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  • RE: Working Under Pressure

    A nice article and some good stories here, too.

    On the fatigue factor. I've been there too many times to count, and made my share of big boo-boos as well.

    I have...

  • RE: Solid State Replacements - Database Weekly (August, 18, 2008)

    I don't know much about SSD comparisons to HDs, but i would guess the SEEK times would be 1 of their strong suits. Even so, a smaller look up table...

  • RE: Short cut key

    So much anticipation! Am I the only one who thought that something special might happen today?

    🙂

  • RE: SQL Profanities

    GSquared - You are right about not leaving loose ends. I was referring to scripts that were on their way to being procs. I use the GOTOs to skip already...

  • RE: SQL Profanities

    In defense of GOTO.

    While not suitable to be published in production, it's a handy little statement to have when working with piecemeal assembly of large blocks of code.

  • RE: VarChar(max)?!?

    Even though the answer was obvious, and even though I had QA open at the time, I went ahead and "Took the Bait". What's 1 lousy point.

    Good QotD. Learnt sumpin.

  • RE: Short cut key

    bitbucket (7/15/2008)


    Hari.Sharma

    Just select a table name and press Alt+F1 and see the result...

    Using SSMS (SQL Express) pressed f8 to bring up object explorer. Selected a database (Northwind), then...

  • RE: Query regarding SSRS report server

    Manish Sinha (7/12/2008)


    I want to make my machine report server.Can I do this only when I have windows server on my machine.

    If you want your machine to be a Report...

  • RE: Short cut key

    jim.powers (7/15/2008)


    The documentation linked does not have an ALT+F1 combination listed. However, after trying it out as the feedback suggests, I can get it to work. What is the correct...

  • RE: TABLESAMPLE

    SanjayAttray (7/1/2008)

    ...does any body uses this in day to day programming? If no, what's the actual use of this function -- "tablesample system".

    I would like to know that too.

    One...

  • RE: The T-SQL Quiz

    Jeff Moden (6/27/2008)


    Tom Garth (6/27/2008)


    There are some assumptions in what I'm about to say.

    That's a heck of a good explanation, Tom...

    To put it in laymen's terms, there are two ways...

  • RE: The T-SQL Quiz

    zxn001 (6/27/2008)


    I didnt know SQL could do that.

    And you made me a believer, a very confused one, but still believing.

    So now I'm really curious, WHY does the set loop work...

  • RE: Who is "the IT guy?"

    But we may remain "magic workers" to much of the public if we continue to mature and do even better at making the computer "disappear" and just be a tool...

  • RE: Who is "the IT guy?"

    I've generally gone by Programmer or Developer. Developer leads some to believe that I build shopping malls or homes, so I might make it Software Developer, but Programmer is just...

  • RE: Cloning

    "Creating a clone is not legal"

    I could be wrong, but I took that to be a tongue-in-cheek reference to our current political policies.

    😉

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