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As expected Microsoft has released SQL Server 2012, formerly codenamed Denali, to manufacturers and will be making the final code available on April Fools' Day. "This is the cusp of a major milestone for Microsoft and SQL Server," Doug Leland, GM of SQL marketing for Redmond told The Register. "It's been battle-tested by over …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
    Joke

    Denali?

    Or is that Denial ?

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  2. namaa

    it is broken

    this wont' work in sql 2008

    select 1 / i from x where i <> 0

    divide can be done before where part is checked and it happened to me so i know it.

    also m$ admit it is true here http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188295%28v=sql.100%29.aspx

    they make it look hard to happen but its easy. they dont tell people about it. they say it is faster but it is broken.

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    1. dogged
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      Re: it is broken

      This article is not about SQL Server 2008.

      Did you bother to read it?

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    2. Anonymous Coward
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      Re: it is broken

      -- a Common Table Expression will work :

      With Safe_CTE as

      (

      SELECT i FROM x WHERE i <> 0

      )

      SELECT 1 / i FROM Safe_CTE

      -- Of course, if i is an integer type, your results aren't going to be very useful!

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      1. namaa
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        Re: it is broken

        no it is not certain even with cte. m$ write-up say how to make it safe the only way. and it is not a bug say m$ it is <<by design>> so maybe in sql 2012 also.

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  3. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    On a Sunday?

    Really?

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    You'd have thought this would be Windows 8 release date judging by the joke that is Metro.

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    1. dogged
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      shut up, Barry. You're boring.

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  5. moonface

    SQL server 2012.....Wait, What!

    Well I suppose it's another upgrade path to consider, when my beloved SQL 2000 servers reach their end of life in 2013.

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  6. Anonymous Coward
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    Newcastle really are doing well aren't they.

    Just last week I notice all that Huawei. Now there's Hadoop.

    I wonder what's next? Divvent? or maybe Keesyde I reckon.

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  7. ideapete
    Mushroom

    Ya didnt need

    An Oracle to figure that out , canot wait for the SQL

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