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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 1

WayneS (9/8/2010)

How about a table where the PK is on a text datatype? (as are most of the other columns also!)

Now that I've seen that one, and the one which Lutz referenced here recently, I think I can say that the answer to this forum's title up to those two was almost certainly "YES" but now must surely be "NO".

Tom

LutzM SSC Guru Points: 107049 More actions · Answer 2

Tom.Thomson (9/8/2010)

WayneS (9/8/2010)

How about a table where the PK is on a text datatype? (as are most of the other columns also!)

Now that I've seen that one, and the one which Lutz referenced here recently, I think I can say that the answer to this forum's title up to those two was almost certainly "YES" but now must surely be "NO".

The scary part is that I'm involved in both threads. :Whistling:

I might need to step back for a while to see (from a distance) whether I'm having a bad influence...

If so, the questions should improve immediately.

Lutz
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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 728159 More actions · Answer 3

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September 8, 2010 at 1:09 pm

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I think Lutz has some bad karma going. It seems every weird thread I come across with a difficult OP is one in which Lutz is answering. :w00t:

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LutzM SSC Guru Points: 107049 More actions · Answer 4

Steve Jones - Editor (9/8/2010)

I think Lutz has some bad karma going. It seems every weird thread I come across with a difficult OP is one in which Lutz is answering. :w00t:

I'm glad you're looking at it that way...

The other way (every thread I'm answering will force the OP to become difficult) would have make me think a c.u.r.s.o.r. is the ultimate solution (which I would consider being an analogy for jumping off a bridge 😉 )

Lutz
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How to post performance related questions[/url]
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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95405 More actions · Answer 5

Steve Jones - Editor (9/8/2010)

I think Lutz has some bad karma going. It seems every weird thread I come across with a difficult OP is one in which Lutz is answering. :w00t:

That might be because our resident saint hasn't been around as much lately, and all of us unqualified threadizens are trying to fill his shoes!

Wayne
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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95405 More actions · Answer 6

Hey Steve - what's the new avatar?

Wayne
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Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442447 More actions · Answer 7

WayneS (9/8/2010)

Steve Jones - Editor (9/8/2010)

I think Lutz has some bad karma going. It seems every weird thread I come across with a difficult OP is one in which Lutz is answering. :w00t:

That might be because our resident saint hasn't been around as much lately, and all of us unqualified threadizens are trying to fill his shoes!

New job, not as much opportunity to be here during the day between doing things.

Plus, it is now soccer season, and I have already done 5 games since last Thursday. I have another tomorrow and two more on Saturday.

Just having so much fun!

As for the job, not really doing much at all there yet. Still don't have access to a even a sandbox to start playing with Oracle. Hopefully, though, I should be able to rewrite some of the code that has been written already. Just something I don't like about loops when there are other ways to do things, even if it appears to be longer code wise.

jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 8

WayneS (9/8/2010)

Hey Steve - what's the new avatar?

Believe it's shadow of Steve on horse + gate. Unless it's a cybertronic horse.

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281324 More actions · Answer 9

jcrawf02 (9/8/2010)

WayneS (9/8/2010)

Hey Steve - what's the new avatar?

Believe it's shadow of Steve on horse + gate. Unless it's a cybertronic horse.

Steve taking a shot on a mechanical bull?

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1000539 More actions · Answer 10

Withdrawn... it was just a little too racy...

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Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 11

Jeff Moden (9/8/2010)

Withdrawn... it was just a little too racy...

Too much bull? 😛

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1000539 More actions · Answer 12

Alvin Ramard (9/8/2010)

Jeff Moden (9/8/2010)

Withdrawn... it was just a little too racy...

Too much bull? 😛

Yep... sometimes I forget that even though this is a water cooler forum, there are still limits.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
"Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1000539 More actions · Answer 13

Speaking of bull... I just signed up to do 2 sessions for SQL Saturday #60. What's up with the SQL Saturday site, anyway? The "blog" link goes to some IIS7 forum. You can't edit a session submital. The email for session 60 gets kicked back to me as a daemon failure. Without the email working, there's virtually no way to contact the folks holding the event. I sent "Nancy" (on the main SQL Saturday Contact sheet) and email for those folks to call me.

If any of you know an email address for any of the the folks running #60, tell them to PM me... I need some information.

Thanks folks.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
"Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

Alvin Ramard SSC-Forever Points: 41190 More actions · Answer 14

Jeff Moden (9/8/2010)

Alvin Ramard (9/8/2010)

Jeff Moden (9/8/2010)

Withdrawn... it was just a little too racy...

Too much bull? 😛

Yep... sometimes I forget that even though this is a water cooler forum, there are still limits.

I know what you mean. I've got to remind myself with every post.

Alvin Ramard
Memphis PASS Chapter[/url]

All my SSC forum answers come with a money back guarantee. If you didn't like the answer then I'll gladly refund what you paid for it.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1000539 More actions · Answer 15

Heh... and HELLLLLL NOOOO!!!! There's no way I'm setting up a Twitter account.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
"Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
Intro to Tally Tables and Functions