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RE: A future for stored procedures?

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Does Bruce Powell not realise that cursors are slow only when compared with set based SQL statements? They are probably quick compare with running the loop over a client recordset. Also Bruce should remember that source code control is not limited to C# etc. In my last 2 projects we used VSS for all sprocs […]

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2004-08-18

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RE: SQL Backup & Third party backup software

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#1 SQL Server Backup commands work. They will ALWAYS work with SQL Server. PERIOD.#2 There is 3rd Party backup software that works just fine (for now) with SQL Server. They may continue to work when there are changes/upgrades to SQL Server - but they may not. Do you want to take the chance?#3 I know this […]

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2004-07-29

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RE: splitting 1 field into multiple fields

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Just a comment on the subject of name parsing.  The last word in the string is not necessarily the surname.  For example, the surname "Saint Raymond" is 2 words.  Also, the first word is not necessarily the entire first name.  My friends "first name" is "Mary Dee".  As someone who constantly gets sorted into the […]

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2004-07-28

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RE: Lookup Table Design

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Ok, I am sorry - not really - but this is design madness.  Seperate tables for each lookup table.  Surrogate int keys when appropriate (almost always).  This keeps referential integrity possible - hello thats the point of a relational database.ISO codes - give them a column with a unique constraint.Never, never, never design anything that […]

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2004-07-27

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RE: Executing SQL Command???

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Hi,Try the code given below.DECLARE @filterCriteria varchar DECLARE @filterCMD varchar declare @sql1 nvarchar(200) set @filterCriteria = 'w' IF @filterCriteria LIKE 'W' set @filterCMD=' DESCRIP LIKE ''%closed%'' or DESCRIP LIKE ''%deny%'' or DESCRIP like ''%withdrawn%'' ' set @sql1='select accountID from TEMP_TABLE WHERE ' + @filterCMD exec sp_executesql @sql1Hope this solves the issue.Nivedita Sundar.N

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2004-07-23

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RE: Merge replication error, foreign keys

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Was a new snapshot recently generated which included object changes?  If so, and the snapshot is being applied then:When subscribers are set up their either already have the schema and data, or the schema is pushed to them "yes, initialize the schema and data".  If when the subscription is set up the "yes, initialize the […]

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2004-07-22

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