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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 1

WayneS (4/14/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (4/14/2010)
WayneS (4/14/2010)
Lynn Pettis (4/14/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (4/14/2010)
Lynn Pettis (4/14/2010)
To the TinD I am going, fun you all can have.
It looks like you can come back now.
And I did. Just waiting now to see what he has to say.
Yoose guys kare to inliten us with a link to what you're jabbering about?
Hmmm - a question about a cte - have to find a link. Ah, yes - there it is.
Okay, gimme a break!:hehe: This sub-thread said nothing about a CTE... :w00t:

That would have made it too easy:-D:-D

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 2

WayneS (4/14/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (4/14/2010)
WayneS (4/14/2010)
Lynn Pettis (4/14/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (4/14/2010)
Lynn Pettis (4/14/2010)
To the TinD I am going, fun you all can have.
It looks like you can come back now.
And I did. Just waiting now to see what he has to say.
Yoose guys kare to inliten us with a link to what you're jabbering about?
Hmmm - a question about a cte - have to find a link. Ah, yes - there it is.
Okay, gimme a break!:hehe: This sub-thread said nothing about a CTE... :w00t:

My problem wasn't the CTE, it was the unwillingness of the OP to post anything, which is what prompted my trip to the TitD. (I used the wrong 4la earlier, Tent in the Desert)

GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 3

CirquedeSQLeil (4/14/2010)
WayneS (4/14/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (4/14/2010)
WayneS (4/14/2010)
Lynn Pettis (4/14/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (4/14/2010)
Lynn Pettis (4/14/2010)
To the TinD I am going, fun you all can have.
It looks like you can come back now.
And I did. Just waiting now to see what he has to say.
Yoose guys kare to inliten us with a link to what you're jabbering about?
Hmmm - a question about a cte - have to find a link. Ah, yes - there it is.
Okay, gimme a break!:hehe: This sub-thread said nothing about a CTE... :w00t:
That would have made it too easy:-D:-D

I clicked Lynn's name, opened "All User's Posts" and opened the discussion for the first one that mentioned DDL. Didn't need to know it involved a CTE. Found the discussion easily that way.

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 4

GSquared (4/14/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (4/14/2010)
WayneS (4/14/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (4/14/2010)
WayneS (4/14/2010)
Lynn Pettis (4/14/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (4/14/2010)
Lynn Pettis (4/14/2010)
To the TinD I am going, fun you all can have.
It looks like you can come back now.
And I did. Just waiting now to see what he has to say.
Yoose guys kare to inliten us with a link to what you're jabbering about?
Hmmm - a question about a cte - have to find a link. Ah, yes - there it is.
Okay, gimme a break!:hehe: This sub-thread said nothing about a CTE... :w00t:
That would have made it too easy:-D:-D
I clicked Lynn's name, opened "All User's Posts" and opened the discussion for the first one that mentioned DDL. Didn't need to know it involved a CTE. Found the discussion easily that way.

That's cheating:Whistling:

I actually happened across it at about the same time Lynn posted the TITD.

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

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 5

GSquared (4/14/2010)
I clicked Lynn's name, opened "All User's Posts" and opened the discussion for the first one that mentioned DDL. Didn't need to know it involved a CTE. Found the discussion easily that way.

Thanks Gus, I'll have to remember this.

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

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RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 6

CirquedeSQLeil (4/13/2010)
Oddity in the forums. I just noticed that I lost 27 points today. Am curious where they could have gone.

SSC has started subtracting points for bad jokes and other lousy posts. :hehe:

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RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 7

jcrawf02 (4/14/2010)
I've been out of Twitter-touch lately, but did you guys see this? Library of Congress is archiving every single tweet ever made?

Goggle already has them anyway.

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BrainDonor SSCoach Points: 19254 More actions · Answer 8

Lynn Pettis (4/14/2010)
Hmmm - a question about a cte - have to find a link. Ah, yes - there it is.
My problem wasn't the CTE, it was the unwillingness of the OP to post anything, which is what prompted my trip to the TitD. (I used the wrong 4la earlier, Tent in the Desert)

But on the plus side it did point me to the excellent explanation of 'FOR XML PATH' by Barry.

I trawl this site for such nuggets.

BrainDonor.

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Tom257 SSChampion Points: 11543 More actions · Answer 9

Anyone having difficulty posting/previewing with IFCode

I'm getting in IE 'cannot display webpage'

and Firefox 'the Connection was reset'

I can post without IFCode fine

Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20680 More actions · Answer 10

Lynn Pettis (4/14/2010)
I realize many run SQL Server using a case insensitive collation, but really, your code should be consistant. I'm sorry, but roleID and RoleID aren't the same. That's why I write all system tables in lower case as well. We have systems that run using case insensitive collations and others that run using case sensitive collations. Makes things interesting, but forces us to be consistant so that code written on one system will also run on another.

We've got an address book table on the AS400 where they used all Upper for years. Then someone designed an integration for employees using mixed case. Now we both in the same table, and also mixed and upper within the same type. So I just use a lot of UPPER functions.....

Why they couldn't have left well enough alone and done the integration using upper is beyond me. Sure made for a lot of confusion for the users with their ad hoc query tools.

Greg E

george sibbald SSC Guru Points: 104210 More actions · Answer 11

RBarryYoung (4/14/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (4/13/2010)
Oddity in the forums. I just noticed that I lost 27 points today. Am curious where they could have gone.
SSC has started subtracting points for bad jokes and other lousy posts. :hehe:

Steve has timewarped Jason again.

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jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 12

RBarryYoung (4/14/2010)
jcrawf02 (4/14/2010)
I've been out of Twitter-touch lately, but did you guys see this? Library of Congress is archiving every single tweet ever made?
Goggle already has them anyway.

Yes, but this is the first time I've seen a govt agency (openly) state they are storing them. 1000 years from now, someone will think we're morons, and will use it as proof of evolution :hehe:

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How best to post your question[/url]
How to post performance problems[/url]
Tally Table:What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url]

"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."

GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 13

jcrawf02 (4/15/2010)
RBarryYoung (4/14/2010)
jcrawf02 (4/14/2010)
I've been out of Twitter-touch lately, but did you guys see this? Library of Congress is archiving every single tweet ever made?
Goggle already has them anyway.
Yes, but this is the first time I've seen a govt agency (openly) state they are storing them. 1000 years from now, someone will think we're morons, and will use it as proof of evolution :hehe:

Or 1,000 years from now, we'll have this[/url], and they'll think we were all geniuses!

- Gus "GSquared", RSVP, OODA, MAP, NMVP, FAQ, SAT, SQL, DNA, RNA, UOI, IOU, AM, PM, AD, BC, BCE, USA, UN, CF, ROFL, LOL, ETC
Property of The Thread

"Nobody knows the age of the human race, but everyone agrees it's old enough to know better." - Anon

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

jcrawf02 (4/15/2010)
RBarryYoung (4/14/2010)
jcrawf02 (4/14/2010)
I've been out of Twitter-touch lately, but did you guys see this? Library of Congress is archiving every single tweet ever made?
Goggle already has them anyway.
Yes, but this is the first time I've seen a govt agency (openly) state they are storing them. 1000 years from now, someone will think we're morons, and will use it as proof of evolution :hehe:

That long? 😛

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736270 More actions · Answer 15

Happy Tax Day, and behave children. I'm going skiing, so no one will be here to moderate bad jokes and subtract points.