More Can Come From Less
Becoming a more productive employee should be a goal for most people. It can also greatly increase the enjoyment you get from your career. Steve Jones gives you some ideas that might help you.
2009-07-30
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Articles
Trouble printing out long VARCHAR(MAX) strings?
Ever try to print out a long VARCHAR(MAX)/NVARCHAR(MAX) string, only to find that it's truncated at 8,000/4,000 characters? How do you get around this? New author Sam Bendayan shows us how.
2009-07-29
11,930 reads
HTTP 404 Not Found with Reporting Services and Windows 7
Here are some steps to fixing an issue I ran into with Window 7 and Reporting Services 2008. The problem was when I attempted to access the Report Server or Report Manager from my browser I received the error HTTP 404 Not Found.
2009-07-29
7,791 reads
Searching Unidentified Tables and Columns for Specific Content
You can't let a little thing like not knowing a database's structure keep you from your work. Without identifying tables and columns, you can still find specific values and columns.
2009-07-29
2,638 reads
Storage Modes in SSAS (MOLAP, ROLAP and HOLAP)
There are three standard storage modes (MOLAP, ROLAP and HOLAP) in OLAP applications which affect the performance of OLAP queries and cube processing, storage requirements and also determine storage locations.
2009-07-29
2,524 reads
Curacao SQL Server User Group
A new PASS chapter is now on the island of Curacao. Roy Ernest, longtime SQLServerCentral contributor, runs it. Come support this chapter in the Caribbean.
2009-07-28
365 reads
Using SP Configure - SQL School Video
Learn how you can configure your SQL Server instance using T-SQL code and sp_configure. MVP Andy Warren hosts this SQL School video.
2009-07-28
5,005 reads
2009-07-28
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Checking SQL Server Agent jobs using Windows PowerShell
Checking for SQL Server Agent jobs and their status is part of your daily task as a DBA. How do we use Windows PowerShell to check for SQL Server Agent jobs?
2009-07-28
3,655 reads
SQL Server 2008 Learning Guide
This guide provides an in-depth look at SQL Server 2008, with information on upgrading, overviews of the most important new features, and details on future releases.
2009-07-28
3,337 reads
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UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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