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Re: SQL Cursors

From	sim <simisa@tiscalinet.it>
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Subject	Re: SQL Cursors
Date	2012-09-06 09:37 +0200
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On 2012-09-05 22:44:22 +0000, Bob Barrows said:

> rja.carnegie@gmail.com wrote:
>> Of course you assumed that the ranking column [num] runs 1, 2, 3, 4,
>> 5, ... with no numbers missing or duplicated.
> 
> I could only go by the data offered.
> 
>> Otherwise, reviving
>> the question of a cursor looks good to me......
> 
> Why? What would it solve, and how?
> 
>> 
>> I forget whether calculating a rank by Transact-SQL first appeared in
>> edition 2005 - and whether those same issues come up.  But if the data
>> is historic and not changing, then performing the calculation while
>> a user is waiting may be not best.
> 
> YMMV
> 
>> 
>> An advantage of recommending a solution without a cursor is that if
>> the question is someone's assignment at college, then you aren't
>> being helpful.  :-)
> 
> That assumes I want to be helpful to someone doing their homework

I used the rank from DTS in field NUM…the solution from Bob for me it's 
perfect !

Now i have the Agent's Hit Parade :-) with delta value from one agent 
to the top 1 and a ranked list.

Very happy, thanks again.


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SQL Cursors simisa@tiscalinet.it (simisa) - 2012-09-04 14:29 +0200
  Re: SQL Cursors "Bob Barrows" <reb01501@NOyahooSPAM.com> - 2012-09-04 11:27 -0400
    Re: SQL Cursors sim <simisa@tiscalinet.it> - 2012-09-05 08:32 +0200
      Re: SQL Cursors "Bob Barrows" <reb01501@NOSPAMyahoo.com> - 2012-09-05 06:18 -0400
        Re: SQL Cursors sim <simisa@tiscalinet.it> - 2012-09-05 13:00 +0200
          Re: SQL Cursors "Bob Barrows" <reb01501@NOSPAMyahoo.com> - 2012-09-05 07:45 -0400
            Re: SQL Cursors sim <simisa@tiscalinet.it> - 2012-09-05 18:19 +0200
            Re: SQL Cursors rja.carnegie@gmail.com - 2012-09-05 15:36 -0700
              Re: SQL Cursors "Bob Barrows" <reb01501@NOSPAMyahoo.com> - 2012-09-05 18:44 -0400
                Re: SQL Cursors rja.carnegie@gmail.com - 2012-09-05 16:58 -0700
                Re: SQL Cursors Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-09-05 17:23 -0700
                Re: SQL Cursors rja.carnegie@gmail.com - 2012-09-06 02:50 -0700
              Re: SQL Cursors "Bob Barrows" <reb01501@NOSPAMyahoo.com> - 2012-09-05 18:44 -0400
                Re: SQL Cursors sim <simisa@tiscalinet.it> - 2012-09-06 09:37 +0200

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