Jeff Moden (8/13/2010)

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mtillman-921105 (8/12/2010)

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Not that I'm trying to put an end to this logic discussion, I'm not: but look. Can't we accept that in certain cases NULLs are useful...

Jeff Moden (8/13/2010)

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mtillman-921105 (8/12/2010)

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I have to disagree with you there Jeff. The utility of SQL Server, and all RDBMS in general, is for business. Why remove it from...

andrewd.smith (8/13/2010)

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"WHERE (1 = 1)" is sometimes convenient when generating dynamic SQL.

It avoids having to determine if a particular filter criterion in the WHERE clause is the first in...

Will Summers (8/13/2010)

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227528

It's actually only $150 after rebate and the speeds are 285/275. This is the same one I ordered from the same place. I have Win 7...

Lynn Pettis (8/13/2010)

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Not "real" football, American Football.

Guess where I'll be on August 29th? ...

Count me in! You are talking NFL, right?:blink:

Will Summers (8/13/2010)

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That's a good size for a SSD drive, but those speeds are a little slow for that price. I would opt for a little smaller, since it's...

Ray K (8/13/2010)

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After reading these posts, I went and did a little homework in regard to SSDs.

Personally, I love the concept of SSDs, and will very likely invest in them...

Will Summers (8/13/2010)

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Couldn't agree more on these two above...

Will Summers (8/12/2010)

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Build your own. Do the research and you can make a great machine that's exactly what you want. NewEgg is great because you can do side-by-side...

Not that I'm trying to put an end to this logic discussion, I'm not: but look. Can't we accept that in certain cases NULLs are useful and in others,...

Jeff Moden (8/12/2010)

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mtillman-921105 (8/10/2010)

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Jeff Moden (8/9/2010)

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mtillman-921105 (8/9/2010)

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Actually, this breaks a cardinal rule in database design - we are using one column for more than one kind of data. It answers...

CELKO (8/11/2010)

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Those magical generic and vague data element names along with the use of the IDENTITY property as a key are really bad even in skeleton sample tables. Both your...

Gail, I was looking up parameter sniffing and found one of your articles on it. So far, yours is the best I've seen on the topic. I like...

Luke L (8/10/2010)

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It's one of the many reasons I prefer to grill my bacon. It's outside and so is the lingering greasy smell. It's easier to get it...