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Search a database for a value and count matching rows
Databases

Search a database for a value and count matching rows

We have a datawarehouse and we want to be able to count all the records in any table of the database that match on a particular warehouse load. This is a column value where the column is called "WarehouseLoadKey" and the value we want to search on is "3" (the 3rd incremental load). How? The below stored procedure can b...

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Convert a delimited string to table
Databases

Convert a delimited string to table

This is a quick note to show you how to convert a given comma delimited string into a database table: Given: "Title,Forenames,Surname" Return: ID Value ------ ---------------- 1 Title 2 Forenames 3 Surname Note the below example omits the ID column and just leaves VALUE.

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Search a database with SOUNDEX
Databases

Search a database with SOUNDEX

End-users said that they could see the options "Data Not Yet Available" as well as "Data not yet available". These are obviously the same values, so I should go through the database and change all variations to be typed the same way in the same case. Wouldn't it be nice to search through your entire database for simila...

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Search a database for a string (MySQL, T-SQL)
Databases

Search a database for a string (MySQL, T-SQL)

I have a PHP script which behaves like PhpMyAdmin, in that it automatically lists a database structure and the fields to modify similar to an excel spreadsheet. Now without using PHP, I need standalone SQL scripts that can simply be used to search an entire database for a particular string of word(s). I've posted my ow...

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Slideshow div layer through a window
MooTools Framework

Slideshow div layer through a window

This article is a quick note to myself on the idea of a slideshow with the MooTools javascript framework. Basically, I want to create a div layer that I can see through (like a window with no glass) and for all the flashy stuff, to only appear within the boundary of the parent div layer.

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Data Randomization Function in Oracle PL/SQL
Oracle PL/SQL

Data Randomization Function in Oracle PL/SQL

This article describes a function that will return random data based on a given value. The function intends to determine the data type and return data that is absolutely irrelevant to the original data but the same length and the same type of data.

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Basic Joomla 2.5 Mootools Form
Joomla

Basic Joomla 2.5 Mootools Form

This is an article to demo the crudest form which uses Joomla's version 2.5 core mootools (uncompressed?). This is intended for absolute novices (like me) who just want to see an example of an AJAX form within Joomla 1.6.x - 2.5.x in it's most basic state. At time of print, I am using this with Joomla 2.5.6.

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