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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442447 More actions · Answer 1

Lynn Pettis

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April 2, 2010 at 10:03 am

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You know, if Paul keeps up this pace (100 pts/day average) in 2 months he'll be breathing down Barry's neck. Another 30 days, he'll quite possibly be in 4th or 5th position.

Makes me wonder, do you still have a day job, or are you just not getting any sleep at night? 😛

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GilaMonster (4/2/2010)

Paul White NZ (4/2/2010)

GilaMonster (4/2/2010)

'Table variables are not affected by explicit transaction rollbacks'?

Operations performed on a table variable within a transaction are not undone if that transaction aborts.

Except that can be read that operations don't rollback if they fail, which is untrue.

Operations performed on a table variable are not undone by a ROLLBACK statement...?

I have no future as a technical documentation writer, it seems 🙁

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Lynn Pettis (4/2/2010)

You know, if Paul keeps up this pace (100 pts/day average) in 2 months he'll be breathing down Barry's neck. Another 30 days, he'll quite possibly be in 4th or 5th position. Makes me wonder, do you still have a day job, or are you just not getting any sleep at night? 😛

I'm a bit like Barry...I don't need much sleep, no.

My working hours wax and wane with demand, been relatively easy recently.

And isn't it 30 days to Barry, then 30 days to you? 😉

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281324 More actions · Answer 4

GSquared (4/2/2010)

GilaMonster (4/2/2010)

GSquared (4/2/2010)

I'd be specific. "Transactions in table variables can't be rolled back."

I dunno, that could give the impression that failed inserts/updates don't roll back (insert 10 rows, row 8 fails, there will be 7 rows in the table variable afterwards)

'Table variables are not affected by explicit transaction rollbacks'?

English can be so hard to get right sometimes...

I like that version. That's even better. ("Even more betterer", since we're already playing with the limitations of English. Might even be "bettest".)

LOL

A bettest is a female who engages in betting.

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Lynn Pettis (4/2/2010)

You know, if Paul keeps up this pace (100 pts/day average) in 2 months he'll be breathing down Barry's neck. Another 30 days, he'll quite possibly be in 4th or 5th position.

Makes me wonder, do you still have a day job, or are you just not getting any sleep at night? 😛

I, too, am curious.

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Paul White NZ (4/2/2010)

Lynn Pettis (4/2/2010)

You know, if Paul keeps up this pace (100 pts/day average) in 2 months he'll be breathing down Barry's neck. Another 30 days, he'll quite possibly be in 4th or 5th position. Makes me wonder, do you still have a day job, or are you just not getting any sleep at night? 😛

I'm a bit like Barry...I don't need much sleep, no.

My working hours wax and wane with demand, been relatively easy recently.

And isn't it 30 days to Barry, then 30 days to you? 😉

Sounds like a gauntlet throw down there.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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Paul White

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April 2, 2010 at 10:56 am

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CirquedeSQLeil (4/2/2010)

Sounds like a gauntlet throw down there.

Just an observation 🙂

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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442447 More actions · Answer 8

Paul White NZ (4/2/2010)

Lynn Pettis (4/2/2010)

You know, if Paul keeps up this pace (100 pts/day average) in 2 months he'll be breathing down Barry's neck. Another 30 days, he'll quite possibly be in 4th or 5th position. Makes me wonder, do you still have a day job, or are you just not getting any sleep at night? 😛

I'm a bit like Barry...I don't need much sleep, no.

My working hours wax and wane with demand, been relatively easy recently.

And isn't it 30 days to Barry, then 30 days to you? 😉

Yes, your right. Brain fog today. Probably should have taken the day off.

By the way, I used to be the same. Commuted to Denver from Colorado Springs for 15 years, survived on 4 hours sleep Monday through Friday.

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April 2, 2010 at 11:03 am

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Lynn Pettis (4/2/2010)

survived on 4 hours sleep Monday through Friday.

Unenviable.:cool:

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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150457 More actions · Answer 10

Lynn Pettis (4/2/2010)

I used to be the same. Commuted to Denver from Colorado Springs for 15 years, survived on 4 hours sleep Monday through Friday.

Had to Google that to appreciate the distance. When I go into Wellington I usually catch the train, which takes 55 minutes each way - good opportunity for a nap 🙂

As far as points are concerned, bear in mind that 1,000 or so have been earned through QotD. I finished running through them a while ago. Found them very entertaining, and a good way to validate what I do and don't know. There are also some interesting discussions on occasion - particularly when Hugo is involved. I am placed 55^th overall on QotD with 67% correct - a fair reflection of the minimal time I spent on each question, following Steve's approach.

A good way to prepare for the MCM 😉

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Trey Staker SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4766 More actions · Answer 11

Paul White NZ (4/2/2010)

Lynn Pettis (4/2/2010)

I used to be the same. Commuted to Denver from Colorado Springs for 15 years, survived on 4 hours sleep Monday through Friday.

Had to Google that to appreciate the distance. When I go into Wellington I usually catch the train, which takes 55 minutes each way - good opportunity for a nap 🙂

As far as points are concerned, bear in mind that 1,000 or so have been earned through QotD. I finished running through them a while ago. Found them very entertaining, and a good way to validate what I do and don't know. There are also some interesting discussions on occasion - particularly when Hugo is involved. I am placed 55^th overall on QotD with 67% correct - a fair reflection of the minimal time I spent on each question, following Steve's approach.

A good way to prepare for the MCM 😉

With some of the nuggets that you've posted lately and indepth discussions what don't you know? 😛 :hehe:

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281324 More actions · Answer 12

Paul White NZ (4/2/2010)

Lynn Pettis (4/2/2010)

I used to be the same. Commuted to Denver from Colorado Springs for 15 years, survived on 4 hours sleep Monday through Friday.

Had to Google that to appreciate the distance. When I go into Wellington I usually catch the train, which takes 55 minutes each way - good opportunity for a nap 🙂

As far as points are concerned, bear in mind that 1,000 or so have been earned through QotD. I finished running through them a while ago. Found them very entertaining, and a good way to validate what I do and don't know. There are also some interesting discussions on occasion - particularly when Hugo is involved. I am placed 55^th overall on QotD with 67% correct - a fair reflection of the minimal time I spent on each question, following Steve's approach.

A good way to prepare for the MCM 😉

Don't make me laugh so hard.

However, I agree on the validation of what you know vs. don't know - assuming the question/answer combination is correct. A bunch of those older questions were inconsistent and tough.

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

Trey Staker (4/2/2010)

Paul White NZ (4/2/2010)

Lynn Pettis (4/2/2010)

I used to be the same. Commuted to Denver from Colorado Springs for 15 years, survived on 4 hours sleep Monday through Friday.

Had to Google that to appreciate the distance. When I go into Wellington I usually catch the train, which takes 55 minutes each way - good opportunity for a nap 🙂

As far as points are concerned, bear in mind that 1,000 or so have been earned through QotD. I finished running through them a while ago. Found them very entertaining, and a good way to validate what I do and don't know. There are also some interesting discussions on occasion - particularly when Hugo is involved. I am placed 55^th overall on QotD with 67% correct - a fair reflection of the minimal time I spent on each question, following Steve's approach.

A good way to prepare for the MCM 😉

With some of the nuggets that you've posted lately and indepth discussions what don't you know? 😛 :hehe:

Good question. It seems that he has everything down pat.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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