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Re: Please help with SQL

From: Alan <alanshein_at_erols.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 10:30:54 -0500
Message-ID: <a77ljb$h7hn7$1@ID-114862.news.dfncis.de>

Two different people posted the EXACT same question, with a slight variation in the "could you tell me how..." part of the question. The SQL problem was exactly the same, character for character.

"Jeff Kish" <jeff.kish_at_ait-mmii.com> wrote in message news:20je9u89dm9o29rvbvp6q158in8b26he5g_at_4ax.com...
> Maybe they just need a hint. If I knew the answer, I would give them a
> hint on how to proceed or on how to think the problem through.
>
> Jeff
>
> On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 15:30:28 -0500, "Alan" <alanshein_at_erols.com>
> wrote:
>
> >You're nicer than I am. Whenever I'm unsure as to whether a particular
> >posting is a homework assignment, I look at the emaill address of the
> >poster. Students trying to hide their identities tend to use hotmail or
> >yahoo instead of their school email addresses. "Real" questioners usually
> >work for a company and have company email addresses, or at least a
fee-based
> >ISP. This was the first time I've seen a duplicate cut-and-paste directly
> >from the assignment. The epitome of laziness - they didn't even bother to
> >reword it. Sheesh.
> >
> >
> >"damorgan" <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message
> >news:3C96417C.E1E53A94_at_exesolutions.com...
> >> Not really. But I'm trying to be kinder and gentler.
> >>
> >> I think the answer obvious too. And that is why I didn't provide an
> >answer.
> >>
> >> Daniel Morgan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Alan wrote:
> >>
> >> > You have to ask?
> >> >
> >> > "damorgan" <damorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:3C960E11.A2E71817_at_exesolutions.com...
> >> > > Is this a class project?
> >> > >
> >> > > Daniel Morgan
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Yuri Rshtuniq wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Hi !
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I have a table of employees and their hiredates
> >> > > >
> >> > > > EMP HIREDATE
> >> > > > ------ ------------
> >> > > > AAA 10-AUG-82
> >> > > > BBB 12-OCT-82
> >> > > > CCC 20-JUN-89
> >> > > > DDD 12-OCT-82
> >> > > > EEE 20-JUN-89
> >> > > > FFF 12-OCT-82
> >> > > > GGG 10-AUG-82
> >> > > > HHH 13-APR-95
> >> > > >
> >> > > > I want to group employees with the same hiredates and ignore
others.
> >> > Each
> >> > > > "group" hiredate will become the column title:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > 10-AUG-82 12-OCT-82 20-JUN-89
> >> > > > ------------- ------------- ------------
> >> > > > AAA BBB CCC
> >> > > > GGG DDD EEE
> >> > > > FFF
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Thanks in advance...
> >> > >
> >>
> >
>
Received on Tue Mar 19 2002 - 09:30:54 CST

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