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Ruminating on issues pertinent to the design and development of sound databases and processes under Microsoft SQL Server 2008, SQL Server 2005, and SQL Server 2000 (while reserving the right to vent about anything else that's on my mind)
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XML Programming In SQL Server 2005
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Database Programming: A Prime Number Contender From Down Under
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over 7 years ago
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Denis' Prime Number Challenge just won't die. I think this topic has spurred more dialog than any other in this blog's 15-month, 180-odd post history. Just imagine if I could've harnessed this global outpouring of SQL skills for something with commercial...
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Technical News: Windows Vista September EDW Now Available
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over 7 years ago
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I spent my lunch hour today upgrading my laptop from Windows Vista RC1 to the latest EDW (External Developer Workstation) build, build 5728. You can get the new build in the following languages: English German Japanese I've been running...
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Database Programming: Closing The Door On The "Discredited" Prime Number Tangent
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over 7 years ago
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One more PDA-incompatible post: lessons learned from "discredited" prime number syntax...
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Database Programming: Sunday Night Prime Number Update
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over 7 years ago
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Our blogging site is going to go dark in an hour or so for a software upgrade, so I won't be able to post my full findings tonight. What I can say is that, based on the current "rules of engagement" (i.e., the timer starts when the tables are populated...
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Database Programming: Denis' Prime Number Challenge: A New Leader
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Well, folks, there's a new sheriff in town.. this is a continuation of a conversation here and here . I've tweaked Hugo's syntax to further filter the initial seive population (similar to the pre-filtering present in the discredited tangent ). Where...
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Database Programming: Denis' Prime Number Challenge: Fourth Place Finisher
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over 7 years ago
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Hugo Kornelis posted a wonderful reply on his blog to the Prime Number Challenge, which runs in 9.3 seconds on my laptop. Denis posted his solution in a reply on Hugo's blog ; Denis' solution runs in 6 seconds . WOW! Perhaps this isn't such a crazy...
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Database Programming: Denis' Prime Number Challenge
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over 7 years ago
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I answer Denis' challenge with another post to refrain from downloading to your mobile device....
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Database Programming: Set-Based Update -- Hugo's Syntax Outperforms Shaun's; Ward Tweaks Hugo's Syntax Even Further
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A long post continuing last night's discussion regarding the generation of 1M GUIDs. I'm not sure I'd download this one to your PDA......
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Database Programming: Game, Set, Match -- Why Writing Code In Transact-SQL Is Different Than Writing In A Compiled Language
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over 7 years ago
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More tidbits from an internal discussion.. it'll take us awhile to get to the answer to the titular question; hopefully you'll find this a worthy journey. Mike asked, in a nutshell, why this batch is taking so long to run: SET NOCOUNT ON DECLARE...
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Welcome Back, Peter Gammons!
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over 7 years ago
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I haven't subjected you to a baseball post in awhile . Don't worry, I'll be brief.. I can't let the day pass without noting that the great Peter Gammons has returned to his nonpareil column (link requires subscription) on ESPN.com after his health...
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Made In Express Contest Winners Announced!
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over 7 years ago
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Yes, the winners are in ! The Made In Express contest has announced its Grand Prize , First Prize , and Community Choice award winners. Congratulations to Ernie Hall , Ali Khalid , Jonas Martinsson , and Sanchez Roman Canlas !
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Database Programming: Everything You Always Wanted To Know About JOIN Semantics, But Were Afraid To Ask
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over 7 years ago
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Every once in awhile, I get an opportunity to look around for new and interesting things to read. With the emphasis my new position places on building world-class training resources for SQL Server types, I'll be spending even more time on this sort of...
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Five Years On
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over 7 years ago
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As a wide-eyed boy from Long Island, I watched them go up . As a jaded middle-aged man a continent away, I watched them fall down . Never forget .
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Database Programming: Sergey Offers Another FOR XML EXPLICIT Syntax For Steve
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over 7 years ago
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If you've worked with databases long enough, you develop a set of truisms that you carry around in your head. One of mine, related to building T-SQL syntax, is, "there are at least 87 ways to skin any particular cat." While we're still 85 methods short...
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Database Programming: Buliding a FOR XML PATH Statement Containing Both an Element Value and an Attribute Associated With The Element
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over 7 years ago
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On Friday afternoon, I shared an answer to Steve's question seeking a FOR XML EXPLICIT query to produce this XML: < Product > < Category rank = " 0 " > Category Name </ Category > </ Product > Well, over the weekend my "geek...
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Database Programming: Buliding a FOR XML EXPLICIT Statement Containing Both an Element Value and an Attribute Associated With The Element
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over 7 years ago
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Well, the title of this post is so long, I almost don't need to reconstruct Steve's question, but here it is.. I need to construct a FOR XML EXPLICIT statement that essentially produces something like < Product > < Category rank = "...
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Windows Vista RC1 Has Arrived!
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over 7 years ago
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Last week I mentioned that I'd installed Beta 2 of Windows Vista on my new laptop. Well, last Friday came the internal announcement the RC1 was ready, so I pointed the new PC at the download bits just as fast as I could. RC1 will be available for public...
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Made In Express Contest Voting Closes Tonight
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over 7 years ago
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I last blogged on this contest a couple of weeks ago , as well as in March and in June . The community voting for the contest ends at 11:59 PDT tonight (less than eight hours from now), so if you'd like to vote for your favorite, time's a-wastin'!...
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