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Harvey Saayman wrote: secondly NEVER SELECT * FROM
Unless you have a very good reason - and yes, there are times when you need to do it, but not in your normal run of the mill applications.
Bob
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Ashfield wrote: and yes, there are times when you need to do it
like when? 
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For example when you have a sub query. In that case the fields are specified in the sub query and doesn't need to be repeated in the query.
select *
from (
select top 10 SomeField, AnotherField
from SomeTable
order by SomeField asc
) x
order by SomeField desc
Despite everything, the person most likely to be fooling you next is yourself.
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okay that makes sense, cause your just selecting everything returned from the sub query...
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A simple example, when you are extracting a subset of data to a file for any reason.
As I said, not the normal run of the mill applications, and I agree you shouldn't use it normally, but, as they say, never say never 
Bob
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Ashfield wrote: when you are extracting a subset of data to a file for any reason
Including when I only want a subset of the columns?
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Not really, I was replying t a cmment that said NEVER use select *
Bob
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You realise how legacy the "never select *" rule is right? Back in SQL 7 (circa 1997), it caused an extra round trip to the server to determine the table schema before doing the actual data select. By SQL 2000 they had fixed this issue and it ceased to be a problem.
As far as good practice goes, I totally agree with you. As far as a bolded+uppercase NEVER goes, sorry, you're wrong.
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J4amieC wrote: circa 1997
I was 9 back then 
Its just a practice i was taught and it stuck, and if these newbies get used to SELECT * FROM and they one day work on or with big databases (like the systems you'll come across at the data warehouse of an insurance company) they will bring it down! Ive heard about things like this being common from my step mom who's a data modeler.
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Harvey Saayman wrote: I was 9 back then
I know you were, ow stop making me feel old!
Harvey Saayman wrote: they will bring it down
bring it down how? Essentially nowdays Select * is identical to select col1,col2...
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J4amieC wrote: I know you were, now stop making me feel old!
bwhahahaha, sorry... 
J4amieC wrote: bring it down how?
SELECT *
FROM table1
JOIN table2
ON someCondition
JOIN table3
ON someOtherCondition
If you pull that kinda crap (and sadly it happens) on DB's containing terra's upon terra's of data...
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Ok, I see your point, but its not the * thats the issue its the pulling of all fields from a large query. Someone stupid enough to do that would follow your advice and just write:
SELECT [very long list of column names]
FROM table1
JOIN table2
ON someCondition
JOIN table3
ON someOtherCondition
Now leave me in peace you little whipper-snapper.
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J4amieC wrote: Now leave me in peace you little whipper-snapper.
lol, i had to go google [define:"whipper snapper"]
cheers bud
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damn, after doing that it soudsn kinda insulting. I didn't mean it that way. 
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its all good, didn't think you did
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Hi
Can any one tell me how to run a exectuable by windows service?
I tried through process.start(), but no use.
I am using Admin user to run this service.
I am struck up with this...
Thanks for the help in advance.
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Services run on their own desktop so if you start a program from service it will start on that desktop and not at the desktop you are looking at
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Hi
I am not sure whether i have posted the requirement correctly.
Any how i will try to make it clear.
1. I am having a EXE in the application folder.
2. I have a windows service through which i want to run the exe available in the application folder.
Am i clear now..........
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Yes, it is clear. Same reply applies here. When starting an executable from service it runs on another desktop.
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Ummmm, no.
If he sets up his Process object correctly, he can run an external application.
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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Try setting the service's Allow service to interact with desktop option to true in the services applet.
Be warned that this is very bad practice.
Cheers,
Vıkram.
"if abusing me makes you a credible then i better give u the chance which didnt get in real" - Adnan Siddiqi.
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Thanks, my Georgian friend, I didn't know that.
Can't figure out the lynch votes though. 
Cheers,
Vıkram.
"if abusing me makes you a credible then i better give u the chance which didnt get in real" - Adnan Siddiqi.
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You have to provide a lot more info before we have any hope of assisting you.
1) Can you run the application manually?
2) How are you setting up your Process object?
"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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I m coding primative Asynchron calling.
How could i set timeout property to iasyncruslt or my beginxxxasync calls?
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