[dba-SQLServer] Reciprocity

So after coming up with the first section of code
that you would need for your generic import processing,
where is the same kind of courtesy that you are asking
for from Arthur?

Will it work for you or not?

Should I bother with proceeding with the text file read?

Robert

At 12:00 PM 5/11/2007, you wrote:
>Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 12:44:01 -0400
>From: "jwcolby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
>Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] SQL Server - Turning comparisons into
>         Booleans
>To: <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com>
>Message-ID: <20070511164401.6BED3BC02 at smtp-auth.no-ip.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain;       charset="us-ascii"
>
>You know what Francisco, I work hard at learning this on my own.  I have a
>half dozen books open in front of me, and I Google for an hour before I post
>a request for help.  I just get tired of silly crap, both from SQL Server
>(or any other software package) and from list members.  SQL Server's "help"
>was useless, as was Arthur's post.  Every single point in the email was
>useless, and ended up condescending.
>
>James post OTOH was informative, to the point and best of all worked!
>
>I read every single reply to my posts trying to learn what I can, so when I
>get an entire email full of useless and even condescending crap it is
>annoying.  It is REALLY annoying when it happens over and over.  I try very
>hard to only post responses to questions with real, useful suggestions.
>
>NOW, go back and read Arthur's original response (at the bottom of this
>email).  It is just useless, a waste of my time, and a waste of the list's
>bandwidth.  James response is a an example of a succinct and useful reply to
>a request for help.  Arthur had exactly the same information to work with
>that James did.  LOOK at the difference in responses!!!
>
>Arthur is a bright guy, and knows a lot of stuff.  If he would limit his
>responses to actually providing solutions to problems he would be immensely
>useful.
>
>John W. Colby