Automatically Gathering Server Information Part 8
The eighth part of Steve Jones's series on having SQL Server automatically report information to a DBA.
2001-04-29
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Articles
Book Review: Guru's Guide to T-SQL
This week, Brian Knight reviews the book Gurus Guide to Transact SQL.
2001-04-29
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Restoring the Master Database
This article shows you in a step-by-step manner how to restore the master database.
2001-04-29
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Automatically Gathering Server Information Part 7
The seventh part of Steve Jones's series on having SQL Server automatically report information to a DBA.
2001-04-27
4,937 reads
Invisible Comments
I ran into a dilemma when I was told that I should not allow potential competitors to view my JavaScript comments. If they want to figure the code out; make them work for it.
2001-04-26
3,571 reads
Automatically Gathering Server Information Part 6
The sixth part of Steve Jones's series on having SQL Server automatically report information to a DBA.
2001-04-25
5,673 reads
Computer Problem Report Form
This humorous form was originally desgined for Network Admins, but it works for DBAs as well.
2001-04-25
3,474 reads
Keeping Your Developers Under Control
Everyone needs a stable environment. This article discussed ways to keep your team on the same page.
2001-04-25
5,815 reads
Automatically Gathering Server Information Part 5
The fifth part of Steve Jones's series on having SQL Server automatically report information to a DBA.
2001-04-24
6,993 reads
Stuff Computer Support People Love
For anyone who supports desktops, this document shows how to sarcastically please your IT department.
2001-04-24
3,692 reads
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Adding and Dropping Columns II
I have this table in my SQL Server 2022 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CityList] ( [CityNameID] [int] NOT NULL IDENTITY(1, 1), [CityName] [varchar] (30) , [Country2] [char] (3), [stateprovince2] [char] (2), [Country] [char] (3), [stateprovince] [char] ) ON [PRIMARY] GOI decide to drop the stateprovince2 and country2 columns. What code should I use? See possible answers