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Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182901 More actions · Answer 1

Brandie Tarvin (10/27/2016)
BrainDonor (10/27/2016)
Phil Parkin (10/26/2016)
Any clairvoyants here today?
I knew you were going to ask that...
I foresee that question being asked again in the very near future.
😉

Do you see anything on the next Cowboys game? 😀

😎

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173034 More actions · Answer 2

Eirikur Eiriksson (10/27/2016)
Brandie Tarvin (10/27/2016)
BrainDonor (10/27/2016)
Phil Parkin (10/26/2016)
Any clairvoyants here today?
I knew you were going to ask that...
I foresee that question being asked again in the very near future.
😉
Do you see anything on the next Cowboys game? 😀
😎

I foresee feathers. Lots and lots of feathers.

And a few skimpily-clad cheerleaders.

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.

Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182901 More actions · Answer 3

Brandie Tarvin (10/27/2016)
Eirikur Eiriksson (10/27/2016)
Brandie Tarvin (10/27/2016)
BrainDonor (10/27/2016)
Phil Parkin (10/26/2016)
Any clairvoyants here today?
I knew you were going to ask that...
I foresee that question being asked again in the very near future.
😉
Do you see anything on the next Cowboys game? 😀
😎
I foresee feathers. Lots and lots of feathers.
And a few skimpily-clad cheerleaders.

That is absolutely amazing!

😎

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173034 More actions · Answer 4

Eirikur Eiriksson (10/27/2016)
Brandie Tarvin (10/27/2016)
Eirikur Eiriksson (10/27/2016)
Brandie Tarvin (10/27/2016)
BrainDonor (10/27/2016)
Phil Parkin (10/26/2016)
Any clairvoyants here today?
I knew you were going to ask that...
I foresee that question being asked again in the very near future.
😉
Do you see anything on the next Cowboys game? 😀
😎
I foresee feathers. Lots and lots of feathers.
And a few skimpily-clad cheerleaders.
That is absolutely amazing!
😎

I have a gift. @=)

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.

Chad Crawford SSChampion Points: 11610 More actions · Answer 5

Well, the summit has been good to me this year. I participated in many good sessions, including those by Grant, Gail, Wayne and Hugo (you all did GREAT! 6.0/5.0 stars :cool:). If I missed anyone on the thread who presented, let me know - when I get the downloads I plan to watch several that I was not able to attend.

Chad

Hugo Kornelis SSC Guru Points: 64790 More actions · Answer 6

Chad Crawford (10/28/2016)
Well, the summit has been good to me this year. I participated in many good sessions, including those by Grant, Gail, Wayne and Hugo (you all did GREAT! 6.0/5.0 stars :cool:). If I missed anyone on the thread who presented, let me know - when I get the downloads I plan to watch several that I was not able to attend.
Chad

Thanks, Chad! I appreciate the kind words.

Which of my two session is the one you attended and liked so much?

Hugo Kornelis, SQL Server/Data Platform MVP (2006-2016)
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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004190 More actions · Answer 7

Shifting gears back to the subject of SPAM on these forums...

It would appear that the only thing that the "user" known as "Wryan138" ever does is report spam. Is it possible that the folks here on SSC have implemented an anti-Spam bit of software and are simply afraid to let it do the job? Or is "Wryan138" a human that just happens to hate SPAM? 😛

--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: 1004190 More actions · Answer 8

Wryan138 (10/30/2016)
Hi Jeff,
Nope I'm a real person. I joined up an I've been reading EVERYTHING on the forum for
quite a while. The one thing I have noticed is that some of the senior members really
don't like the spam. Since I'm there already ... just trying to do my part.
We don't use Replication or Always On. We don't have any performance problems or any
really intricate queries. We did survive a couple of disasters quite nicely; one flood
and one electrically destroyed building. So we've been pretty self-sufficient.
So in lieu of some marvelous SQL wizardry, I'm just trying to help out a little.
Wayne

Outstanding! Thanks for the help on the SPAM thing. I have some abilities to hide the SPAM that appears on some of the forums and your reported SPAMs have been a help when I'm online but not in SQLServerCentral.

And, glad to meet you.

--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)

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173034 More actions · Answer 9

Jeff Moden (10/30/2016)
Wryan138 (10/30/2016)
Hi Jeff,
Nope I'm a real person. I joined up an I've been reading EVERYTHING on the forum for
quite a while. The one thing I have noticed is that some of the senior members really
don't like the spam. Since I'm there already ... just trying to do my part.
We don't use Replication or Always On. We don't have any performance problems or any
really intricate queries. We did survive a couple of disasters quite nicely; one flood
and one electrically destroyed building. So we've been pretty self-sufficient.
So in lieu of some marvelous SQL wizardry, I'm just trying to help out a little.
Wayne
Outstanding! Thanks for the help on the SPAM thing. I have some abilities to hide the SPAM that appears on some of the forums and your reported SPAMs have been a help when I'm online but not in SQLServerCentral.
And, glad to meet you.

Welcome to the Tent, Wayne! Glad to see you around.

And thanks for helping with the SPAM.

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.

Thomas Rushton SSC-Insane Points: 22649 More actions · Answer 10

Wryan138 (10/30/2016)
So in lieu of some marvelous SQL wizardry, I'm just trying to help out a little.
Wayne

Welcome aboard. I must admit, I do use your posts as a tool for hunting spam - like Jeff, I am able to remove it from some parts of SSC...

Thomas Rushton
blog: https://thelonedba.wordpress.com

Michael L John One Orange Chip Points: 27053 More actions · Answer 11

Wryan138 (10/30/2016)
Hi Jeff,
Nope I'm a real person. I joined up an I've been reading EVERYTHING on the forum for
quite a while. The one thing I have noticed is that some of the senior members really
don't like the spam. Since I'm there already ... just trying to do my part.
We don't use Replication or Always On. We don't have any performance problems or any
really intricate queries. We did survive a couple of disasters quite nicely; one flood
and one electrically destroyed building. So we've been pretty self-sufficient.
So in lieu of some marvelous SQL wizardry, I'm just trying to help out a little.
Wayne

Hmmmm. No bad code? No problems with disasters? Sounds fishy to me...

Probably because I'm jealous!

Michael L John
If you assassinate a DBA, would you pull a trigger?
To properly post on a forum:
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/61537/

Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 12

ThomasRushton (10/31/2016)
Wryan138 (10/30/2016)
So in lieu of some marvelous SQL wizardry, I'm just trying to help out a little.
Wayne
Welcome aboard. I must admit, I do use your posts as a tool for hunting spam - like Jeff, I am able to remove it from some parts of SSC...

So am I, and I also appreciate the reports. For a while, it appeared that the spammers were adapting because they were posting lots of spam to the forums I can't delete from. That changed last night, when they spread it out over lots of different forums again.

Tally Tables - Performance Personified
String Splitting with True Performance
Best practices on how to ask questions

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 13

Ed Wagner (10/31/2016)
ThomasRushton (10/31/2016)
Wryan138 (10/30/2016)
So in lieu of some marvelous SQL wizardry, I'm just trying to help out a little.
Wayne
Welcome aboard. I must admit, I do use your posts as a tool for hunting spam - like Jeff, I am able to remove it from some parts of SSC...
So am I, and I also appreciate the reports. For a while, it appeared that the spammers were adapting because they were posting lots of spam to the forums I can't delete from. That changed last night, when they spread it out over lots of different forums again.

What is this ability to delete spam some of you are talking about? I guess I am not part of that club.

_______________________________________________________________

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/

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

Sean Lange (10/31/2016)
Ed Wagner (10/31/2016)
ThomasRushton (10/31/2016)
Wryan138 (10/30/2016)
So in lieu of some marvelous SQL wizardry, I'm just trying to help out a little.
Wayne
Welcome aboard. I must admit, I do use your posts as a tool for hunting spam - like Jeff, I am able to remove it from some parts of SSC...
So am I, and I also appreciate the reports. For a while, it appeared that the spammers were adapting because they were posting lots of spam to the forums I can't delete from. That changed last night, when they spread it out over lots of different forums again.
What is this ability to delete spam some of you are talking about? I guess I am not part of that club.

Me neither. Wrong shoes?

^{“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

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

ChrisM@Work (10/31/2016)
Sean Lange (10/31/2016)
Ed Wagner (10/31/2016)
ThomasRushton (10/31/2016)
Wryan138 (10/30/2016)
So in lieu of some marvelous SQL wizardry, I'm just trying to help out a little.
Wayne
Welcome aboard. I must admit, I do use your posts as a tool for hunting spam - like Jeff, I am able to remove it from some parts of SSC...
So am I, and I also appreciate the reports. For a while, it appeared that the spammers were adapting because they were posting lots of spam to the forums I can't delete from. That changed last night, when they spread it out over lots of different forums again.
What is this ability to delete spam some of you are talking about? I guess I am not part of that club.
Me neither. Wrong shoes?

Wait you have shoes on? I knew I was doing it wrong. 😛

_______________________________________________________________

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/