[dba-SQLServer] Difference between views and queries

Francisco H Tapia my.lists at verizon.net
Tue Jun 29 19:16:01 CDT 2004


me too, but all he wants is for you and me to go out and look for our 
own examples that we cannot re-code as a sproc.


Arthur Fuller wrote On 6/29/2004 5:08 PM:

>All I want is an example that cannot be coded by one or more sprocs.
>
>Arthur
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Francis
>Harvey
>Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 10:47 AM
>To: 'dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com'
>Subject: RE: [dba-SQLServer] Difference between views and queries
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>Francisco,
>
>I would like to consider the opinion of someone who shares my namesake
>as seriously as possible, but in this case, I believe you suffer from
>Arthur's problem of a lack of experience with the very specific problems
>I cited. It is fine to talk about not using dynamic SQL in general when
>using SQL Server, but just as with normalization, there are exceptions
>and no one should be stating it as an absolute rule or bad practice
>until they have reviewed the problems I mentioned. Again, I will state,
>for those particular problems, dynamic SQL is often the superior
>solution.
>
>Also, the "scaling" issue is teetering awfully close to using FUD. You
>can always use any programming method incorrectly, but correctly written
>dynamic SQL does not suffer from the horrible efficiency loss that not
>having a cached query plan would seem to imply. Similarly, the "time
>spent" argument is bad logic. I don't spend less time on my dynamic SQL
>solutions, I spend more time because the problems are difficult. Adding
>more time for a static SQL solution will not result in a better design
>or even a working design in some cases.
>
>I don't think you, Arthur or I are in disagreement over security, I just
>didn't like the oversimplified way security was described, so I chose to
>emphasize a particular point. I think this is an important part that
>should be highlighted.
>
>Francis R Harvey III
>WB 303, (301)294-3952
>harveyf1 at westat.com
>
>
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf 
>>Of Francisco H Tapia
>>Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 12:42 PM
>>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>>Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Difference between views and queries
>>
>>
>>Francis,
>>   I respectfully agree w/ Arthur on this.  Dynamic SQL as a rule, is
>>bad design.  Many times over you will find that there are comparable 
>>solutions that often meet the demand much better, and "scale" much 
>>better than that of dynamic sql.  There is no "ONE" right way 
>>of doing 
>>things, that is the nature of this business.  However 
>>justifying dynamic 
>>sql because of some time spent on design is imnsho incorrect. 
>> You will 
>>often find more times that enabling users/roles via Views/Sprocs and 
>>Functions to be far superior solutions than to open wide dynamic sql.
>>
>>re: security.
>>Of course if you deny permissions on any object the take
>>precedence over 
>>allows, this is the nature of security.  That is why you must be 
>>explicitly "SURE" when making DENY requests on any object.  
>>NOT giving 
>>rights to an object does not equeal REJECT.
>>
>>If I do not give a user rights to a view, under Role1, but
>>then give him 
>>rights to that object via Role2.  There will be 0 issues w/ 
>>accessability.  However If by poor planning I had a "REJECT" 
>>rights in 
>>Role1, then I'd have the issues you are stating.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Francis Harvey wrote On 6/25/2004 2:24 PM:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Arthur,
>>>
>>>Do some research on the basic solutions for SQL that has to
>>>      
>>>
>>adjust for
>>    
>>
>>>varying databases, conditions (dynamic search), or servers (different
>>>      
>>>
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>>>SQL dialects). Some designs also call for encapsulating
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>>business logic
>>    
>>
>>>outside of the data tier. In these situations, dynamic SQL is often 
>>>the only logical choice. I have only had to deal with dynamic search 
>>>myself, but this is enough to convince me of its usefulness.
>>>
>>>Describing permissions solely as additive in nature is
>>>      
>>>
>>incorrect. This
>>    
>>
>>>is the point I was making.
>>>
>>>Francis R Harvey III
>>>WB 303, (301)294-3952
>>>harveyf1 at westat.com
>>>      
>>>
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