Using Group Managed Service Accounts with SQL Server
In this tip, we will look at how group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA)
2025-02-12
In this tip, we will look at how group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA)
2025-02-12
Learn how to create and modify a database project in Azure Data Studio.
2025-02-10
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Let me cut to the chase. If you are like me, you may have been searching for: How to turn on Dark Mode in SSMS V21. Searching for that very thing today inspired me to write this blog to help others do the same thing because I couldn’t seem to find an easy answer.
2025-02-10
Join us on February 12th for the livestream: Navigating the Database Landscape in 2025: Simplifying Complexity. Discover the latest trends and insights from our 2025 report, learn new approaches for professional development, and gain valuable knowledge to stay ahead in your career.
2025-02-10 (first published: 2025-01-22)
I would like to know the number of rows affected by my SQL Server query. I know this is displayed as a message in SQL Server Management Studio, but I have to check the number of rows in an IF statement to verify if everything went alright. How can I do this in SQL Server?
2025-02-07
Learn about the differences and challenges with implicit and explicit measures in Power BI.
2025-02-05 (first published: 2025-01-06)
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In this second installment of our series comparing Frappe and Laravel, we probe into critical aspects of database management and migrations.
2025-02-05
You’re running an ad-hoc query in a Microsoft SQL Server database with SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) and need to further analyze the result set in an Excel spreadsheet. How do you export the data?
2025-02-03
Introduction JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) has become a popular data format for storing and exchanging information. Microsoft SQL Server, starting from version 2016, introduced built-in support for JSON, allowing developers to work with JSON data more efficiently within the relational database environment. This article will explore how to store, retrieve, and manipulate JSON data in […]
2025-01-31
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There may come a time when you want to or need to rename a database. In this tip we look at a couple different options.
2025-01-31
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Presenting you with an updated version of our sp_snapshot procedure, allowing you to easily...
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I've noticed several instances of what looks like a recursive insert with the format:...
I have a table with this data:
TravelLogID CityID StartDate EndDate 1 1 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 2 2 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 3 3 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 4 4 2025-01-01 2025-01-06 5 5 2025-01-01 2025-01-06I run this code:
SELECT IDENT_CURRENT('TravelLog')I get the value 5 back. Now I do this:
SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.TravelLog ON INSERT dbo.TravelLog ( TravelLogID, CityID, StartDate, EndDate ) VALUES (25, 5, '2025-09-12', '2025-09-17') SET IDENTITY_INSERT dbo.TravelLog OFFI now run this code.
DBCC CHECKIDENT(TravelLog) GO INSERT dbo.TravelLog ( CityID, StartDate, EndDate ) VALUES (4, '2025-10-14', '2025-10-17') GOWhat is the value for TravelLogID for the row I inserted for CityID 4 and dates starting on 14 Oct 2025? See possible answers