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  • RE: The T-SQL Paradigm

    Jeff Moden (4/6/2009) The first rule that many developers seem to omit is that the code actually has to work. 😉

    OK, you got me there!:-P However, I was referring...

  • RE: Annoying NULLs

    I also got this wrong because I thought that the second choice would also result in a null, so I expanded on the code a bit to test each condition:

    DECLARE...

  • RE: The T-SQL Paradigm

    David Walker (4/3/2009)


    Although this is off the original topic, I still haven't seen a SQL statement that was easier to read with the aliases than without them. Please show...

  • RE: The T-SQL Paradigm

    But, done properly,

    make the query rather self documenting.

    No. NO!!! NO!!!! The table name itself is the most accurate representation of what's being joined. ...

  • RE: The T-SQL Paradigm

    When you go to a toolbox, not the one in your IDE but a real one that holds a wrench, hammer, screwdriver and the like, do you pick up the...

  • RE: The T-SQL Paradigm

    katedgrt (4/3/2009)


    Grow up and learn that different is not always bad and new is not always better. I mean there is a point to keeping up your skills and...

  • RE: The T-SQL Paradigm

    Jason Miller (4/3/2009)


    I guess I'm strange, I prefer an language/environment where explicit definitions are required.

    I couldn't agree more. While it may be a pain to type in the "extra"...

  • RE: The T-SQL Paradigm

    I think it all comes down to a paradigm. Folks who spend most of their time in an object-oriented environment tend to think in those terms. The same...

  • RE: Are We Wasting Too Much Time Social Networking?

    My dad always told me that too much of anything, even a good thing, can be bad for you. I can't think of any example that is more applicable...

  • RE: Database conversion script needs to execute other scripts

    It's about 25 UDF/SP files and the dependencies are not always direct. While I really wanted to have a "click it and forget it" approach, I just may have...

  • RE: Database conversion script needs to execute other scripts

    That allows one to execute a SQL file from a .BAT file (requiring a connection to the database for each file), but what about within an existing SQL file that...

  • RE: Polymorphed Proc

    J (3/17/2009)


    I strongly object to such obfuscated programming. How many beginners who subscribed to this forum could be misled into thinking "wow ! clever trick I've got to find an...

  • RE: Polymorphed Proc

    I agree with the earlier statement that the choice of a procedure named "GO" was a red herring. That has NOTHING to do with the GO separator. The procedure...

  • RE: Table function execution speed

    I think you're getting those scans because of the ISNULL clauses. You could try an OR where you check for each of the values independently, but that still might not...

  • RE: Table function execution speed

    The ad-hoc query shows an estimated 697 rows from the att_patient table, while the function shows just 1. Which sounds more correct?

    The 697 is more correct. Dave posted the...

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