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Michael L John One Orange Chip Points: 27055 More actions · Answer 1

Michael L John - Friday, November 17, 2017 9:01 AM
Thom A - Friday, November 17, 2017 8:48 AM
Michael L John - Friday, November 17, 2017 8:42 AM
The CEO does it every Friday after lunch. Usually there's a 3-4 MB video file attached instead of the link.
Oh, I bet your Exchange Server LOVES that. 🙂
No, the Exchange administrator loves it!

1:27 PM. This one contained TWO videos.

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/

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 2

Michael L John - Friday, November 17, 2017 11:43 AM
Michael L John - Friday, November 17, 2017 9:01 AM
Thom A - Friday, November 17, 2017 8:48 AM
Michael L John - Friday, November 17, 2017 8:42 AM
The CEO does it every Friday after lunch. Usually there's a 3-4 MB video file attached instead of the link.
Oh, I bet your Exchange Server LOVES that. 🙂
No, the Exchange administrator loves it!
1:27 PM. This one contained TWO videos.

Did you do the expected Reply All Thank You for the videos?

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 3

Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Friday, November 17, 2017 10:14 AM
For your enjoyment: https://www.stavros.io/posts/startup-mistakes-datastore/

That's a good post. Thanks Steve.

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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398882 More actions · Answer 4

WayneS - Friday, November 17, 2017 3:44 PM
Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Friday, November 17, 2017 10:14 AM
For your enjoyment: https://www.stavros.io/posts/startup-mistakes-datastore/
That's a good post. Thanks Steve.

Comments are interesting too. Especially the ones that are "Yeah but..."

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004340 More actions · Answer 5

Grant Fritchey - Sunday, November 19, 2017 6:46 AM
WayneS - Friday, November 17, 2017 3:44 PM
Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Friday, November 17, 2017 10:14 AM
For your enjoyment: https://www.stavros.io/posts/startup-mistakes-datastore/
That's a good post. Thanks Steve.
Comments are interesting too. Especially the ones that are "Yeah but..."

I especially like the epilogue... everything that is old is new.

--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)

Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182911 More actions · Answer 6

Grant Fritchey - Sunday, November 19, 2017 6:46 AM
WayneS - Friday, November 17, 2017 3:44 PM
Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Friday, November 17, 2017 10:14 AM
For your enjoyment: https://www.stavros.io/posts/startup-mistakes-datastore/
That's a good post. Thanks Steve.
Comments are interesting too. Especially the ones that are "Yeah but..."

...there are no buts here but yours...
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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 7

Eirikur Eiriksson - Sunday, November 19, 2017 10:39 AM
Grant Fritchey - Sunday, November 19, 2017 6:46 AM
WayneS - Friday, November 17, 2017 3:44 PM
Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Friday, November 17, 2017 10:14 AM
For your enjoyment: https://www.stavros.io/posts/startup-mistakes-datastore/
That's a good post. Thanks Steve.
Comments are interesting too. Especially the ones that are "Yeah but..."
...there are no buts here but yours...
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Thaat post soesn't take account of the fact that about half the start-ups that choose a relational DBMS build dabases that are totally unrelational - they have tables, but often no normalisation even to 1NF, no enforcement of referential integrity (probably they don't even understand the concept), almost no columns not specified as NOT NULL, ...etcetera ad nauseam. And then the code - nothing set oriented. Wide open to SQL Insertion. And worse! Or have start-ups got better in the last few years?

Tom

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004340 More actions · Answer 8

TomThomson - Sunday, November 19, 2017 1:01 PM
Eirikur Eiriksson - Sunday, November 19, 2017 10:39 AM
Grant Fritchey - Sunday, November 19, 2017 6:46 AM
WayneS - Friday, November 17, 2017 3:44 PM
Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Friday, November 17, 2017 10:14 AM
For your enjoyment: https://www.stavros.io/posts/startup-mistakes-datastore/
That's a good post. Thanks Steve.
Comments are interesting too. Especially the ones that are "Yeah but..."
...there are no buts here but yours...
😎

Thaat post soesn't take account of the fact that about half the start-ups that choose a relational DBMS build dabases that are totally unrelational - they have tables, but often no normalisation even to 1NF, no enforcement of referential integrity (probably they don't even understand the concept), almost no columns not specified as NOT NULL, ...etcetera ad nauseam. And then the code - nothing set oriented. Wide open to SQL Insertion. And worse! Or have start-ups got better in the last few years?

If they're anything like the 3rd party document management idiots that the company hired before my time and continue to sink money into, I'd have to say "Yes", startups have gotten much better in the last few years... at wasting people's money and time. 😉

--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)

Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 9

Lynn Pettis - Friday, November 17, 2017 9:39 AM
J Livingston SQL - Friday, November 17, 2017 9:34 AM
Lynn Pettis - Friday, November 17, 2017 8:52 AM
Was this thread, RE: Shared stored procedure with very complicated input, removed or hidden for a reason?
this one ?
https://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/1902936/RE-Shared-stored-procedure-with-very-complicated-input#bm1902946
Yes. I received an email saying there was a new post, but clinking the link took me to a page saying it had been deleted or removed.

It was probably a spam post. I have encountered that before too. Or perhaps a rely from a certain banned user.

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Thom A SSC Guru Points: 99130 More actions · Answer 10

I can't believe that topic about the system DB IDs is still going. O.o

Thom~

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

Trying to have dinner but cannot stop laughing, my daughters think I'm going mad:crazy:
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Ed Wagner SSC Guru Points: 287026 More actions · Answer 12

Eirikur Eiriksson - Monday, November 20, 2017 12:13 PM
Trying to have dinner but cannot stop laughing, my daughters think I'm going mad:crazy:
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Step away from the computer, phone or whatever it is you're using to read the dribble. I'll admit it made me laugh as well.

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 13

Eirikur Eiriksson - Monday, November 20, 2017 12:13 PM
Trying to have dinner but cannot stop laughing, my daughters think I'm going mad:crazy:
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Think, you mean they don't know?? 😛 😉

Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182911 More actions · Answer 14

Lynn Pettis - Monday, November 20, 2017 12:42 PM
Eirikur Eiriksson - Monday, November 20, 2017 12:13 PM
Trying to have dinner but cannot stop laughing, my daughters think I'm going mad:crazy:
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Think, you mean they don't know?? 😛 😉

Thanks mate, of course they do!
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Sean Lange SSC Guru Points: 286590 More actions · Answer 15

Ed Wagner - Monday, November 20, 2017 12:39 PM
Eirikur Eiriksson - Monday, November 20, 2017 12:13 PM
Trying to have dinner but cannot stop laughing, my daughters think I'm going mad:crazy:
😎
Step away from the computer, phone or whatever it is you're using to read the dribble. I'll admit it made me laugh as well.

I read that and also need a new keyboard. I have no idea what got that guy's panties tied in a knot but my gosh. He sure threw around upping the point count a lot in otherwise absolutely useless posts. I have seen several posts by him over time and they are all quite strange.

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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/