2020-05-22
Articles
The IDENTITY Column Property
There are a number of ways to generate key values in SQL Server tables including the IDENTITY column property, the NEWID() function and more recently, SEQUENCES. The IDENTITY column property is the earliest of these methods. It was introduced very early in the history of SQL Server and it is arguably the simplest approach. Though old, IDENTITY is still maintained in modern versions of SQL Server and is still relevant for simple use cases.
2020-05-21
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Install SQL Server from Configuration File with Installation Center
Learn how to build a SQL Server Configuration file from the Installation Center and then use this configuration file for subsequent installations.
2020-05-21
SQL Server 2019 in Containers
SQL Server 2019 in containers are a fast way to get started with SQL Server 2019, and can be used throughout your data estate from development to production.
2020-05-21
The Products-Often-Purchased-Together Problem Solved in R
Learn how to analysis products that might be sold together using R and SQL Server.
2020-05-19
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Run SQL Server Agent Job from SSIS
While we can schedule SQL Server Agent jobs and SSRS report subscriptions, the actual time that we want to run them is dependent on when certain processing in our SSIS packages is completed. We also have certain business rules surrounding launching these jobs that we need to enforce which the built-in scheduling capabilities cannot accommodate. For example, we execute a SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) report subscription every Monday at 8:00AM but we want to skip it if the current week coincides with our month end processing which will also execute a report subscription for the same report. Can you provide a solution that we can use to accomplish this?
2020-05-19
2020-05-18
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Six reasons to version control your database
For most application developers, it’s unthinkable to work without version control. So why is the database any different? This blog lays out 6 clear benefits to applying version control best practice to your database alongside your application.
2020-05-18
Bones of SQL - Practical Calendar Queries
After the first article created a Calendar table, learn how to use this in a practical sense with some common queries.
2020-05-15 (first published: 2016-10-13)
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Forum FAQ
With the implementation of the BBPress forums at SQLServerCentral, a few community members have asked how the forums work and how to best use them. This document will address a few of the items that have been asked by users. A list of questions is followed by the answers below. If you have additional questions […]
2020-05-15
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Question of the Day
Displaying Money
I want to get the currency sign displayed with my amount stored in a money type. Does this work?
DECLARE @Amount MONEY; SET @Amount = '?1500'; SELECT CAST( @Amount AS VARCHAR(30)) AS EurosSee possible answers