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by JimKnicely
Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:24 pm
Forum: Vertica Links
Topic: Vertica Quick Tip: Which rows will commit?
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Vertica Quick Tip: Which rows will commit?

Vertica Community Blog post authored by Jim Knicely Did you ever update a bunch of rows in a table, then forget which ones you changed? Fearing you might have updated an incorrect record, you might have to roll back and start again. Or, in Vertica you can first check which records have been modifie...
by JimKnicely
Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:23 pm
Forum: Vertica Links
Topic: Vertica Quick Tip: Date Arithmetic with Intervals
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Views: 14128

Vertica Quick Tip: Date Arithmetic with Intervals

Vertica Community Blog post authored by Jim Knicely
In the last Vertica Quick Tip we saw how easy date arithmetic can be. Well, it can be even easier with Intervals!

Read more here:
https://forum.vertica.com/discussion/23 ... ertica-tip
by JimKnicely
Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:22 pm
Forum: Vertica Links
Topic: Vertica Quick Tip: Date Arithmetic in Vertica
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Views: 14338

Vertica Quick Tip: Date Arithmetic in Vertica

Vertica Community Blog post authored by Jim Knicely
Date arithmetic in Vertica is extremely easy!

Read more here:
https://forum.vertica.com/discussion/23 ... in-vertica
by JimKnicely
Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:21 pm
Forum: Vertica Links
Topic: Vertica Quick Tip: Avoid Using Functions on Very Large Data Sets
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Vertica Quick Tip: Avoid Using Functions on Very Large Data Sets

This blog post was authored by Jim Knicely. You can store billions and billions and billions (i.e., a lot) of records in your Vertica tables. When querying these large data sets, try to avoid using database functions like TO_DATE, TO_CHAR, NVL, etc. when unnecessary. Read more here: https://forum.v...
by JimKnicely
Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:20 pm
Forum: Vertica Links
Topic: Vertica Quick Tip: Generating a Random Date
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Views: 14013

Vertica Quick Tip: Generating a Random Date

This blog post was authored by Jim Knicely.

I can easily generate a random integer value using the Vertica built-in RANDOMINT function.

Read more here:
https://forum.vertica.com/discussion/23 ... andom-date
by JimKnicely
Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:19 pm
Forum: Vertica Links
Topic: Vertica Quick Tip: The LIMIT Analytic Function
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Views: 5124

Vertica Quick Tip: The LIMIT Analytic Function

Vertica Community Blog post authored by Jim Knicely Vertica contains an abundance of built-in SQL analytic functions. One of the lesser known but also one of the coolest is the LIMIT analytic function. Read more here: https://forum.vertica.com/discussion/239345/vertica-quick-tip-the-limit-analytic-...
by JimKnicely
Fri Jan 26, 2018 2:17 pm
Forum: Vertica Links
Topic: Vertica Quick Tip: How to Query for NaN Values
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Views: 5202

Vertica Quick Tip: How to Query for NaN Values

Vertica Community Blog post authored by Jim Knicely We’re introducing a new series: Vertica Quick Tips! These tips are intended to give you concise information to help you get the most out of using Vertica. NaN (Not a Number) does not equal anything, not even another NaN. You can query for them usi...

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