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  • RE: concatenation

    I particularly liked this question because I got it wrong but shouldn't have!

  • RE: Inserts

    Starting with 0, not 1, is totally fair and not "tricky." This is something for which IT professionals should be on the alert every waking minute (even prior to...

  • RE: "Question of the Day" is about:

    Sorry to miss out on the 5 points but I do use QOTD as a way to judge my skills. Also, it is quite possible to select a wrong...

  • RE: NULLIF 1

    I read through the question a couple times, ignored the inconsistencies, learned about NULLIF(), and earned a point.

    Ron, you can count me as one of your satisfied customers. Thanks...

  • RE: Select Statement

    Thomas Abraham (5/22/2012)


    ...and writing reports that won't be looked at when the crisis of the moment is over...

    I thought that was my job!

    Interesting that the most basic of questions...

  • RE: Sequences III

    This series of questions has given me a good understanding of sequences. I hope I remember this if/when my company ever upgrades to SQL Server 2012. Thanks for...

  • RE: SELECT options

    I did not find it burdensome to manually sort the 10 values with pencil and paper.

    I loved this question. I have never heard of WITH TIES and I was...

  • RE: Find Customers Who Bought "A" and "B" But Not "C" (SQL Spackle)

    Great spackle, Jeff. Very clearly written. Shows the old dogs a new trick and the new dogs some old tricks. Discussion shows there are many ways to...

  • RE: VIEWS 4

    davidandrews13 (3/27/2012)

    that's the reason why i thought it didn't matter if you specified SELECT *, or not - because it always expanded it out for me.

    It appears to break out...

  • RE: Tabs or Spaces

    Peter Schott (3/19/2012)


    Online - doesn't plug in to SQL Server Tools, but useful for a quick format of T-SQL:

    Instant SQL Formatter

    --Also worth noting that if someone used comments within the...

  • RE: Tabs or Spaces

    I can't relate to this debate at all. I'd be thrilled if a certain colleague used ANY kind of indentation to make his SQL code readible.

    Can anyone recommend a...

  • RE: Arithmetic 1

    Rock-solid question thanks to Ron and his staff of reviewers!

  • RE: T-SQL Performance 1

    bitbucket-25253 (2/16/2012)


    The comments so far are in themselves a wonderful lesson.

    And for that I thank SQL Kiwi, Hugo Kornelis and others to numerous to mention.

    This discussion...

  • RE: EXECUTE

    John Mitchell-245523 (2/14/2012)


    Appalled? I usually reserve that reaction for earthquakes, famines, wars and so on.

    In any case, I don't agree that just because two statements are posted on the...

  • RE: Query Tuning

    There's a whole lot of learnin' to be had in this one Q and explanation. Thanks!

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