Sorry, DBRMS = RDBMS.

I think we know the position that Dr. Codd, the "inventor" of DBRMS, would take on this issue ...

Rule 10 of Codd's Rules:

Integrity constraints specific to a particular RDB must be...

I worked for a company that made customized laboratory information management systems.  The lifecyle for these applications was approximately 18 to 36 months, and the applications sold at a minimum of $150,000.  Clients...

Excel has bugs in it?

I'll let you have the last word, except to say that my answer to both questions is "yes".

Thanks!!!

I get it that you believe that there are legitimate business reasons for releasing software with known bugs.  I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I can't agree with the arguments made to support...

Maybe I misunderstood, but I thought you and Richard were doing more than highlighting this reality regarding what many businesses settle on...I thought you were condoning it.  In earlier posts, others...

 Rudy can correct me if I’m mistaken, but when he wrote “do it right the first time”, I suspect that he meant bug-free.  The quality (fix the bugs)...

Thanks for your comments.  First let me say that I appreciate your site, your editorials and the tremendous resource that SQL Server Central provides.  I use it daily, and I...

I want to respond to Steve's comment that "every software has bugs". 

I'm not perfect, but I bend over backwards to provide deliverables that are bug free.  Do I succeed? ...

I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that I can't buy into the "let he who is without sin cast the first stone" defense.  When I slap down my several hundred dollars...

Sorry for the slow response (I was in meetings).  To answer your question, yes, the Microsoft Search service definitely is running. 

I'm afraid I don't know how to answer your...

Thanks Carl, but I ran your example in query analyzer and it returned 20 characters in the first Select (the one without the cast)???

declare @v1 varchar(10)

declare @v2 varchar(10)

set @v1 =...

I'm on board.  Thanks again for the help.

Forgive me Phil, but I'm not sure what you mean. 

I'm clear on the fact that I can't put more than 4000 characters into a NVarChar field...no confusion there. 

However, you...

Thanks for the help.  I wasn't aware that a limitation existed on the total number of characters that could be concatenated in a Select statement...good to know.

To answer your question,...