The Google gods seem to like a very old page of mine about using Cursors in T-SQL. So, from time to time I get commnets via email. Thought I would share an alternative to using cursors.
T-SQL Using Parameter Table like a Cursor
Posted by JackDonnell
on February 3, 2010
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Simple Talk Blog – Top 10 SSRS Challenges and Solutions
Posted by JackDonnell
on November 6, 2009
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Ryan Duclos wrote a great article on 10 Common Issues with SSRS. Download his Code, too.
Except and Intersect operators in SQL Server 2005/2008 (from decipherinfosys)
Posted by JackDonnell
on April 30, 2009
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Good Explanantion and usage examples of the Except and Intersect Operators in SQL 2005 ( 2008).
From decipherinfosys
In SQL Server 2005, MSFT introduced two new operators in their T-SQL language: Except and Intersect. We had briefly touched upon these while discussing the MERGE command in Oracle – you can read more on that post here. EXCEPT returns the distinct data value from the left query (query on left side of the operand) which does not exist in the right query (query on the right side of the operand). INTERSECT returns data value which is common in both queries. In Oracle, the equivalent of the EXCEPT operator is MINUS and INTERSECT is same as INTERSECT. In SQL 2005, using EXCEPT and INTERSECT, one can also simulate the MERGE command in Oracle (see the blog post that is mentioned above).
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SSRS – Format() and FormateDateTime()
Posted by JackDonnell
on April 15, 2009
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Found this reference … JUST IN TIME!
Thanks Thavash This is by far my most visited page.
http://thavash.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!CF6232111374DFD2!155.entry
April 10
Working with Dates in Reporting Services
As with any other technology ( eg. SQL , C# ), you always find people running into problems with processing of dates. I was asked today , “How to I format dates when using the Date Picker and sending it through to a stored procedure” ? Let’s have a look ….
1) The FormatDateTime command
This is pretty easy to use, but maybe a bit limiting. You can specify 1 of 4 formats using the command arguments. Let’s say we have selected a date such as 10th April 2007 , our results will be as follows :
| Command | Result |
| FormatDateTime(Parameters!Date.Value,1) | Tuesday, April 10, 2007 |
| FormatDateTime(Parameters!Date.Value,2) | 4/10/2007 |
| FormatDateTime(Parameters!Date.Value,3) | 12:00:00 AM |
| FormatDateTime(Parameters!Date.Value,4) | 00:00 |
…but the better way to do it would be to use …
2) The Format command and specify the exact format you require. For example…
| Command | Result |
| Format(Parameters!Date.Value,”dd-MM-yyyy”) | 10-04-2007 |
| Format(Parameters!Date.Value,”dd/MM/yyyy”) | 10/04/2007 |
| Format(Parameters!Date.Value,”MMM-dd-yyyy”) | Apr-10-2007 |
| Format(Parameters!Date.Value,”MMM-dd-yy”) | Apr-10-07 |
So 3 M’s give you “Apr” ….anyway this is quite useful if you’re looking for Day/Month/Year , since the system will default to MM/DD/YYYY.
Using this you should be able to display the date format you want , or send through a particular format to a Stored Proc.
EDITED 22/08/2007 : If the Format Command doesn’t work , try converting the value to a date , eg.
| Format(Cdate(Parameters!Date.Value),”dd-MM-yyyy”) |
Click Every Day
Posted by JackDonnell
on March 30, 2009
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Donate to the Red Cross(Updated)
Posted by JackDonnell
on March 28, 2009
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Jeff’s SQL Server Blog – Proper Case UDF
Posted by JackDonnell
on February 5, 2009
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Using My Favorite Tech Service –http://www.Google.Com.
I Found this Posting for a Proper case T-Sql User Defined Function on Jeff’s SQL Server Blog — Go to the post as it has an port to MySQL and a couple of other ‘ADVANCED’ examples in the comments.
From the original Blog :
I posted this one a long time ago and needed to use it today, so I thought I’d post it up here as well in case anyone finds it useful. This simply attempts to capitalize the first letter of each word for the string passed in. Use it to help clean up some pre-existing data, but don’t use it as a way of presenting your data that is stored improperly since it isn’t exact.�
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17 Useful WordPress Plugins That Probably Are Essential.
Posted by JackDonnell
on January 17, 2009
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There are hundreds of wordpress plugins available on the internet. Some of them are very useful and some of them are only for sake of existence. But it
’s totally up to you that how you can make your wordpress blog more strong and powerful using different plugins to give your blog readers an amazing and wonderful experience.
45+ New jQuery Techniques For Good User Experience
Posted by JackDonnell
on January 17, 2009
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Here are over 45 impressive jQuery plug-ins and techniques. Smashing! This has really become an addictive toolset for the Webmaster at work. It alows for formating and utilities that would take months to create. Just drop in a few keywords and BAM!
The Von Slatt deconstructed workshop telephone
Posted by JackDonnell
on December 29, 2008
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steampunkworkshop.com - Phone Project
Jake made this funky-cool workshop phone by uncasing a classic Bell System wallphone and refinishing and remounting the parts. As he points out, if you do a phone like this, you’d likely want to cover the terminal block for…