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  • RE: The T-SQL Paradigm

    Timothy (4/8/2009)


    Given the frequency of mistakes of using = and == maybe Pascal's := and = would be better; but that's water under the bridge now.

    Pascal was a doofus I...

  • RE: The T-SQL Paradigm

    Charles Kincaid (4/7/2009)


    I'm almost of the opinion that the brackets around identifiers would be better required. It might speed the parser. We surround strings with single quotes and...

  • RE: The T-SQL Paradigm

    dphillips (4/3/2009)


    Jeff Moden (4/3/2009)


    dphillips (4/3/2009)


    I am a Legos guy. I know what each piece does. I know how to make and/or mod the parts if needed. But in the end,...

  • RE: Union Benefits

    First, NO TO UNIONS!

    As far as the "wish list" goes... have you tried just asking for those items? I'm a developer at heart and was forced into management. ...

  • RE: SQL 2005 Database - Design a Mass Load Process

    dwither_07 (1/13/2009)


    Bradley Deem,

    ...

    Paul Hunter

    Do you have any source on where I can read on or test on what you're suggesting?

    BCP is a standard import/export utility that comes with SQL...

  • RE: Image is Everything

    majorbloodnock (1/9/2009)


    Everyone has to break wind. When I'm on my own, I find it more comfortable to simply fart when I need to. Is it disingenuous of me to modify...

  • RE: Image is Everything

    I think there are at least two perspectives on the question. The perspective Steve addressed is "does what you wear impact your performance". I believe Steve is correct...

  • RE: Common Mistakes in T-SQL

    Jeff Moden


    Nope... haven't written one on dates, yet. Wrote one on how to do dynamic crosstabs using dates, but not one just on dates.

    Robyn Page wrote a date/time...

  • RE: SQL 2005 Database - Design a Mass Load Process

    This is more of a business process that is data intensive rather than a data process. Are you sure you've go the right tool?

    Having said that, it's not a...

  • RE: Multi-column primary keys

    J


    In Canada, the Social Insurance Number...

    I love the acronym... it's a SIN our (Orwellian) governments peg us with a number that is useful for identification (to them) but forbidden to...

  • RE: migration from sqlserver to oracle

    More items to consider...

    As a substitute for the CASE statement you might also want to look at the Oracle DECODE() function.

    Date "math" is a little tricky. I haven't found...

  • RE: problem in using the identity column in a table

    It seems strange to me that you're spending time trying to force sequential numbers on an identity column. As you have discovered, your identity column creates a unique sequential...

  • RE: The Wild Fringes of SQL Server Development

    Hurray Tony!

    If the database is to be nothing more than a data dump then the data dump crowd could (should?) use a simple structure such as the dBase...

  • RE: The Financial Crisis

    I hope you're right that it only takes 2-3 years to work out. If you can remember the Savings & Loan bailout was close to 10 years to close...

  • RE: Best way to extract Oracle 8i data into a SQL Server2005 database?

    Paula,

    I try to avoid loading SSIS whenever it's practice. If all you want to do is extract data from one table/view into a SQL Server table then my suggestion...

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