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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004340 More actions · Answer 1

([font="Arial Black"]Be careful folks... [/font]if you're easily offended, there are some places on the referenced sight below that will knock your socks off.)

Heh... Not sure how I got to the page, but I was doing some research for an article and ended up at the following...

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=noob

... thought the definition was particularly appropriate for some of the things we've seen on this and other forums. 😛

--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.

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 2

Nice reference, maybe that should be in the description for the Newbies forum.

I bemoan that SSIS made semi-simple transforms much more complex. For things slightly beyond the wizards. I thought DTS made it easy to move data in and out of SQL Server and use T-SQL to clean things up. Now SSIS is much more complicated, which is good in that it has great capabilities, bad in that it leaves many DBAs scratching their heads about how to build packages. I wish there were still a decent low-end version that avoided some of the SSIS complexity.

Michael Earl-395764 SSC Guru Points: 53873 More actions · Answer 3

Eric Klovning posted a great response in this thread:

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic629445-145-1.aspx

It was a link to:

http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=free+open+source+sql+schema+diff+tool

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 4

That was funny.

Linking to google might be a good way to answer a few of these questions.

Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 5

Michael Earl (1/5/2009)
Eric Klovning posted a great response in this thread:
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic629445-145-1.aspx
It was a link to:
http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=free+open+source+sql+schema+diff+tool

I saw this one too, and will probably start using it regularly with a comment like, "If you have any questions about what you find feel free to ask."

Jack Corbett
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Michael Earl-395764 SSC Guru Points: 53873 More actions · Answer 6

I used to link to google now and then, but that link makes the point much better so I am going to have to use it.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 7

Michael Earl (1/5/2009)
I used to link to google now and then, but that link makes the point much better so I am going to have to use it.

Likewise. 😎 :hehe:

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

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398882 More actions · Answer 8

Michael Earl (1/5/2009)
Eric Klovning posted a great response in this thread:
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic629445-145-1.aspx
It was a link to:
http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=free+open+source+sql+schema+diff+tool

That gave me a really good laugh first thing this morning. I think that's a pretty useful tool, if you don't mind a bit of saracasm.

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

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RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 9

Michael Earl (1/5/2009)
Eric Klovning posted a great response in this thread:
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic629445-145-1.aspx
It was a link to:
http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=free+open+source+sql+schema+diff+tool

ROTFLMAO! :w00t:

OMG, that is funny! I am going to have send that to my kids everytime they ask me one of those JFGI questions.

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398882 More actions · Answer 10

URGENT!

How do you pick indexes... Oh lordy

http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic630357-360-1.aspx

"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

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 11

Grant Fritchey (1/6/2009)
URGENT!
How do you pick indexes... Oh lordy

I recommend a 20-sided dice.

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

Michael Earl-395764 SSC Guru Points: 53873 More actions · Answer 12

I close my eyes and throw darts.

I went through three monitors last month.

Ninja's_RGR'us SSC Guru Points: 294069 More actions · Answer 13

Michael Earl (1/6/2009)
I close my eyes and throw darts.
I went through three monitors last month.

LAMOROTF, can't wait to see that on youtube :D.

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 14

GilaMonster (1/6/2009)
Grant Fritchey (1/6/2009)
URGENT!
How do you pick indexes... Oh lordy
I recommend a 20-sided dice.

Six is sufficient...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dice_Man

^{“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

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 15

Chris Morris (1/6/2009)
GilaMonster (1/6/2009)
Grant Fritchey (1/6/2009)
URGENT!
How do you pick indexes... Oh lordy
I recommend a 20-sided dice.
Six is sufficient...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dice_Man

It depends, you may actually need two 20-sided dice (each value only 0-9).