hint. Things are a little better. WIN!

That's the difference between wanting to understand the problem and fix it versus wanting to apply a band aid so it'll go away for now.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004356 More actions · Answer 2

Ed Wagner (5/20/2015)
Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
Again...
AAARRARARRGGGGHHHH!!!
Sometimes, I just wonder why any of us even try. Reams of good advice from multiple people. All of it ignored. Apply a random query hint. Things are a little better. WIN!
That's the difference between wanting to understand the problem and fix it versus wanting to apply a band aid so it'll go away for now.

Heh... there's a recent article on Simple-Talk that said "there are no idiot developers". They said that they're just "ignorant" (as in uninformed). This is positive proof that's incorrect. 🙂

--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)

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004356 More actions · Answer 3

Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
Ed Wagner (5/20/2015)
Brandie Tarvin (5/20/2015)
Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHGHGHGHGHGHGH!!!!
Dare we ask?
How about a link? You're normally so patient that it ought to be good. 😛
We've been beating this person about the face & neck over several days. Little is getting through.

What's his name? Celko? 😀

--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)

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 4

Ed Wagner (5/20/2015)
Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
Again...
AAARRARARRGGGGHHHH!!!
Sometimes, I just wonder why any of us even try. Reams of good advice from multiple people. All of it ignored. Apply a random query hint. Things are a little better. WIN!
That's the difference between wanting to understand the problem and fix it versus wanting to apply a band aid so it'll go away for now.

Please rip that band-aid off slowly.

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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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173068 More actions · Answer 5

Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
Again...
AAARRARARRGGGGHHHH!!!
Sometimes, I just wonder why any of us even try. Reams of good advice from multiple people. All of it ignored. Apply a random query hint. Things are a little better. WIN!

The reason people like you try is for people like me who went into this knowing nothing and using your answers to add to my body of knowledge so that years later, I could pretend I was good enough to be a people like you.

Just sayin'.

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.

Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 6

Brandie Tarvin (5/20/2015)
Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
Again...
AAARRARARRGGGGHHHH!!!
Sometimes, I just wonder why any of us even try. Reams of good advice from multiple people. All of it ignored. Apply a random query hint. Things are a little better. WIN!
The reason people like you try is for people like me who went into this knowing nothing and using your answers to add to my body of knowledge so that years later, I could pretend I was good enough to be a people like you.
Just sayin'.

Same here.:-)

Luis C.
General Disclaimer:
Are you seriously taking the advice and code from someone from the internet without testing it? Do you at least understand it? Or can it easily kill your server?

How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help: Option 1 / Option 2

Jason A. Long SSC-Insane Points: 23786 More actions · Answer 7

Brandie Tarvin (5/20/2015)
Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
Again...
AAARRARARRGGGGHHHH!!!
Sometimes, I just wonder why any of us even try. Reams of good advice from multiple people. All of it ignored. Apply a random query hint. Things are a little better. WIN!
The reason people like you try is for people like me who went into this knowing nothing and using your answers to add to my body of knowledge so that years later, I could pretend I was good enough to be a people like you.
Just sayin'.

+1,000,000

That... What she said!

Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182912 More actions · Answer 8

Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHGHGHGHGHGHGH!!!!

I could see this one coming miles away, surprised how long it took.

😎

Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182912 More actions · Answer 9

Jeff Moden (5/20/2015)
Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
Ed Wagner (5/20/2015)
Brandie Tarvin (5/20/2015)
Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHGHGHGHGHGHGH!!!!
Dare we ask?
How about a link? You're normally so patient that it ought to be good. 😛
We've been beating this person about the face & neck over several days. Little is getting through.
What's his name? Celko? 😀

Nah, with JC it doesn't take this long

😎

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 10

Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
Again...
AAARRARARRGGGGHHHH!!!
Sometimes, I just wonder why any of us even try. Reams of good advice from multiple people. All of it ignored. Apply a random query hint. Things are a little better. WIN!

Is that the one who's allergic to reading a book?

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

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 11

GilaMonster (5/20/2015)
Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
Again...
AAARRARARRGGGGHHHH!!!
Sometimes, I just wonder why any of us even try. Reams of good advice from multiple people. All of it ignored. Apply a random query hint. Things are a little better. WIN!
Is that the one who's allergic to reading a book?

Should there be a RTFB comment?

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

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 12

Eirikur Eiriksson (5/20/2015)
Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHGHGHGHGHGHGH!!!!
I could see this one coming miles away, surprised how long it took.
😎

If it's the one I'm thinking of, I hit that stage this morning, but didn't have time to post a detailed reply.

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

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182912 More actions · Answer 13

SQLRNNR (5/20/2015)
GilaMonster (5/20/2015)
Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
Again...
AAARRARARRGGGGHHHH!!!
Sometimes, I just wonder why any of us even try. Reams of good advice from multiple people. All of it ignored. Apply a random query hint. Things are a little better. WIN!
Is that the one who's allergic to reading a book?
Should there be a RTFB comment?

Can't help reading this as ReTire For (the) Benefits (of humanity)

😎

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 14

Eirikur Eiriksson (5/20/2015)
SQLRNNR (5/20/2015)
GilaMonster (5/20/2015)
Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
Again...
AAARRARARRGGGGHHHH!!!
Sometimes, I just wonder why any of us even try. Reams of good advice from multiple people. All of it ignored. Apply a random query hint. Things are a little better. WIN!
Is that the one who's allergic to reading a book?
Should there be a RTFB comment?
Can't help reading this as ReTire For (the) Benefits (of humanity)
😎

Read The F Book

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

Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 15

Eirikur Eiriksson (5/20/2015)
SQLRNNR (5/20/2015)
GilaMonster (5/20/2015)
Grant Fritchey (5/20/2015)
Again...
AAARRARARRGGGGHHHH!!!
Sometimes, I just wonder why any of us even try. Reams of good advice from multiple people. All of it ignored. Apply a random query hint. Things are a little better. WIN!
Is that the one who's allergic to reading a book?
Should there be a RTFB comment?
Can't help reading this as ReTire For (the) Benefits (of humanity)
😎

That reminds me of the famous RTFM directive, popularized years ago. The document I had was in the classical MSDN format with links to the suicide ~~prevention~~ hotline, directions on how to quit your job and basic instructions on how to breathe.

I know telling someone that won't help because people won't do it. It didn't help much back then and it helps even less now. I think people have gotten lazier over time.

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