JDatabase: using the Joomla database with exampleshttps://joellipman.com/articles/cms/joomla/jdatabase-using-the-joomla-database.html

27 January 2013 . ' = ' . $db->quoteName('p.user_id') . ')') $query->where($db->quoteName('u.real_name') . ' LIKE '. $db->quote('\'%smith%\'')); $query->order('u.real_name ASC'); // Reset the query using our new query object $db->setQuery($query); // Load the results...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Joomla
• Language: en-GB

DataTumble - Randomize Data Rowshttps://joellipman.com/articles/database/t-sql/datatumble-randomize-data-rows.html

07 December 2012 job. It shuffles the records and matching data values: Before: ID Name DateOfBirth --------- ------------ ----------- 1 John Smith 1988-06-24 2 Fred Bloggs 1972-11-17 3 Another User 1964-02-18 After: ID Name DateOfBirth --------- ------------...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Transact-SQL
• Language: *

SSRS: Performance Improvements: SELECT TOPhttps://joellipman.com/articles/microsoft/ssrs/ssrs-performance-improvements-select-top.html

07 March 2014 as the report server says it did this in 0.4 seconds. So where's the problem? How? Left to its own devices, a search for "SMITH" as a surname would make the report spin for about 10 minutes without the possibility to cancel (link not working!?) and...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: SQL Server Reporting Services
• Language: en-GB

DataJumble - Shuffling characters in a data valuehttps://joellipman.com/articles/database/t-sql/data-shuffling-function.html

01 August 2012 and database load. Before: StudentID StudentName DateOfBirth ----------- -------------------- ------------- 1 John Smith 1990-03-21 2 Fred Bloggs 1988-11-02 3 Another User 1985-07-11 4 Yet Another User 1977-06-25 After: StudentID StudentName DateOfBirth...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Transact-SQL
• Language: *

DataScramble - Randomizing data rowshttps://joellipman.com/articles/database/t-sql/datascramble-randomizing-data-rows.html

07 December 2012 very difficult to work with: Before: StudentID StudentName DateOfBirth ----------- -------------------- ------------- 1 John Smith 1990-03-21 2 Fred Bloggs 1988-11-02 3 Another User 1985-07-11 4 Yet Another User 1977-06-25 After: StudentID StudentName...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Transact-SQL
• Language: en-GB

PHP: First name and Initial of Surnamehttps://joellipman.com/articles/web-development/php/php-first-name-and-initial-of-surname.html

27 March 2014 of two names into a string made up of the first name and then using the initial of the second name. -- What I have John Smith Fred.Bloggs -- What I want John S. Fred B. How? So different ways, the first thing I did was to create the logic: // default...

• Type: Article
• Author: Joel Lipman
• Category: Personal Home Page
• Language: en-GB