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  • RE: Using a stored procedure parameter as a column name

    for some reason, only about half of my previous message showed up (hmmm... bug?)

    The intent was to show that a table with keynames and keyvalues is more efficient than a...

  • RE: Using a stored procedure parameter as a column name

    Doesn't seem worth doing.  You have a table with 140 columns and you want to update each independently.  The example you gave implies that you have one record in the...

  • RE: Store Key - Storing Misc Data

    Let me start by saying that I agree with most of the concerns expressed in this forum. I think that this is a technique that should be rarely used,...

  • RE: odbc tracing

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    Is there any way that you can do a per application odbc trace,without changing code (ie can it be configured somewhere)? ...

  • RE: For SQL Server, XML Is One Answer

    In response to iapetus and dcpeterson, and all of the other thoughful responders...

    Thank you both for your well thought out responses. While I don't intellectually agree with every point...

  • RE: SQLXML or .NET

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    I have fairly complex data structure (23 tables on 6 levels) that need to be exported as XML document, repeatedly as reports.

    I...

  • RE: For SQL Server, XML Is One Answer

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    Now, one argument or beef with the vendors is, developers want to store the XML within the DBMS. Why would ANYONE...

  • RE: For SQL Server, XML Is One Answer

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    In response to your article which argues that XML is a good way to manage data,


  • RE: For SQL Server, XML Is One Answer

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    I don't see this article as arguing for XML as a data management tool...

  • RE: Date fit calculation

    the moment you invent an "idiot proof" application, along will come a clever idiot...

    Honestly, the best answer is to change the user interface to allow the user to query on...

  • RE: XML

    Depending on the mismatch between the data in your database, and the data requirements of the DTD, this can go from difficult to very very difficult.

    On the other hand, if...

  • RE: Is XML the Answer?

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    Look, if you have no interest in educating yourself, that's your business. My article is hopefully a bit of a wake-up...

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