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SamC
White Water Yakist
3467 Posts |
 Posted - 2003-03-25 : 10:58:15
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| What is the lifetime of a temporary table if it is not dropped in the creating procedure?Sam |
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Page47
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2878 Posts |
Posted - 2003-03-25 : 11:15:44
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| It exists for the life of the batch.Jay White{0} |
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X002548
Not Just a Number
15586 Posts |
Posted - 2003-03-25 : 14:31:00
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| Local Temporary table or Global?Jay is correct with a local, but I believe a global will hang around as long as it's being referenced.Brett8-) |
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SamC
White Water Yakist
3467 Posts |
Posted - 2003-03-25 : 15:05:24
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| Local. I was curious as to whether bad programming (omitting the drop) could erode db resources.Thanks Jay and Brett,Sam |
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X002548
Not Just a Number
15586 Posts |
Posted - 2003-03-25 : 15:26:37
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I prefer to make sure I perform all housekeeping, like drops, as a matter of practice.Just like dotting your t's and crossing you i's  I don't know, anyone else have a preferance?Brett8-) |
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robvolk
Most Valuable Yak
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Posted - 2003-03-25 : 20:37:17
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Yeah, I make it a habit to always drop them explicitly. Lots of times it takes care of itself as I'll CREATE or SELECT INTO the temp table on each run, and I get an error that it already exists.Although, it SUCKS when I need those results in either another window, or just after I closed the one it was created in.  |
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Temporary Table Lifetime