Functions in SQL Server7

Is it possible to create Functions in SqlServer 7?
I have a huge query > 500,000 rows that I want to select a subset of using a
function
Select IdentityInd, ColA, ColB
From TableA Where
UDFContains(IdentityInd, ColB ) = 1
**************************************
--Function
And UDFContains will looklike
UDFContains(@.IdentityInd, @.ColB )
Returns Bit
Begin
IF EXISTS(Select IdentityInd From TableA Where
IdentityInd = @.IdentityInd AND CONTAINS(ColA,
@.ColB)) BEGIN
Return 1
End
ELSE BEGIN
Retuen 0
End
End
****************************************
******Just in SQL Server 2000 for now.
AMB
"Sanjay Pais" wrote:

> Is it possible to create Functions in SqlServer 7?
> I have a huge query > 500,000 rows that I want to select a subset of using
a
> function
> Select IdentityInd, ColA, ColB
> From TableA Where
> UDFContains(IdentityInd, ColB ) = 1
> **************************************
> --Function
> And UDFContains will looklike
> UDFContains(@.IdentityInd, @.ColB )
> Returns Bit
> Begin
> IF EXISTS(Select IdentityInd From TableA Where
> IdentityInd = @.IdentityInd AND CONTAINS(ColA,
> @.ColB)) BEGIN
> Return 1
> End
> ELSE BEGIN
> Retuen 0
> End
> End
> ****************************************
******
>
>|||No, but you can do this in the where clause:
Select IdentityInd, ColA, ColB
From TableA
Where EXISTS( Select inExists.IdentityInd
From TableA as inExists
Where IdentityInd = tableA.IdentityInd
AND CONTAINS(inExists.ColA, tableA.ColB))
Can't you? It should be preferrable performancewise anyhow, I would expect.
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"Sanjay Pais" <spaisatnospammarketlinksolutions.com> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to create Functions in SqlServer 7?
> I have a huge query > 500,000 rows that I want to select a subset of using
> a function
> Select IdentityInd, ColA, ColB
> From TableA Where
> UDFContains(IdentityInd, ColB ) = 1
> **************************************
> --Function
> And UDFContains will looklike
> UDFContains(@.IdentityInd, @.ColB )
> Returns Bit
> Begin
> IF EXISTS(Select IdentityInd From TableA Where
> IdentityInd = @.IdentityInd AND CONTAINS(ColA,
> @.ColB)) BEGIN
> Return 1
> End
> ELSE BEGIN
> Retuen 0
> End
> End
> ****************************************
******
>|||You can't use two columns in a contains clause which caused my dilema in the
first place :)
Sanjay
"Louis Davidson" <dr_dontspamme_sql@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> No, but you can do this in the where clause:
> Select IdentityInd, ColA, ColB
> From TableA
> Where EXISTS( Select inExists.IdentityInd
> From TableA as inExists
> Where IdentityInd = tableA.IdentityInd
> AND CONTAINS(inExists.ColA, tableA.ColB))
> Can't you? It should be preferrable performancewise anyhow, I would
> expect.
> --
> ----
--
> Louis Davidson - drsql@.hotmail.com
> SQL Server MVP
> Compass Technology Management - www.compass.net
> Pro SQL Server 2000 Database Design -
> http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=266
> Note: Please reply to the newsgroups only unless you are interested in
> consulting services. All other replies may be ignored :)
> "Sanjay Pais" <spaisatnospammarketlinksolutions.com> wrote in message
> news:eeK6c$UBFHA.3924@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>|||Ah, sorry :)
----
Louis Davidson - drsql@.hotmail.com
SQL Server MVP
Compass Technology Management - www.compass.net
Pro SQL Server 2000 Database Design -
http://www.apress.com/book/bookDisplay.html?bID=266
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consulting services. All other replies may be ignored :)
"Sanjay Pais" <spaisatnospammarketlinksolutions.com> wrote in message
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> You can't use two columns in a contains clause which caused my dilema in
> the first place :)
> Sanjay
> "Louis Davidson" <dr_dontspamme_sql@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ul5SFhWBFHA.4004@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>