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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn Pettis (7/23/2009)


    Philip K Dick may have been mental. Any one read Valis? It was a bit strange.

    [font="Verdana"]It's beaten out in weirdness by "Stars In My Pocket Like...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn Pettis (7/23/2009)


    Bruce W Cassidy (7/23/2009)


    Grant Fritchey (7/23/2009)


    Another completely off-topic post.

    [font="Verdana"]Wait! There's a topic?[/font]

    Usually, yes. Let's see, I think the topic right now is sci-fi/fantasy book appropriate for...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Grant Fritchey (7/23/2009)


    Another completely off-topic post.

    [font="Verdana"]Wait! There's a topic?

    But while we're on the topic of kiddult fantasy, here are some highlights from from what I was reading at that...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (7/21/2009)


    That sounds awesome!

    [font="Verdana"]It was very, very funny at the time. :-)[/font]

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (7/21/2009)


    . (7/21/2009)


    What kind of roleplaying game involves conspiracies, Gail?

    Lots.

    [font="Verdana"]Paranoia is the one I remember ("The Computer is your friend!") But I also ran some private games based on...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (7/21/2009)


    Kit G (7/21/2009)


    I'm semi-interested in Angels and Demons.

    Read the book.

    It's not bad. I didn't find it as good as the Da Vinci code, but it was a decent...

  • RE: Calculate a Percentage

    [font="Verdana"]Try something like this:

    with

    TotalHours as (

    select sum([Hours]) as [Hours]

    from #CompanyHours

    ),

    CompanyHours as (

    select Company, sum([Hours]) as [Hours]

    ...

  • RE: Converting Float into Date

    [font="Verdana"]Try:

    convert(datetime, cast(TransactionDate as varchar(8)), 112)

    [/font]

  • RE: datename with varchar data type

    mmunson (7/16/2009)


    My .CREATED_AT is actually stored as a numeric(15,0).

    [font="Verdana"]Ah well, I was close. :)[/font]

    mmunson (7/16/2009)


    Thanks!! I've learned a lot.

    [font="Verdana"]You're welcome![/font]

  • RE: datename with varchar data type

    [font="Verdana"]Okay, I thought about the code you posted some more, and I suspect that your originating date is actually stored as an integer in the form:

    YYYYMMDDHHMMSS

    That explains why you would...

  • RE: datename with varchar data type

    [font="Verdana"]Okay, it looks to me as though you are trying to do the following:

    1. display the start of the day on which the service order was created

    2. display...

  • RE: datename with varchar data type

    [font="Verdana"]DATENAME() does require two arguments. The first argument tells SQL Server which part of the date name you want (year, month, day, etc). The second argument is the...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Gaby A. (7/16/2009)


    I have noticed a lot of folks may not seem to be familiar with the concept of BOL on their machines, thinking it is only an online resource...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Paul White (7/14/2009)


    That always reminds me of a book - I think it was called "Good Omens" in which Conquest, War, Famine, and Death stopped at a cafe for a...

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Grant Fritchey (7/13/2009)


    You mean if you change fonts you get better performance? Holy smokes! I've got to get some edits into the chapter on tuning...

    [font="Verdana"]I'm also thinking you could see...

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