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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1000539 More actions · Answer 1

GilaMonster (11/3/2010)

....since I won't be at PASS?

Crap. You're one of the folks I wanted to meet. You're on my bucket list.

--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 2

Grant Fritchey (11/3/2010)

BrainDonor (11/3/2010)

I wouldn't say that. There's still a week of voting and the down votes make changes happen quick. Someone can vote up another guy and vote me down and the switch is 2 points in that direction. This one, really doesn't matter, but I'm with Hudson, I like winning, it's better than losing.

It looks like they've removed the ability to down-vote, making a much better competition. I don't see any articles that warrant a negative vote.

I think that's my fault. I beat them up a bit publicly on twitter. But now I'm behind. Still need support people.

I'm not going to say which ones but there are some really ignorant posts with some bad assumptions and bad test code that jump to some really bad conclusions that I wish I could vote down. And, no, none of those are Grant's or Gail's.

--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

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 3

Just wanted to give an update. Things are much better now. It did not rain much. The sky is still totally covered with cloud. Still raining but not like day before yesterday. The worst is over. There are some concerns about two dams in two areas. They are weak. Nothing can be done now other than pray for those living near that area. (Reminds me of something that happened in US) I dont live near that area. So we are safe from that.

This Hurricane killed 12 people in St.Lucia, compared to that we fared very well.

And once again Thanks for all the well wishes. Appreciate it very much.

-Roy

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004494 More actions · Answer 4

Jeff Moden (11/3/2010)

GilaMonster (11/3/2010)

....since I won't be at PASS?

Crap. You're one of the folks I wanted to meet.

Sorry, I thought you knew. It's not exactly been a secret.

You're on my bucket list.

I took a break from all conferences and writing for a year to focus on my thesis. It's kinda worked, still a lot to do though.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

spaghettidba SSC Guru Points: 105712 More actions · Answer 5

Roy Ernest (11/3/2010)

Just wanted to give an update. Things are much better now. It did not rain much. The sky is still totally covered with cloud. Still raining but not like day before yesterday. The worst is over. There are some concerns about two dams in two areas. They are weak. Nothing can be done now other than pray for those living near that area. (Reminds me of something that happened in US) I dont live near that area. So we are safe from that.

This Hurricane killed 12 people in St.Lucia, compared to that we fared very well.

And once again Thanks for all the well wishes. Appreciate it very much.

Glad to hear you're okay, Roy.

I have some friends of mine that live in BVI and haven't heard from them for a while. I hope everything's fine there.

-- Gianluca Sartori

Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 397721 More actions · Answer 6

Roy Ernest (11/3/2010)

Just wanted to give an update. Things are much better now. It did not rain much. The sky is still totally covered with cloud. Still raining but not like day before yesterday. The worst is over. There are some concerns about two dams in two areas. They are weak. Nothing can be done now other than pray for those living near that area. (Reminds me of something that happened in US) I dont live near that area. So we are safe from that.

This Hurricane killed 12 people in St.Lucia, compared to that we fared very well.

And once again Thanks for all the well wishes. Appreciate it very much.

Excellent Roy! Great news. See you next week.

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Greg Edwards-268690 SSC-Insane Points: 20667 More actions · Answer 7

Roy Ernest (11/3/2010)

Just wanted to give an update. Things are much better now. It did not rain much. The sky is still totally covered with cloud. Still raining but not like day before yesterday. The worst is over. There are some concerns about two dams in two areas. They are weak. Nothing can be done now other than pray for those living near that area. (Reminds me of something that happened in US) I dont live near that area. So we are safe from that.

This Hurricane killed 12 people in St.Lucia, compared to that we fared very well.

And once again Thanks for all the well wishes. Appreciate it very much.

Hope the updates continue to be good.

Floods are not fun to deal with.

Are you talking about the dam in Iowa that let go this year?

Only about 200 miles from that.

But there were plenty of other floods this year.

I'm praying you see some sunny skies soon.

Greg E

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1000539 More actions · Answer 8

Roy Ernest (11/3/2010)

Just wanted to give an update. Things are much better now. It did not rain much. The sky is still totally covered with cloud. Still raining but not like day before yesterday. The worst is over. There are some concerns about two dams in two areas. They are weak. Nothing can be done now other than pray for those living near that area. (Reminds me of something that happened in US) I dont live near that area. So we are safe from that.

This Hurricane killed 12 people in St.Lucia, compared to that we fared very well.

And once again Thanks for all the well wishes. Appreciate it very much.

Glad you and yours are OK. I hope those dams hold up. If they break, it'll literally wash people's lives away.

--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 9

GilaMonster (11/3/2010)

Jeff Moden (11/3/2010)

GilaMonster (11/3/2010)

....since I won't be at PASS?

Crap. You're one of the folks I wanted to meet.

Sorry, I thought you knew. It's not exactly been a secret.

You're on my bucket list.

I took a break from all conferences and writing for a year to focus on my thesis. It's kinda worked, still a lot to do though.

I've not been keeping up on whose going. Been a bit busy.

Ah well. Perhaps next year. In the meantime, I'll just have to put up with your wonderful posts. 🙂

--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

Sioban Krzywicki One Orange Chip Points: 27770 More actions · Answer 10

Grant Fritchey (11/3/2010)

GilaMonster (11/3/2010)

Gianluca Sartori (11/3/2010)

I'm not suggesting anyone to cheat, but the voting system relies on browser cookies to determine if a vote was placed... :Whistling:

and I have 2 computers and 3 VMs. No, I haven't, it would be unethical.

OH! Who's the leader now?

Tied for first place! I like having friends! 😎 😀

Just sent out a beg on twitter too. I think we can put you over the top if we keep pushing. I'd just like to win my category but this David Dye guy (never heard of him before and he's an MVP) is doing really well.

You know you should never reference your opponant by name. Never say "Dye", Grant!

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281324 More actions · Answer 11

BrainDonor (11/3/2010)

I wouldn't say that. There's still a week of voting and the down votes make changes happen quick. Someone can vote up another guy and vote me down and the switch is 2 points in that direction. This one, really doesn't matter, but I'm with Hudson, I like winning, it's better than losing.

It looks like they've removed the ability to down-vote, making a much better competition. I don't see any articles that warrant a negative vote.

Agreed - It was nice of them to remove the down-vote.

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281324 More actions · Answer 12

Gianluca Sartori (11/3/2010)

ALZDBA (11/3/2010)

And if things don't work like I would expect, in RDP to a dev box :Whistling:

I tend to use virtual machines to play with new things. At least until I decide I will keep them.

This is a preferred method of mine.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281324 More actions · Answer 13

Roy Ernest (11/3/2010)

Just wanted to give an update. Things are much better now. It did not rain much. The sky is still totally covered with cloud. Still raining but not like day before yesterday. The worst is over. There are some concerns about two dams in two areas. They are weak. Nothing can be done now other than pray for those living near that area. (Reminds me of something that happened in US) I dont live near that area. So we are safe from that.

This Hurricane killed 12 people in St.Lucia, compared to that we fared very well.

And once again Thanks for all the well wishes. Appreciate it very much.

That's good.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95405 More actions · Answer 14

Gail - do you know anything about SS2008's DBCC CHECKDB adding in checks for sys.parameters?

I just upgraded a server from 2005. Ran DBCC CHECKDB on all databases prior, and it's clean. After upgrading to 2008, ran again (also used the WITH DATA_PURITY option), and it found a bunch of objects in sys.parameters not in sys.objects. I was able to clean it up, but I found this curious.

Thanks,

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281324 More actions · Answer 15

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November 4, 2010 at 10:40 am

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Is the water cooler out of water today?

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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