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   Hugo Kornelis to bill   
   Re: Computed PERSISTED column for dates    
   04 Nov 09 21:56:39   
   
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   From: hugo@perFact.REMOVETHIS.info.INVALID   
      
   On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:22:22 -0800 (PST), bill wrote:   
      
   >I don't like persisting derved data, but it makes sense in this case,   
   >because it's a write-once read-many situation.  Given that it is going   
   >to be persisted, the choice is between a persisted computed column and   
   >a trigger, and I like the computed column much better.   
      
   Hi Bill,   
      
   Have you considered using a materialized view, as a third alternative?   
      
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   Hugo Kornelis, SQL Server MVP   
   My SQL Server blog: http://sqlblog.com/blogs/hugo_kornelis   
      
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