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  • RE: Middle Join

    Can't wait to:

    1) see the numerous, strange facial expressions :unsure:, :doze:, :blink:, :Wow:, and/or

    2) hear the wild explanations :w00t:

    when we submit this one to an applicant!

  • RE: I just want to do my job !

    On the micro-management aspect:

    Boy - when someone says they want to micro-manage me (which has been rare, thank God), I run fast, very fast ,for the front door. :w00t: Truth...

  • RE: Is it a lie?

    Loner,

    I would say follow Anders advice to become a contractor or find a position where the manager is good at insulating the developers from politics. Fortunately, my current position is...

  • RE: Is it a lie?

    Sorry - This may be a bit off-topic but I just had to vent on this one. Makes me angry every time I think about it. 

  • RE: Book Recommendations...

    While we're on bcp, I thought that it would dynamically create output files (without a format file) going from sql to a text file. Am I wrong about that? If a format...

  • RE: best practice for returning when matching a MAX()

    Not exactly a model of efficiency, but here goes:

     

    select

    topicID, lastPosterID, postdate

    from tbl

    where convert(char(10),postDate,101) in

    (

  • RE: Hard at Work

    Mine's kinda weird.

    Monday - Thursday, 8-5, 45 minutes for lunch. Friday 8:00 am to 3:45 pm with 1-hour lunch (we have a bfast/lunch grill on the first floor). Getting...

  • RE: The Work Perks You wish to have

    I think it would be nice if I didn't have to get a note from a doctor (about a back problem) in order to get a decent desk chair. No, there's nothing...

  • RE: Cursor takes 4 min to open

    Just a suggestion...should you change your mind about using a cursor, here's an article about code that loops without using one.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/columnists/kAli/eliminatingcursors.asp

     

  • RE: A Cool Perk

    Already have the best one...just 5 minutes from work. And no, I cannot see the building from where I live!

  • RE: Independence Day

    Even though I don't care for the Current Occupant in the White House and his war, I can't forget the sacrifices my grandfathers' made in both WW I and WW...

  • RE: Burnt Out

    I try to prevent burnout by having outside interests - like Big Brothers and Sisters, working out, singing in a classical music chorus, and selling real estate part time. I still...

  • RE: queries on dates

    --this removes the time too - setting a variable:

    declare @date datetime

    set @date = convert(char(10),getdate(),101)

     

    -- compare dates only

    select * from mytable where

    convert(char(10),mytabledate,101) =

    convert(char(10),getdate(),101)

     

     

     

     

  • RE: Stupid Question

    ah, oops, "Vanity, thy name is IT person"

  • RE: Stupid Question

    Back to the avatar thing...the only thing I have is a pic of myself....worried about licensing on the other stuff I have...a pic of myself is just too vain...so, where's...

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