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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 1

ChrisM@home (3/14/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (3/14/2010)
Steve Jones - Editor (3/14/2010)
Congrats, Paul and Jason.
Err - just Paul. Not sure what Jason has done for Congrats.
Plugging Monty Python? Got a packet of wafer-thin mints here, how soon's dinner?

Yum - thin mints. I think i will go eat some now and then have dinner myself.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 2

Well, my back surgery is tomorrow (it got moved up). They've been putting me through medication withdrawal the last two weeks in preparation, so apologies if I've been overly cranky or dense lately (at least a couple of times for both)... 🙂

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LutzM SSC Guru Points: 107049 More actions · Answer 3

RBarryYoung (3/14/2010)
Well, my back surgery is tomorrow (it got moved up). They've been putting me through medication withdrawal the last two weeks in preparation, so apologies if I've been overly cranky or dense lately (at least a couple of times for both)... 🙂

Barry: All the best for your surgery!! I truly hope everything goes well and we'll see you back very soon!

Side note: I didn't notice anything overly cranky or dense. At least nothing almost everybody went through once or twice...

Lutz
A pessimist is an optimist with experience.

How to get fast answers to your question[/url]
How to post performance related questions[/url]
Links for Tally Table [/url] , Cross Tabs [/url] and Dynamic Cross Tabs [/url], Delimited Split Function[/url]

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 4

lmu92 (3/14/2010)
RBarryYoung (3/14/2010)
Well, my back surgery is tomorrow (it got moved up). They've been putting me through medication withdrawal the last two weeks in preparation, so apologies if I've been overly cranky or dense lately (at least a couple of times for both)... 🙂
Barry: All the best for your surgery!! I truly hope everything goes well and we'll see you back very soon!
Side note: I didn't notice anything overly cranky or dense. At least nothing almost everybody went through once or twice...

Good luck and I hope all goes well with the surgery and recovery. My niece just had back surgery - she was real cranky after the surgery. The meds should get you all worked up post surgery.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150468 More actions · Answer 5

Jeff Moden (3/14/2010)
Heh.... I want a "First Non-Employee to Break 20K on SSC" polo shirt, a certificate for that, and a nice fresh box of smoked pork chops. 😀

And a mug. Hold out for the mug.

Paul White
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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736632 More actions · Answer 6

Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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March 14, 2010 at 6:29 pm

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Good luck, Barry. Hope it all goes well

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 7

Paul White (3/14/2010)
Jeff Moden (3/14/2010)
Heh.... I want a "First Non-Employee to Break 20K on SSC" polo shirt, a certificate for that, and a nice fresh box of smoked pork chops. 😀
And a mug. Hold out for the mug.

All delivered by the RBAR Bear.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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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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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 8

RBarryYoung (3/14/2010)
Well, my back surgery is tomorrow (it got moved up). They've been putting me through medication withdrawal the last two weeks in preparation, so apologies if I've been overly cranky or dense lately (at least a couple of times for both)... 🙂

Best wishes and good luck. We'll be thinking about you.

Alvin Ramard
Memphis PASS Chapter[/url]

All my SSC forum answers come with a money back guarantee. If you didn't like the answer then I'll gladly refund what you paid for it.

For best practices on asking questions, please read the following article: Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help[/url]

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 9

RBarryYoung (3/14/2010)
Well, my back surgery is tomorrow (it got moved up). They've been putting me through medication withdrawal the last two weeks in preparation, so apologies if I've been overly cranky or dense lately (at least a couple of times for both)... 🙂

Barry, best wishes for a successful outcome. I hope that the end is near for your back pain.

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

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004436 More actions · Answer 10

RBarryYoung (3/14/2010)
Well, my back surgery is tomorrow (it got moved up). They've been putting me through medication withdrawal the last two weeks in preparation, so apologies if I've been overly cranky or dense lately (at least a couple of times for both)... 🙂

Good luck ol' friend. My cousin went through a lot of pain with her neck for years. When all else failed, relatively minor surgery fixed it right up. "See" you soon!

--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: 1004436 More actions · Answer 11

Paul White (3/14/2010)
Jeff Moden (3/14/2010)
Heh.... I want a "First Non-Employee to Break 20K on SSC" polo shirt, a certificate for that, and a nice fresh box of smoked pork chops. 😀
And a mug. Hold out for the mug.

Heh... oh yeah... I forgot about the mug. Got to have the mug. 😛

--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)

spaghettidba SSC Guru Points: 105732 More actions · Answer 12

RBarryYoung (3/14/2010)
Well, my back surgery is tomorrow (it got moved up). They've been putting me through medication withdrawal the last two weeks in preparation, so apologies if I've been overly cranky or dense lately (at least a couple of times for both)... 🙂

Good Luck, Barry!

-- Gianluca Sartori

Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150468 More actions · Answer 13

RBarryYoung (3/14/2010)
Well, my back surgery is tomorrow (it got moved up).

Good news. I hope all goes well.

Paul White
All articles available on SQL.kiwi
@SQL_Kiwi

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

RBarryYoung (3/14/2010)
Well, my back surgery is tomorrow (it got moved up). They've been putting me through medication withdrawal the last two weeks in preparation, so apologies if I've been overly cranky or dense lately (at least a couple of times for both)... 🙂

Good luck, Barry.

^{“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

RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 15

Thanks all! Well, off to the butchers... 😀

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Proactive Performance Solutions, Inc. [/font][font="Verdana"] "Performance is our middle name."[/font]