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never heard of built-in function row_number?

  • June 16, 2008 at 1:57 am

    #70855

    How valuable is an article from a db professional, who, three years after its release, never heard of the built-in function row_number()?

  • June 17, 2008 at 6:50 am

    #829721

    Something I think you'll find here is that even if you don't agree with an author, or you find an article to be somewhat less than helpful to your situation, the discussion surrounding the article typically proves to be useful. The collective experience and willingness to share information here is well worth any read.

    That said, Steve et al are encouraging everyone to write articles, as much for their own education as for the group's enlightenment. They will not all be perfect, but if they teach one person something new, even if it's the author, they're worth the time taken to write and read.

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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."

  • June 17, 2008 at 11:25 pm

    #830207

    Very well said.

    --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)

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